Yesterday, I probably scared the bejesus out of you, but I firmly believe that we must switch out the hazardous cosmetics and personal products we use most often (and/or on the largest surface areas of our body) for Clean versions.  Lip gloss falls into this category; most of us gals use it multiple times a day.  Some of my faves:

INTELLIGENT NUTRIENTS LIP DELIVERY ANTIOXIDANT GLOSS

100% free of synthetic colorants, heavy metals, iron oxides and lead-laced mineral pigments, this lip gloss sets a new standard.  I have found it to be truly moisturizing thanks to all its antioxidant-rich butters, waxes and oils.  This gloss is offered in a few different colors; I use the clear.  Cost: about $24.  Purchase it here.

Ingredients: Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil,1 Beeswax (Cera Alba),1 Agave Americana Leaf Extract,1 Sweet Raspberry Natural Flavor,1 Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil,1 Vanilla Bean Natural Flavor,1 Caramel Cream Natural Flavor,1 Euterpe Oleracea (Acai) Fruit Oil,1 Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter,1 Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter),1 Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax,1 Coconut Cream Natural Flavor,1 Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil,1 Rosa Moschata (Rosehip) Seed Oil,1 Nigella Sativa (Black Cumin) Seed Oil,1,2 Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed Oil,1,2 Rubus Idaeus (Red Raspberry) Seed Oil,1,2 Vitis Vinifera (Red Grape) Seed Oil,1,2 Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Oil,1,2 Tocopherol (Vitamin E) 1 Certified Organic 2 Antioxidant Intellimune® Seed Oil Complex

VAPOUR ORGANIC BEAUTY ELIXIR PLUMPING GLOSS

This gloss is super-hydrating and really lasts.  It also isn’t at all sticky or tacky and comes in more than a dozen colors.  I like “Discreet”.  Elixir Plumping Gloss is made with 70% Certified Organic ingredients and 30% natural mineral pigments and vitamins.  Cost: about $22.  Purchase it here.

Ingredients: Organic/Bio Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Castor Isostearate Beeswax Succinate, Organic/Bio Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil & Organic/Bio Lecithin & Organic/Bio Euterpe Oleracea (Acai) Fruit Extract & Organic/Bio Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Fruit Extract, Organic/Bio Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Essential Oils & Natural Fruit Essences, Organic/Bio Cera Alba (Beeswax), Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Stevia Rebaudiana (Stevia) Extract, Organic/Bio Melissa Officinalis (Lemon Balm), Commiphora Myrrha (Myrrh)*, Organic/Bio Cetraria Islandica (Iceland Moss), Organic/Bio Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf; [+/-: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77492, 77499), Mica (CI 77019), Carmine (CI 75470)]

JOSIE MARAN ARGAN HIGH GLOSS LIP QUENCH

When my lips are very dry and I just need to put something on that will last and last, I use this.  It is thicker and heavier than some glosses, but it really coats and saturates the lips.  Also, it looks great over a matte lipstick or Josie’s Magic Marker.  Cost: about $16.  Purchase it here.

Ingredients: Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides**, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride**, Octyldodecanol**, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil*, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate**, Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil*, Silica**, Aroma (Flavor)**.  * Certified Organic Ingredient.  ** Natural Ingredient.

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