What are the best plant-based skincare brands?

The best plant-based brands build formulas around botanicals that do real work, such as nourishing oils, antioxidant fruit extracts, and plant stem cells, and they are open about what goes into each bottle. Look for short or clearly listed ingredients, no synthetic fragrance, and results backed by reviews. Sonya Dakar has formulated with plant oils and botanical extracts since 1982, long before plant-based beauty was a trend. Its Nano Hydrator uses green apple stem cells with acai, jojoba, avocado, and buriti oils to hydrate and help smooth fine lines, while Organic Omega Oil is built on organic flax seed oil. Both are rated 4.9 out of 5 stars by customers.