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21 Must-Have Natural Beauty Products (That Cost Less Than $25)

Go au naturale with your beauty routine

by Allie Flinn | 2 COMMENTS

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Until recently, it seemed like natural beauty products just couldn't compete with the results of your department store moisturizer. Now, everyone from Kristen Bell to your meat-eating coworker is switching out their conventional products with all-natural ones. The downside: Overhauling your entire routine can get pricey.

The good news is, you don't have to shop high-end products to get superior quality. "How expensive something is, is not an indication of quality, particularly when it comes to beauty care," says Summer Rayne Oakes, a model/entrepreneur who has spent the last decade working on sustainable practices -- she graduated cum laude from Cornell with degrees in environmental science and entomology, and even has a Prius C paint color named after her. She cites a Euromonitor study that found that the average markup on premium cosmetics is about 78 percent.

So if you're looking to green your routine without dropping a fortune on $90 face serum, you're in luck. Oakes says to look for food-grade ingredients in your beauty products. That information is often easy to find. "Brands that are doing this have a tendency to share this -- whether on their labels or on their sites."

The easiest natural products to find on the cheap? Soaps, body washes and hair care. "Out of experience I discriminate less on products like [those] compared to makeup products, because cosmetics have to look good on versus being used to wash something off, or clean yourself."

Here, 21 natural beauty products to help you clean up your routine.

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