Clean Beauty Brands in the Northeast: 16 Makers to Support in 2026

If you’ve ever tried to explore clean beauty by Googling or wandering through store aisles, you know how overwhelming it is: too many tabs, too many claims, and not enough clarity on which brands are actually worth your time (or your skin).

That’s where this curated Northeast list becomes genuinely useful.

The Northeast is home to some of the most influential names in modern clean beauty — from Be Love Organic Skincare in New York to RareGlo Organic Shea Products in Maryland — but unless you already follow the founders, read INCI labels for fun, or keep track of indie launches, it’s nearly impossible to know where to start.

This post simplifies that search.

Every brand featured here participated in the latest Clean Beauty Awards, an independent, performance-based program powered by CertClean. Unlike marketing-driven “Best of” lists or popularity votes, the Awards evaluate products through months of real-world testing by 100+ independent experts. While this post does not list finalists or winners, it does give you something just as valuable: a trusted set of brands confident enough in their formulas to enter one of the most rigorous clean beauty programs in the world.

Below, you’ll find Northeast-based brands offering everything from treatment-focused skincare to everyday staples — a mix of heritage makers, derm-forward innovators, and emerging creatives. Use this list as your discovery guide when you’re looking for new routines, local gems, or simply brands aligned with your clean-beauty standards.

(If you’d like to see all 100 USA-based participants in one view, you can explore them here → [100+ Clean Beauty Brands in the USA]

Northeast Clean Beauty Brands:

1. MOOIE'Z ET PURE®

Location: East Brunswick, NJ

MOOIE’Z ET PURE® is a clean beauty brand committed to harnessing the power of nature's finest ingredients to create products to nurture and rejuvenate the perimenopausal, menopausal and postmenopausal skin. The brand creates multi-functional and multi-use products for dry, sensitive, hormonal affected skin using natural and organic ingredients, exotic herbs infused oils and unique botanical extracts. Through innovation, sustainability, and a deep understanding of the unique needs of menopausal skin, they aim to inspire a sense of vitality and radiance that transcends age. With the compassionate goal of strengthening confidence during the most critical phase of a woman’s life, and the message that nothing in the universe has the power to slow you down, MOOIE’Z ET PURE®, celebrate and empower the journey of positive aging by providing natural skincare solutions for menopausal skin.

2. Apothecary Saints

Location: New York, NY



Apothecary Saints is an independent, self-funded clean beauty brand founded by healer Michelle Spina, L. Ac., MTOM and branding visionary Alysha Burch—two women who dared to bring ancient plant wisdom into the modern skincare world. In a beauty industry obsessed with celebrity-endorsed quick-fixes and lab-engineered serums, Apothecary Saints has a different proposition — keep it real, keep it natural, and let Mother Nature do the heavy lifting. The brand stands apart with a commitment to purity, slow beauty, and hormonal health—avoiding endocrine disruptors like phthalates, parabens, and synthetic fragrances. Their signature product, Divine Intervention, is hand-blended, slow-brewed and decanted for more than nine weeks to preserve the potency of its ethically sourced herbs. Developed initially to heal an infant’s eczema, it quickly found a cult following, with its most notable ingredient being Gumbo Limbo, a revered healing tree of the Yucatán, known for its medicinal properties. With sustainability, intention, and transparency at their core, Apothecary Saints is here to make clean beauty feel sacred again.

3. ETHYST® Skincare

Location: Westfield, MA



ETHYST®: The Cleanest Skincare on the Planet™ is a simple 3 step skincare transformation system founded and created by licensed esthetician and herbalist Amber Champagne. ETHYST® develops barrier-safe, microbiome-supportive formulations that meet and exceed leading clean beauty benchmarks. Guided by the proprietary Champagne Standard™, which exceeds the industry's clean beauty standards across the board, the brand eliminates over 3,200 ingredients linked to environmental or human health concerns while maintaining efficacy and transparency and is 100x cleaner than the U.S. legal minimum. Each product is created to support long-term skin health through evidence-based, ethical innovation.

4. BE LOVE ORGANIC SKINCARE

Location: East Aurora, NY

Be Love Organic Skincare is a small-batch skincare brand based in East Aurora, New York. The company cultivates and hand-harvests many of its botanicals from its own farm, using them to create formulations that highlight simplicity and plant-based nourishment. Products are made with minimal processing and are suitable for a range of skin types. The brand is women-owned and emphasizes thoughtful, small-scale production.


5. By Kind

Location: Brooklyn, NY
 

By Kind is a clean skincare brand founded in 2024 by Sarah Tan and Ying Laohchewin in New York City. The brand offers travel-friendly, hormone-safe products formulated for sensitive and acne-prone skin. Each product is developed with dermatologist-tested, science-based ingredients that support the skin’s natural barrier while avoiding endocrine disruptors. Inspired by personal experiences with cancer in their families, the founders emphasize hormone health and overall well-being in everyday skincare.

6. ROAN Fragrances

Location: New York, NY

ROAN Fragrances is a New York based fragrance brand designed for the modern-day nomad. Inspired by serene places around the world, their everyday scents hero calm invigorating tea notes to provide a feeling of zen, oasis and connectedness in a fast-paced lifestyle. The brand strongly believes in greater ingredient transparency in the fragrance space, and is transparent about all ingredients within its own fragrance formula, even those considered proprietary. The brand is AAPI female owned and all scents are thoughtfully crafted to be clean, vegan, and cruelty-free.

7. Bene Bellezza

Location: New York, NY

Bene Bellezza is a natural skincare and makeup line founded in 2024 in California. The brand produces clean, vegan, and cruelty-free products designed to enhance natural radiance while supporting overall skin health. Created with the belief that beauty should connect to purpose, Bene Bellezza dedicates a portion of its profits to EmpowerHer Journey Inc., a nonprofit that supports single mothers with housing, childcare, and education. What sets the brand apart is its focus on pairing high-performance, non-toxic formulations with social impact, blending beauty innovation with meaningful change. Bene Bellezza stands as both a modern beauty company and a vehicle for empowerment, reflecting confidence, resilience, and authenticity.

8. MONA BRANDS

Location: Taunton, MA

MONA BRANDS introduces SAFE & EFFECTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS for daily SKIN and BODY care. It provides novel and natural solutions for some of unmet needs. The company name, MONA, is a short form Mother Nature! The ingredients for MONA products come from MOTHER NATURE - clean, natural, and plant- and mineral based Ingredients only. Company’s mission is based on three words: 3S -SAFE, SELF-CARE, & SUSTAINABILITY. The 3S represents company’s commitment to offer SAFE products for its customers’ SELF-CARE while addressing SUSTAINABILITY on resources from Mother Nature.
It offers aluminum-free, all-natural, clean, safe, and effective Deodorant Products for underarm, hand, foot, and other body parts. Its Award-winning deodorants are suitable for kids (teens and preteens), adults, and all genders with normal or sensitive skin. Mona Brands offers innovative, safe, and clean natural skincare, hair care, and Nail care products also. All of MONA Brands products are designed and developed by its founder (an industry veteran), Dr. Pinaki R. Majhi, and his team. MONA products are proudly handmade in its own facility in Massachusetts, USA! Company primarily employs local students (for their internship) who formulate and manufacture MONA Brands products with their talents and love!

9. RareGlo Organic Shea Products

Location: Gaithersburg, MD

RareGlo Organic Shea Products was founded by licensed cosmetologist Rhonda Walters in Gaithersburg, Maryland, building on more than four decades of experience in the beauty industry. Launched in 2015, the brand creates vegan, organic skin and hair care products formulated with high-quality shea butter and plant-based ingredients. Inspired by a commitment to wellness, sustainability, and ingredient integrity, RareGlo focuses on delivering effective, multi-use products that support healthy skin and hair without harmful additives. Unlike many “natural” brands, RareGlo maintains complete transparency about sourcing and formulations, ensuring each product meets rigorous quality standards. The line reflects a blend of professional expertise and a passion for clean beauty that prioritizes results, safety, and environmental responsibility.

10. IOKA Skin+Science

Location: Newtonville, MA

IOKA Skin+Science is a purely natural, scientist-formulated skincare line empowering you to achieve and maintain beautiful, healthy skin at every age. We source the highest quality ingredients that, when carefully combined, are uniquely designed to stimulate the skin’s natural ability to repair, renew, and look positively radiant and repair damaged skin barrier. Our products are all produced in small batches, by hand, in Boston, Massachusetts.

11. Wild Heart Essentials

Location: Blairstown, NJ

Wild Heart Essentials sources ingredients locally, prioritizing partnerships with regenerative farms that emphasize sustainable practices. Known for its signature tallow balm, the brand harnesses the power of nature, and wisdom of our ancestors to nourish and revitalize the skin and honor an ancient skincare tradition. Beef tallow, rich in nutrients like vitamins A, D, E, and K, mirrors the lipids found in human skin, providing deep nourishment and hydration. By embracing this time-honored ingredient, Wild Heart Essentials combines traditional skincare wisdom with a commitment to ecological responsibility, delivering products that truly honor both the skin and the Earth.

12. Sagrada BioSkincare

Location: Wilmington, DE

Sagrada BioSkincare is a plant-based skincare brand founded by a holistic practitioner with more than 20 years of experience in herbalism, ritual, and somatic wellness. The company focuses on small-batch formulations made with ethically sourced herbs, cold-pressed oils, and natural actives. Its products are designed to blend traditional beauty rituals with modern botanical ingredients, offering a sensory experience while supporting effective, skin-nourishing results.

13. Desert Essence

Location: Hauppauge, NY

Desert Essence is a pioneer in natural personal care, inspired by the desert’s ability to support life with resilience and purity. Founded in 1978, the brand offers a range of clean, hair, body, and oral care products formulated with ethically sourced botanicals and without unnecessary additives. Driven by a commitment to wellness, sustainability, and transparency, Desert Essence creates effective products that reflect decades of experience and a deep respect for nature’s power. The team behind the brand is grounded in science and ingredient integrity, prioritizing performance while holding firm to clean formulation standards. Unlike many in the clean beauty space, Desert Essence brings long-standing credibility and a global sourcing network that enables high-quality, responsibly made products at accessible price points.

14. Earth Ahead

Location: New York, NY

Earth Ahead is your ultimate destination for effortless eco living without compromising on quality or style. Earth Ahead brand was born out of passion for making zero-waste lifestyle accessible to all. Their mission is to offer natural, eco-friendly products that align with your values while positively impacting our planet. Every product they offer is gentle on the Earth and safe for you and your family.

15. Cleo+Coco

Location: Monsey, NY

Cleo+Coco is a personal care brand focused on natural formulations designed to be both effective and sensorial. The company’s products combine plant-based ingredients with carefully crafted fragrances to offer a clean, elevated approach to daily routines. Cleo+Coco emphasizes high-performance natural alternatives as part of its commitment to modern, ingredient-conscious personal care.

16. Hairstory

Location: New York, NY

Hairstory launched in 2015 with hero product New Wash, a first-of-its-kind cleansing cream made without the damaging detergents found in shampoo.

New Wash cleans, conditions, balances your scalp and protects your color in one step. It removes dirt without stripping the oils your hair needs. And it lets you go longer between washes and color appointments. It’s an everyday hero—even if you don’t wash your hair every day. Thanks to improved hair health and texture, many styling products can also be retired. 

For those that still like to use stylers, Hairstory's offerings further simplify your routine — and are also made with nourishing, non-toxic ingredients.

A small company with big ambitions, Hairstory was founded to give you fewer, better things for your hair: Products with fewer, better ingredients. Routines with fewer, better steps. And even schedules with fewer, better wash days.

Finding clean beauty brands you trust shouldn’t feel like a research project — and with this Northeast list, you now have a focused starting point. Whether you’re building a new routine, hunting for targeted treatments, or supporting indie founders in your region, these brands offer formulas backed by intention, transparency, and a willingness to undergo independent evaluation.

If you want a broader view of the clean beauty landscape across the USA, you can browse all 100 participating U.S. brands here:

👉 [100+ Clean Beauty Brands in the USA]

Looking for deeper insights?

• Download the Ultimate Guide to the Clean Beauty Awards, which features this year’s finalists and winners
• Follow @CertCleanInc on Instagram for product highlights, judging updates, and behind-the-scenes content from the Awards program

Clean beauty evolves quickly — but thoughtfully curated lists like this ensure you never feel lost in the noise.