The Best Organic Beauty Brands

Shopping for organic beauty buys isn't easy.  Labels are confusing and often times, we doubt the effectiveness of products sans chemicals and are left with the process of trial and error.  Here are five organic beauty brands that we can stand behind, because they promise quality and effectiveness.  Plus, they pride themselves in being ethical, honoring the environment and animals.

Suki Skincare

Made in Massachusetts, this skincare line is proves the power of nature.  We love the Concentrated Clarifying Toner and appreciate that the website and packaging include a description of the source used compared to it's counterpart, chemical ingredient.

Tata Harper

Manufactured in Vermont by Tata Harper, this organic beauty collection is thoughtfully curated.  "Beauty products should contribute to your health, not compromise it."  We love her Volumizing Lip & Cheek Tint and every single mask.

Rahua

Made with ingredients from the Amazon Rainforest, this haircare line screams organic luxury.  The elixir is like liquid gold for your hair.

Ilia

Understanding that our skin absorbs everything we put onto it, this cosmetic line will make your body rejoice.  The lipsticks are creamy and full of pigment.  PS: Do you know how much lipstick we eat per year?

Priti NYC

With a mission to " support organic farmers and to decrease the amount of chemicals poisoning the Earth- and it's inhabitants- one manicure at a time," Priti NYC has a wide range of shades.

Rahua Founders Explain the Demand for Gluten Free Beauty

One of my favorite beauty brands is owned by a charming couple who ventures to the Amazon Rainforest year after year collecting ingredients to enrich their products.  I first met Anna and Fabian about five years ago as they pitched their small, yet luxurious haircare line, Rahua.  I knew it was something special.  Now, they chose to make their eco-friendly line gluten free, and the story just got more interesting. I went to an event to check out Rahua's latest launches, a Volumizing Shampoo and Conditioner and a hair mask I'm currently obsessed with, the Omega 9 Hair Mask, which is made with Ungurahua Oil from the Amazon Rainforest.  All are gluten free and the founders are in the process of making the rest of the line gluten free as well.  Why?  Consumer demand.

"Our customers are asking for it," Fabian stated.  "Most of them are savvy and interested in an eco-friendly lifestyle and we want to meet their expectations."  They made the switch by replacing wheat protein with quinoa and found that the molecules were smaller in quinoa, making them penetrate deeper into the hair and being more effective.

Is a gluten-free beauty regimen necessary?  You be the judge.  Refinery29 wrote a great piece.  I encourage you to check it out.

My Partnership with Ahalife

Happy Monday!  I'm excited to announce that I've partnered with a site called Ahalife, a destination that features and sells rare products from all over the world that influencers curate. As an influencer in beauty, I'm going to be one of their go-to beauty curators seeking out brands and products that I covet for their "Nourish Me" and "Treat Me" sections.

My first curation is up today!  It's a brand I fell in love with years back when I worked at Cosmopolitan and still stays true to themselves, Rahua.  Check it out.  I'll keep you posted on other exciting happenings with Ahalife as they happen.