Metro Beauty Awards 2021: Best Clean Beauty Products
They're good for you, they're good for the planet, and they're made with a little more TLC!
Beauty junkies, rejoice! It's that time of the year when we at METRO celebrate all things beauty and bring you some of the best we've ever tried. The 2021 Metro Beauty Awards aims to highlight the power of beauty to help bring a much-needed boost despite trying times.
Truly, there's nothing like spending a little more time on your skincare routine in the morning and at night, or finally receiving that much-awaited new fragrance in the mail after ordering online, or swiping on a bold shade of red lipstick to brighten up one's day. These seemingly little acts of self-care, when added up, make up for a lot. As the year soon comes to a close, let's celebrate all there is to be grateful for, and acknowledge the empowering effect of beauty!
In the gallery below, find out our selection of some of the best clean beauty products we've discovered. These picks make the most of nature's goodness, are mindful of the packaging they use, are kind to you and the planet, do not contain harmful chemicals, and are all-around great choices to add to your makeup, skincare, and body care lineup. Join us in injecting more of these feel good and do good beauty picks, to help create a more sustainable future for all.
Best in Clean Products
Best in Clean Products
Made Mindful Virgin Coconut Oil
One of nature's best gifts is virgin coconut oil, which happens to be found in abundance in our country. Made Mindful, the brainchild of wellness advocate Bianca King, is a new brand that offers high-quality VCO. Wondering why it's in a beauty awards article when it's also a kitchen staple? VCO happens to be a great natural hair conditioner and a solution for split ends, as well as a natural skin moisturizer, or a lip balm. Now you've got no more reason not to add it to your entire wellness routine!
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Lush Watermelon Sugar Lip Scrub
Our lips need more than just lip balm and lipstick to look its best. A regular exfoliating practice will do it good, to rid it off dead skin cells that cause less than smooth puckers. This pick from Lush doesn't just smell good (melon and rose scent), it buffs your lips using real sugar—which you can totally lick after you're done! Sweet treat? Yes indeed!
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Lush Charisma Skin Tint
Have you been indoors for too long? A bronzer usually does the trick if you need to inject a bit of color into your complexion! Lush has a bronzed skin tint that's blended with delicate oatmeal, softening Fair Trade organic cocoa butter, and vitamin-rich almond oil. It doesn't just give you a natural bronzed up glow, it also nourishes your skin while you're at it. You can either wear it alone, or mix with your foundation to start looking a bit more sun-kissed!
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blk Daydream Eyeshadow + Eyebrow Palette
blk is proud to give us a new must-have for our picks of clean beauty products—the eyeshadow and eyebrow palette from their Daydream collection. It contains two ultra-fine matte powders, and two buttery bounce creams, both containing melt-on-your-skin color that's wearable, no matter the skintone. It's plant-derived, sustainably-sourced, cruelty-free, and paraben-free, making it a shoo-in for our list!
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Naive Body Wash (Aloe)
We love ourselves a good body wash. Soap bars are a classic, but if we want a more pleasurable bath experience, we're turning to body washes and shower creams. Naive is our latest pick for a clean shower product–artificial coloring-free, mineral oil-free, silicone-free, paraben-free, alcohol-free, and allergy-tested. It comes in two variants: peach and aloe, both infused with 100% plant-derived cleansing ingredients.
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Kora Organics Milky Mushroom Gentle Cleansing Oil
One of the golden rules of skincare is to make sure you don't sleep with any makeup on. How do you effectively remove that? With an efficient cleanser, and with this pick from Kora Organics, infused with certified organic Sunflower Seed Oil, Babassu Oil, Silver Ear Mushroom and Apple Seed Oil that cleanses and nourishes your skin with a rich source of essential fatty acids—leaving it clean, soft, and smooth. There's nothing harsh in here that will strip your skin off the nourishment it needs.
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Kora Organics Noni Glow Face Oil
On the lookout for a face oil that nourishes and soothes at the same time? Why not pick an organic product like this? It's an amazing formula of Certified Organic Noni Extract, Rosehip Oil, Pomegranate Oil and Sea Buckthorn Oil—all rich with antioxidants and essential fatty acids. It's rich, powerful, and delicate enough to give you that youthful glow you've been looking for.
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Bioten Skin Moisturizing Gel Cream
European skincare brand Bioten boasts of their simple yet effective daily face cream, which is enhanced with prebiotics that helps maintain a healthy balance for one's skin microbiome. The formula is a lightweight gel cream texture that provides moisture up to 24 hours without oiliness or greasiness. It's infused with 100% natural and sustainable Quince extract, alongside being vegan, 100% sustainable, 100% recyclable, has a glass container with 30% recycled material, and uses cardboard from responsible sources.
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Bioten Skin Moisture Micellar Water
Micellar water has long become a must-have in our daily skincare routines, for its gentle ability to strip skin off dirt and grime. We love Bioten's Skin Moisture Micellar Water is infused with 100% sustainably-sourced natural Saffron and prebiotics to help trap and remove dirt and even waterproof makeup. 96% of its ingredients is of natural origin, is vegan friendly, and utilizes responsibly-sourced cardboard.
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CK Everyone
Surprised to see a perfume bottle in a clean category? Don't be! CK Everyone is Calvin Klein's clean fragrance, a genderless scent that promotes the freedom of self-expression. It's a green, clean, citrus fragrance. CK Everyone has a Silver Level Material Health Certificate from Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, which means it doesn't contain any banned list chemicals. Its glass body is recyclable, and has a classic Calvin Klein elastic band reminiscent of CK Underwear, which can be worn or used.
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Human Nature Natural Shampoo Bar
Shampoo bars have been the great invention for anyone who wants to lessen his or her carbon footprint. We love Human Nature's offering in this category as it's pocket-friendly, cleanses without drying your scalp, is pH-balanced, contains cocoa butter, avocado oil, and mild coconut surfactant to keep tresses soft and smooth. A 70g bar rinses off easily so you save more water, lasts long to help you save more cash in the long run (P109.75), and saves 98.59% plastic!
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Human Nature Natural Feminine Wash Bar
The latest offering from beloved brand Human Nature is for us ladies—it's a natural feminine wash bar that eliminates the need for a plastic bottle. It's a gentle formula that contains Mangosteen extract that controls odor and fights bacteria, as well as chamomile extract to prevent itchiness, VCO that prevents skin drying, and a mild floral scent to keep your private parts smelling good all day. Paraben-free, PEGs-free, and free from synthetic fragrances too.
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