Ethical Beauty Brands We Swear By

If you're slightly sceptical or a little green (ahem) on the subject, here's our pick of some of the best certified, ethical beauty brands around to get you started.

'Ethical' is somewhat of buzz word right now, but the umbrella term for all that's generally classed as organic, natural, non-toxic/safe and sustainably-produced has really garnered popularity in the beauty industry in recent years. And thanks to increased interest the topic, advances in cosmetic science and a greater availability of organically-farmed ingredients, today’s ethical beauty products are green... but also smart, sophisticated and effective.

Herbivore Botanicals 

Created from scratch in a meagre, home-brew kitchen set-up, the thoughtful brand has been designed with love by husband and wife team and is packed with high quality, organic ingredients. It's available on Irish shores in Space.NK. 

Also great during the day time, Moon Fruit Night Treatment gently resurfaces with fruit enzymes and protects skin from pollution and stress with antioxidant rich Super Fruits including Gogi Berry, Prickly Pear, and Red Raspberry. And, happy Full Moon everyone.🌚image by @theblushedlily

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Tata Harper 

This lady's certain that the days of having to choose between naturals OR high-tech skincare are long gone. Instead, she's leading the charge on organic and scientific skincare harmony, with a generous serving of luxury too. Coming soon to Arnotts, Dublin. 

Hey Resurfacing Mask fans... something big is coming. Love the results you get from our mask? Get your #dailydoesofglow with our newest product. Coming soon.

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The Ordinary

A beauty brand stripped of all the unnecessary skincare ingredients, leaving only those in proper and efficacious concentrations. Add to that scaled down, fuss-free packaging, transparent product-led names and vegan-friendly everything.... The Ordinary in a nutshell. 

Say hello to our extended range (🙈) of retinoid formulations, which now includes the high-strength, low-irritation, water-free, silicone-free, alcohol-free, super-lightweight Granactive Retinoid 5% in Squalane, delivering 0.5% Direct Ester of All-Trans Retinoic Acid. Explore the full range at theordinary.com under Retinoids. ❤️🐒

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Vita Liberata

The Irish-based company, became the first completely non-toxic tanning brand, developing a collection of tan solutions free from parabens, perfume, alcohol and all chemicals of concern way back in 2011 and have only continued to up their clean beauty game since. 

Spring beauty faves 😍✨ @theventiblonde is loving our newness! '#VitaLiberata helps me achieve a quick, flawless glow with their Illuminaze and Beauty Blur products. Major game changers!' #vitaliberata #organictan #organicbeauty #veganbeauty

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So Su by Sj 

Being the first in Ireland to make a full time business from blogging, Suzanne has developed a range of best-selling beauty products, but hasn't lost sight of the issues close to her heart on the rise to the top. So Su by SJ is a completely cruelty-free brand. 

Cream Contour your Monday blues away with our Creamy, easy to blend SOSUbySJ Cream Sticks ✔️🤗✨ What shade is your fave? #sosuskin #sosubysj

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