Leave-on face products are essential hydrators for our skin. They give our cells more time to absorb the nutrients in the products being applied. This is even more true for clean beauty lovers who are using organic, non-toxic products.
These list of products below are the Top 3 winners of the 7th annual Clean Beauty Awards in these categories: LipCare, EyeCare, Toner/Mist, FaceCream, FaceOil and FaceSerum. This list has got you covered — these products have been tried, tested and judged by an international panel of clean beauty influencers and advocates, so you know they’re good. In fact, they’re the very best in the clean beauty industry!
LIP CARE
First Place: Lip Balm by CocaBee
CoCaBee’s Lip Balm is an ultra-hydrating product made of coconut oil, beeswax, honey and essential oil for additional flavour. The unique blend of coconut oil keeps lips smooth for longer, so there’s no need to reapply so often.
The CocaBee lip balm is ultra-hydrating and you can feel the efficacy of its hero ingredients coconut, beeswax and wildflower honey in each application. You will feel the difference with lip texture, softness and mine are now free from dryness and chapping which happens a lot during winter. The packaging is a winner too and very easy to use!
Dejoey Ann, 2022 judge
Second Place: Peppermint Lip Balm by Pure Heart Essentials
The Eco Lip Balm is the ultimate remedy for keeping smoochers soft and supple all year round. Featuring a blend of rich butters and oils and packaged in recyclable tubes, say goodbye to chapped, cracked, cranky lips.
This balm is packed with hydrating oils for the lips and a nice light peppermint scent. The oils can feel a tad bit "greasy" on the lips but overall its a nice balm I liked to use before bed.
Chantel, 2022 judge
Third Place: Stick Lip Balm by Beautitionary
Rescue and reset your skin for a more youthful glow. This pure, simple formula combines four all-natural ingredients with lasting health benefits. Pecan oil is a soothing, natural moisturizer, so you can enjoy 24-hour hydration without clogging pores.
This stuff smells amazing and goes on LIKE BUTTER. Seriously such an easy to use product and great to keep in your purse on the go. I will definitely keep this in my bag from now on!
Mandie, 2022 judge
EYE CARE
First Place: Anti-Age Eye & Lip Contour by YOUTH
A fresh and delicate emulsion enriched with antioxidant and moisturizing active ingredients as well as a targeted anti-wrinkle agent. The YOUTH Anti-Age Eye & Lip Contour protects the most delicate parts of the face from environmental damage and visibly improves skin texture.
A great multitasking product that you can use on both eye area and lips. The texture is creamy and absorbs fast making you look alive.
Luisa, 2022 judge
Second Place: Nutricentials Eye Love Bright Eyes by NU Skin
Eye Love Bright Eyes Illuminating Eye Cream is a lightweight, creamy formula made with roundhead bush clover to help improve radiance. The formula reduces the appearance of dull, uneven, stressed, and tired skin caused by blue light exposure. At the same time, apple extract helps skin look and feel hydrated all day long.
Highly recommend this eye cream if you naturally want to draw attention to your eyes. The slight shimmer is really illuminating and adds the most subtle sparkle to your eye!
Samantha, 2022 judge
Third Place: Bio Retinol Ageless Eye Serum by Pure Creations
The Bio Retinol Ageless Eye Serum is a luxurious serum with short and long-term effects that significantly reduces the appearance of fine lines, crow's feet wrinkles and dark circles.
Packed with Vitamin C, Peptides, Trans Retinoic Acids and Liftessence/Cyathea Cumingii Leaf Extract to provide immediate skin brightness, making it one of the best eye serums on the market for firmness, radiance, and anti-aging protection.
This was my favorite product overall. I loved that I was able to see my fine lines where under control, puffiness was diminished and that I can apply my concealer without it creasing. Very practical pump makes it easy to use.
Luisa, 2022 judge
TONER/MIST
First Place: GLOW. Brightening Facial Toner with Bioflavonoids by Elva’s All Naturals
GLOW Brightening Toner with Bioflavonoids by Elva's All Naturals is designed to be used three great ways: as a toner, makeup setting spray and 'on the go skin refresher'. Formulated with a proprietary blend of antioxidant Citrus Bioflavonoid extracts, Witch Hazel, Frankincense, Geranium, Aloe Vera and multi-functioning essential oils to help improve skin's texture and absolute radiance. Helps tighten the appearance of pores and fight blemishes and daily oxidative stress.
Powerful natural ingredients of Frankincense, Tea Tree, Lemongrass and Geranium are known to encourage skin healing, tone brightening and deep cell regeneration. Alcohol-free, and safe for all skin types.
This is perfect for oily and combination skin! If you have dry skin, I think that adding the oil in combo with this product could be quite an amazing duo for any type of skin. It is a great mindfulness tool with its grounding scent and really helped with blemishes, skin texture and to give an overall glow! I loved the bottle - the mister was light and felt nice to spray. It doubles as a makeup setting spray which is a neat addition to the product! You can tell that Elva's put thought and consideration into their overall experience for their customers! Definitely recommend this product for anyone who wants a multipurpose toner especially with oily or combo skin!
Alesha, 2022 judge
Second Place: Rose Hydrosol by Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm
Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm's farm grown and distilled Rose Hydrosol hydrates the skin, balances its pH and softly soothes redness and irritation.
Extracted from the petals of the Damask Rose through steam distillation, rose hydrosol is floral and sweet in aroma and incredibly beneficial for all skin types as a face toner.
This beautiful formula is just what my sensitive skin needed. I press it into the red spots on my face. This soothes my skin and reduces redness. It’s great for those no makeup days. The formula is light and feels so good on the skin. I love the dark glass packaging which protects the product. You can also use it in cooking! That’s amazing!
Melitza, 2022 judge
Third Place: Cell Renewal by Calli Essentials
Calli Essentials' Signature Blend Hydrosol - Cell Renewal is made of 100% Pure hydrosols of rose, frankincense and helichrysum. It is produced from plants free of chemicals or pesticides and is formulated especially for sensitive skin and those with rosacea.
This hydrosol purifies, promotes cell regeneration, stimulates collagen production and reduces the appearance of fine lines. It is anti-inflammatory and helps to reduce pore size, fade hyperpigmentation, tone and firm the face and neck.
I absolutely loved the richness of the rose scent and that loved that it was 100% pure hydrosol. This was my favourite in terms of ease of use, functionality - loved the spray bottle for misting the face or body, and the scent. It really helped with moistening the skin and I noticed a significant improvement in less inflammation and redness. Great product!
Dr. Amy, 2022 judge
FACE CREAM
First Place: Skin System Care Day & Night by Tigoderm
Tigoderm skin care day & night is a clean and organic care with active antioxidants of green tea and the powerful benefit of a probiotic. As an antioxidant, green tea in the day cream not only protects against environmental influences such as UV rays, but also against free radicals and supports the skin's natural detoxification function.
The probiotic-based night cream balances the pH by providing the skin with healthy bacteria ready to fight the bad ones. The result: the natural skin flora is rebalanced overnight.
These products both out performed many I've tried in the last year or so! The day cream was light and fantastic under regular make up application and the night cream was like a mini facial in a bottle! The tone and texture of my skin were noticeably improved.
Cadi, 2022 judge
Second Place: Azure Dream Cloud by PURA Botanicals
This ethereal lotion and serum hybrid, with its whipped cloud texture, sloughs off dead skin cells for revitalized looking skin. Hyaluronic acid, Vitamin C, and all-natural fruit acids help to firm the skin.
Moroccan blue tansy oil soothes, softens and helps improve the skin's resiliency and Japanese yuzu oil aids in neutralizing harmful free-radicals. Intensive nutrients from cold-pressed avocado oil, prickly pear extract and cooling cucumber extract maintain a supple, lifted, and radiant finish.
Azure Dream Cloud is the perfect name for this moisturizer because EVERYTHING about it is an absolute dream. The pastel blue colour is magical, the delicate sweetness of the aroma is out of this world, and the results I had were impressive to say the least. This calms your senses and your skin, and it leaves you excited to do your skincare routine each day. After a week I noticed less redness in my cheeks in particular, and the sensitivity I had been experiencing due to the weather had calmed right down. If you need to repair and protect your skin, this is the perfect choice. It's lightweight, softening, and just so stunning!
Bryanna, 2022 judge
Third Place: Revitalizing All-in-One Essence for Dry Skin by DrLOUIE
DrLOUIE All-in-One Essence is a toner, serum, and moisturizer in one bottle. With this one bottle, you can skip and replace your everyday toner, serum, and moisturizer with this one bottle, allowing for a quick, but effective anti-aging skincare routine morning and night.
It is the ultimate anti-aging time and money saver for those looking to simplify their anti-aging skincare routine.
I love that this product tightened my pores and refreshed my skin and didn’t leave my skin reacting with acne. When my skin feels like it has too much of anything in it it feels clogged and breaks out. This liquidy consistency was more like a serum that was really good for my skin personally.
NANCY, 2022 judge
FACE OIL
First Place: Bloom Smoothing Balm by The Potion Masters
The lushest ingredients from nature and science fill the Bloom Soothing Balm with nutrition and nourishment. Jars have been made with the most exotic floral extracts from across the globe; Hibiscus, Butterfly Pea Flower, Damask Rose, Blue Tansy, and Chamomile, to reduce the appearance of redness and smooth the skin's surface.
The ultimate rich cream, lip conditioner, eye balm, massage balm and sleeping mask for the driest skin. Passionfruit, Prickly Pear, Plum and Marula infuse the skin with delectable moisture.
I love me a good multi-tasking product, and this one is hands down the best I have ever used. It can be used as a rich moisturizer (just add a bit of water), sleeping mask, lip or eye balm, as extra hydration over your moisturizer, or anywhere you are feeling dry or dehydrated. It contains some of my all-time favorite anti-aging and skin barrier supporting ingredients, like rice bran oil, prickly pear oil, hibiscus, ceramides, peptides as well as skin-soothing ingredients like blue tansy, bisabolol, and chamomile. I'm just head over heels in love with this product! Oh, and the packaging and jar it comes in is probably the most beautiful I've ever seen! I'll be keeping the jar and lid once it is empty to reuse.
Sabrina, 2022 judge
Second Place: Superfruit Facial Oil by Amazonian Skinfood
Rich in natural vitamin A (retinol) + vitamin C, powerful antioxidants, and essential omegas 6 and 9, Amazonian Skinfood's pure oil blend is made from the most nutritious superfruits from the Amazon Rainforest.
It brightens, balances, and evens skin tone while restoring a radiant glow and smooth, youthful complexion to the skin. Great for all skin types, including the most sensitive.
I really love that this oil only has five ingredients! It makes me feel confident that I know exactly what I'm putting on my skin! In addition, the natural retinol [alternative] and vitamin C really helped to even out my skintone and made it look glowy and renewed!
Taylor, 2022 judge
Third Place: Firm-Smoothing Facial Oil by Chorus Supernatural
Chorus Firm Soothing Facial Oil penetrates deep into the skin, helping to strengthen skin's natural barrier, while also locking in moisture. Firm is an excellent primer before putting on makeup, for that vibrant, healthy looking glow.
An exquisite blend of rosehip, kukui and argan oils- rich in revitalizing nutrients, including fatty acids, minerals, vitamins and antioxidants. Subtly fragranced with rose otto essential oil.
Firm-Smoothing Facial oil is a great day time option with triple benefits. Kukui oil prevents free-radical effects on the skin (like vitamin C.) Also helps with wound healing, crow’s feet, eliminating inflammations. Unique and enjoyable light clean rose scent. Firm facial oil helps with Rose hip oil, the holy grail of skin care oils. Rose Otto oil can help tone down stress, anxiety, and depression. Excellent for women age 30’s and above. It’s also very affordable. A Judge favorite.
Marie, 2022 judge
FACE SERUM
First Place: CannaComplex® Multi-Active Serum by Vela Days Active Compound
Vela Days Active Compound Canna Complex Multi-Active Serum is an all-in-one, multi-use daily serum, so you can do more with less. Brighten, tighten, hydrate, renew, balance, and defend with one all encompassing serum. Encapsulated retinol helps to stimulate cellular turnover, while 4 weights of Hyaluronic Acid intensely hydrate and plump the skin. Niacinamide and active Plant Growth Factors help to boost collagen, reduce the appearance of large pores and diminish pigmentation. This serum is truely revolutionary and crowned Australia's first Facial-in-a-bottle.
Bar far the most cosmetically elegant serum I tested. The packaging starts a luxurious experience and it continues from there. This serum gave me the most noticeable result, firmer bouncier well hydrated skin. Pairs well with the rest of my routine and wear well under sunscreen.
Cymbre, 2022 judge
Second Place: Glow Drops Serum by The Beauty of Caring
Instant Glow Revitalizer is a powerful, high performance serum that boosts facial skin, deeply hydrates and increases skin elasticity.
The Algae technology reduces age spots and evens skin tone thanks to its smart melanin modulation, whilst the rest of the serum works alongside this component to restore energy for an overall anti-aging effect.
A beautiful glow giver, this has a lovely lightweight texture that sinks in easily. My skin looked fresher and more even toned. I love the stylish glass bottle with a pipette that made it so easy to use. Well done on a brilliant product!
Hannah, 2022 judge
Leave-on face products that deliver results are easily the most sought after products on the beauty market. Clean Beauty lovers will be smitten with these functional and thoughtfully developed face serums, face oils, face creams, toner/mists, eye care and lip care options.
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