Go Natural: The 5 Green Beauty Products That Matter Most

You glug down a juice cleanse every six months, you eat lots of plant-based meals and you DIY your own cleaning products - but how's your beauty regimen looking? We're always sharing our best tips and favorite products to make detoxing that makeup bag as simple as possible, but, for some of us, parting ways with that luxe, yet possibly chemical-laden foundation is just too large a leap to make - yet. If you're still holding on to a few old-school products or are totally new to green beauty, take a look at these five essential beauty product categories and consider starting small! We asked associate beauty editor for Byrdie,Victoria Hoff to share some notes on what she considers to be the worst offenders. Here's the low down... One of the greatest things I’ve learned by experience is to treat the outside of my body with the same care as I do the inside. I love following a chemical-free, plant-based diet, so doesn’t my skin deserve similar TLC? So much is absorbed through our largest organ - the skin, including the many synthetic ingredients that appear in most cosmetics. Just like overhauling your diet can be the key to insure that things are running smoothly, detoxing your beauty regimen can make a world of difference for your skin and overall wellbeing. Now, if switching cold turkey to an all-natural beauty regimen seems intimidating, consider this easier approach: start small and hone in one the beauty products that tend to contain more toxins than others. Fortunately, there are plenty of safer, all-natural alternatives - and in many cases, they do the job even better. Here, we lay out the five products that you may want to consider swapping out, as well as the all-star replacements we recommend.

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