Green Can Be Glam

We get it—you want to detox your cosmetics stash without sacrificing your prettifying power. 

- Marta Topran

LIKE THE GOOD millennial I am, I try to buy organic. My apartment is cluttered with crystals. I use mindful unironically. All to say, I’m fully on board the wellness wagon—except when it comes to my makeup.

It’s not just me. “This is a daily conversation in my office,” says my derm, Gary Goldenberg, MD. “Your skin is your largest organ, and chemicals in products could cause internal issues, so I recommend makeup made with natural ingredients.” Still, I’ve been reluctant, assuming I’d have to sacrifice too much. “Ten years ago, you’d be right—there wasn’t a lot out there,” says Christy Coleman, chief artistic officer at Beauty counter, “but green beauty is now an industry to be reckoned with.”

WHAT NATURAL REALLY MEANS