TOP 15 Best Organic and non-toxic Lipsticks:

Luscious lips. Who doesn’t want them? We all covet beautiful, shiny, plump and kissable lips – but frankly, lots of today’s cosmetics come with high price tags. Plus they’re full of ingredients we can’t pronounce, and that don’t sound particularly healthy.

From parabens, petrochemicals, phthalates, and sulfates to synthetic fragrances and dyes, regular cosmetics are filled with them. We don’t know the impact these ingredients have, but as a rule, it always feels better to seek out and find natural makeup brands made with organic ingredients, vitamins and fruit and flower extracts. You know, the kinds of things that you can feel okay about being close to your mouth.

As a committed lipstick junkie with at least 200 tubes in my vanity, I decided it was time to search out and find something better, healthier and equally beautiful (and sexy) to slather on our lips. What I discovered didn’t change my mind about cosmetics as a whole, but it increased my commitment to look for, buy and try more organically based products to use on my face, hair and body.

That means more than just buying the best organic lipstick. It will require me to shake up my daily routine a bit, and perhaps, to rethink some of my previous favorite products. The good news is that cosmetic manufacturers, across the board, are discovering that women want luxurious makeup and beauty products that are also safe and natural.

In fact, it’s fascinating to see just how many gorgeous options already exist, plus they come in a full range of prices from low, to frankly, ridiculously spendy. You’re definitely going to want to try these lip glosses and primers, traditional lipsticks and even the products that play double duty as both lip and cheek colors.

1. Axiology Organic, Vegan, & Cruelty-free Lipstick

Pros:

• Creamy and hydrating
• Super long lasting
• Wide array of color choices
• Vegan, organic and cruelty-free

Cons:

• Pretty spendy
• Color can be too sheer for some
• It’s a bit shimmery

One of the first things I noticed when I opened my box of sample lipsticks from Axiology is how cool the packaging is. These vegan lipsticks come in the coolest triangular boxes, which BTW, are made from recycled paper. That Earth friendly commitment had me excited from the start. Their tubes are even more unique, because rather than a snap on or screw off cap, these pop out with the push of your finger. I was definitely intrigued.

In my quest to find the best organic lipstick, I found they so often can seem pasty or dry, and sometimes smell or taste funny. I was delighted with the creamy smooth texture of these luscious lip colors. Rich pigments create a bright tint on your lips, but they also leave delightful shine to go along with that burst of color.

All that creamy smoothness comes from organic avocado oil and butter, along with organic candelilla wax and organic coconut oil, but the list doesn’t stop there. This organic lipstick formula is packed with nourishing oils that leave your lips in perfect pecking order. Whether you’re looking for the palest pink (my absolute fave) or the most brilliant red, these lipsticks make you feel and look great, because you know they’re cruelty free, and completely natural. Could it get any better?

2. Ecco Bella FlowerColor Lipstick

Pros:

• Mild fragrance
• Feels rich and creamy
• Made in the USA
• Vibrant, long-wearing colors

Cons:

• Smells unpleasant to some
• Can feel thick and heavy
• Dries out more quickly than some
• Doesn’t blot well

Ecco Bella’s plant-based lipsticks are formulated to glide on creamy, not dry or greasy. Based on castor oil, vegetable wax and vitamin E, these lipsticks will smooth and protect your lips all day long. With colors that are made from iron oxides and carmine, leaving out the FD and C dyes, this is lipstick that thinks it’s a lip balm.

Dye-free, petroleum-free, preservative-free, and fragrance-free, Ecco Bella’s FlowerColor lipsticks are all vegan except Pink Rose, Mauve Rose, Claret Rose, Tuscany Rose and Napa Grape which are colored with carmine. These are clean, safe and pretty natural lipsticks that are great for the lipstick lover you are. Their simple, healthy formula resists feathering, flaking and chapping your lips.

3. jane iredale PureMoist Lipstick

Pros:

• Ultra-moisturizing with avocado and sunflower seed oil
• Orange peel wax protects delicate tissues
• Vivid pigments with a creamy matte finish

Cons:

• Expensive for a small tube
• Matte finish feels dry to some
• Difficult to get the last of the lipstick out of the tube

This richly pigmented lipstick from jane iredale leaves your lips lusciously soft thanks to nourishing natural oils and fruit extracts. Lip moisture is further enhanced because this formula includes hydrating super stars, avocado oil and sunflower seed oil, while orange peel wax protects your delicate lip tissues.

It gives you a creamy matte finish that will last for hours, and with 28 yummy shades to choose from, it’s easy to find a few that will match your perfect palette. 

4. Honeybee Gardens Truly Natural Lipstick

Pros:

• Large colors selection
• Very moisturizing
• Chemical free
• Brand with a cause

Cons:

• Soft texture melts in warmer climates
• Tendency to break off in the tube
• Colors can be different that described
• Wipes off easily

You need the protection only a lip balm can provide. But you also want the vibrant color of a lipstick. There’s no need to compromise because Honeybee Gardens lipstick combines lip-quenching botanicals with natural ingredients to give you all the benefits of both.

Paraben-free, without mineral oil, or FD and C colors, this all-natural lipstick is filled with beneficial ingredients: coconut oil which penetrates and moisturizes lips, shea butter which protects your lips, sesame seed oil to heal and soften your kisser, vitamin E as an anti-oxidant, and pure botanical extracts which act as a 100% natural preservative.

Honeybee Gardens was created in 1995 by author and herbalist Melissa J. Buckley. Years of herbal study prompted Ms. Buckley to create natural personal care products for her and her family. What began as kitchen cosmetics soon turned into a profitable natural makeup enterprise.

If you appreciate beauty products that support causes you care about, you’ll appreciate the fact that each month Honeybee Gardens makes a donation to support their local animal shelter. Honeybee Gardens has a great line of organic cosmetics to choose from here.

5. 100% Pure Pomegranate Oil Anti Aging Lipstick

Pros:

• Anti-aging formula is packed with antioxidants
• Fruit pigments deliver vivid color
• Super moisturizing with pomegranate oil and shea butter

Cons:

• Not very wallet friendly
• Too few color choices
• Colors are too bright for some

Since your lips are one of the first places you’ll likely show signs of aging, wouldn’t you want a lipstick that fought those lip lines and wrinkles? This ultra-moisturizing formula combines pomegranate oil and shea butter to leave your lips smooth, soft and silky, while delivering a bright pop of color as well.

Vitamin-packed fruit pigments deliver color and antioxidants, to ward off free radicals and environmental damage. With long lasting color, you can count on gorgeous lips for hours.

6. Henné Organics Lip Tint

Pros:

• Depth of color is customizable with more applications
• Delivers healthy moisture via organic oils
• Leaves lips silky and smooth

Cons:

• Not a lot of color choices
• Fairly expensive
• Strong smell and taste

This cruelty-free lip stain is handmade in the USA. We think you’ll like its flexibility because you can build color one swipe at a time – once for light color or as many times as needed to reach your desired depth of pigment.  It’s made with pure and natural ingredients like organic coconut oil, organic castor seed oil, organic jojoba seed oil and more. Organic beeswax and candelilla wax along with vitamin E combine to give this lipstick a satiny smooth finish.

This hydrating and repairing formula is actually good for your lips, so it’s worth the splurge on yourself to buy the four-pack of lip tints, along with their lip balm treatment and colorful exfoliating lip scrub. 

7. Burt’s Bees 100% Natural Moisturizing Matte Lip Crayon

Pros:

• So inexpensive you can afford every color
• Crayons don’t require sharpening so no waste factor
• Beautiful shades that look great on every skin tone
• Fragrance and flavor free

Cons:

• Feels a bit waxy
• Color fades more quickly than some
• Shades are more muted than pictures show

Who needs an expensive tube, when you can color your lips with a crayon that delivers bold color, and comes in a simple little package? That’s the beauty of these lip crayons from Burt’s Bees, one of our favorite natural skincare companies. These yummy crayons make it easy to dial in your lip line, but they never need sharpening, so no product goes to waste. That’s a huge bonus.

They’re enriched with shea butter to moisturize and hydrate lips, as well as jojoba oil and kendi oil to protect the lipid layer. Made with 100 percent natural ingredients, these lip crayons have no scent and no unpleasant lipstick flavor. With long lasting colors that work for every skin tone, these are some of our fave budget buys and you can afford to buy one of every color for the price of a single tube of some.

8. Vapour Organic Beauty Siren Lipstick

Pros:

• Nice, not too shiny sheen
• Creamy texture applies easily
• Beautiful color choices
• Chemical free

Cons:

• Performs best if you purchase companion lip conditioner
• can cause drying
• Tendency to feather
• Expensive compared to some

Vapour Organic Beauty Siren Lipstick is a naturally long-wearing, moisturizing lipstick in flattering, fashion-forward shades. It’s designed to flatter all skin tones and nourish parched lips in style. Pure plant ingredients are vacuum processed, without chemicals, to produce a moisturizing shine that rivals the performance of many of its mainstream counterparts.

This lipstick is made with 70% Certified Organic ingredients and 30% natural mineral pigments and vitamins. It is specially designed to protect lips from moisture loss and environmental assault. This great organic lipstick features a botanical infusion that contains hydrating Myrrh, rose buds, healing lemon balm, antioxidant pomegranate, soothing Jojoba oil and essential fatty-acid rich Camilina oil.

It’s long wearing, with a superior texture that is never dry or sticky. Vapour’s proprietary formula moisturizes while allowing your skin to breathe. Vapour offers and incredible collection of organic skin care products and makeup worth testing and trying. Find more of them here.

9. RMS Beauty – Lip2Cheek

Pros:

• Unique two-in one beauty product
• Vibrant color lasts all day
• Easy to create natural and dramatic looks
• A little goes a long way

Cons:

• Can cause breakouts
• Expensive compared to some
• Product can be dry
• Color can be over-intense

For a fun change-up on traditional lipstick, consider the RMS Beauty Lip2Cheek. Its unique formula combines hydration and protection with abundant mineral color for a beautiful, natural finish on both lips and cheeks. The six unique Lip2Cheek colors are the result of over 20 years experience applying makeup to some of the world’s most beautiful faces. Created with nourishing organic ingredients, each unique shade varies from youthful and sheer to more densely colored stains. RMS Beauty gets rave reviews for its products, from luminizers to mascara and eye shadow.

For a different twist, try the new Focus On Matte Lipstick, a natural lipstick filled with lip loving oils and butters.

10. EVXO Organic, Gluten-Free, Vegan Lipstick

Pros:

• Nourishing natural ingredients
• Pretty color options
• Very pigmented for full coverage
• Gluten-free

Cons:

• Kind of pricey
• Could be more creamy
• Not long lasting enough
• Somewhat odd smell

While the packaging is a bit on the plain Jane side, it’s the organic lipstick inside that counts. This natural lipstick is a smooth and creamy delight that delivers color as well as shine. It’s infused with natural oils to hydrate and heal, but it also helps protect your lips from the sun’s damaging rays.

Your lips will feel all the love from organic mango, cocoa and capuacu butters, along with a blend of other organic oils that are filled with lip protecting fatty acids. This vegan lipstick will keep your pouter pretty and kiss worthy.

It comes in six luscious colors, from Coral Kisses and Purely Plum, to Sweet Pea. And lots of pigment means great color coverage for your lips.

11. Gabriel Cosmetics Vegan Lipstick

Pros:

• Very long lasting
• Creamy vegan formula
• Pretty color options
• Beeswax and lanolin free

Cons:

• On the expensive side
• Not as many color options as some
• Seems a bit too shiny
• Colors may tend to run

Forget about those beeswax and lanolin filled lipstick formulas, because you can nourish and protect your lips with Gabriel Cosmetics vegan lipstick. This pretty pout paint is filled with jojoba seed oil, candelilla wax, sesame oil and other vegan, natural and mineral ingredients that make your lips look great and feel even better.

This full coverage natural lipstick resists feathering, despite the natural emollients to keep your lips moist. This cruelty-free formula is super long lasting and it comes in seven beautiful colors, to match perfectly with every skin tone.

12. Au Naturale Lipstick

Pros:

• Excellent color range
• Long lasting
• Excellent ingredients
• Cruelty free

Cons:

• More expensive than some
• Can feel dry on the lips
• Too sparkly for some

Au Naturale’s lipsticks are rich in pigment and boast a nourishing formula infused with organic oil, and free of lead, bismuth oxychloride, carmine, gluten, and nano-particles. These lipsticks nourish with organic avocado oil, moisturize with organic coca butter, and repair skin health with organic macadamia nut oil.

Au Naturale lipsticks noticeably improve delicate lip skin health, while providing long lasting, naturally beautiful color. Au Naturale lipsticks can be applied straight from the container directly to the lips, or with a lip brush. They come in an abundant rage of colors from the dark pink punch of African Affair to sultry and shimmering Ruby.

Au Natural also makes great organic lip gloss to give you a bit of shimmer on top of that dense rich lipstick color.

13. Nudus – Organic/GMO-Free Lipstick

Pros:

• Outstanding organic ingredients
• Long lasting color
• Applies smoothly

Cons:

• Quite spendy
• Drier in texture
• Requires two coats for full color

Anyone searching for the best organic lipstick has to include Nudus in the mix. Their GMO free lipsticks nourish and moisturize lips with super high-quality ingredients. They are rich natural oils and butters, like shea butter, to provide intense moisture and elasticity. Kiwi seed oil heals your dry, cracked lips, while pomegranate oil, a powerful antioxidant, nourishes the outer epidermal layer of the lips.

Avocado oil, which offers natural SPF and heals sun damage and scars, also helps to soften your lip skin. Argan oil delivers superior hydration and protection from environmental toxins. Raspberry oil, rich in vitamins A and C, has soothing and calming tannins. This luscious lipstick also has vitamins E and A, to protect your precious lips from from harmful UV rays, and to stimulate skin repair and elasticity.

Nudus natural lipstick comes in so many colors that are perfect for every season. Find more of them here.

14. W3LL PEOPLE – Nudist ColorBalm Stick

Pros:

• Awesome ingredients
• Light, pretty colors
• Shiny, but not sticky
• Very moisturizing

Cons:

• Color can seem too sheer
• Product can seem drier than expected
• Doesn’t wear as long as some lipsticks
• Small tube for the price

The W3LL People Nudist ColorBalm Stick is likely to be the love child of organic lipstick and lip balm. It will give your lips a subtle boost of color and shine, while delivering nourishing hydration. Rich in organic Omega oils and aloe, this lipstick will leave your stressed out lips feeling luxuriously smooth, supple and protected.

The 100 percent natural lipstick ingredient list also includes EFA*-rich organic rosehip oil, organic chamomile and green tea. Its delicious Vanilla-Mint fragrance smells as good as this lipstick feels on your kisser. Notable is what it’s made without – artificial preservatives, parabens, harsh chemicals, dyes, fragrance, silicone, dimethicone, pthalates, sulphates, petroleum, talc, bismuth oxychloride, nanoparticles and, according to the company, bad mojo.

W3LL People’s entire cosmetic line is made in the USA and is guaranteed cruelty free. Find more of W3LL People’s foundations, concealers and mascaras here.

15. Juice Beauty Phyto-Pigments Liquid Lip

Pros:

• Long wearing formula performs more like a stain
• Organic and natural ingredients
• Rich pigments deliver vibrant color

Cons:

• Pretty spendy for a small tube
• Not very many color choices
• Tends to bleed into lip lines

If you’re looking for an organic lipstick that goes on like liquid lipstick but lasts like lip stain, you’ll love this luscious option from Juice Beauty. It features lots of lip loving ingredients including an exclusive blend of an intense concentration of plant-derived pigments from cape lilac and coccinia, cold-pressed oils and a fruit stem cell serum. That means your lips will look and feel younger, because this lipstick is actually good for your skin.

Deep rich pigments are one of our favorite things about this natural formula. It goes on smoothly and evenly to leave your lips lovely for hours on end. Get it in six beautiful shades.