For most, shopping for beauty products is both a necessity and a luxury. Meant to keep our skin clear, our eyes sparkly, our teeth white and our hair soft, there are millions of options available online, at drugstore and department shopping centers worldwide. In addition to ingredients or price point, what sets various brands apart is found in their mission to do good in communities around the globe. Though October seems to be the awareness month for, well, everything, many cosmetic, skin and hair care brands make charity a year-round priority. Here, a collection of various organizations you could support when it's time to refill your makeup bag, shower supply or medicine cabinet. Not only will you feel and look good — but your soul will be enriched too, knowing you're bringing a better life to children, animals, at-risk women, the environment and more.
Olie teamed together with influencer Melissa Meyers to launch its Rose Glow Drops. A portion of sales is given to Project Angel Food, which provides more than 500,000 nutritious meals each year to those affected by life-threatening illnesses.
Founder of Savor Beauty, Angela Kim launched the Dollars and Scents Initiative that hires moms who are transitioning back into the workforce with free training opportunities. Locally, in New York City, the company donates a portion of Fake Cake proceeds to women's shelters through its The Face Cake For a Cause Program.
Every time a 123 Fre Set is sold, Fre Skincare plants an argan tree to benefit a women's cooperative in Morocco. This year, it has planted more than 2,000 in partnership with the High Atlas Foundation. The brand has also hosted women empowerment seminars in these communities, hoping to foster new possibilities for life, family, career and beyond.
This brand partners with independent organic farmers to foster local American growers and communities. To help fund and lift these entrepreneurs, it created a limited-edition body moisturizer to reinforces the mission — and donated $5,000 to the American Farmland Trust.
