Get Naturally Gorgeous With Mint

By Diana Cerqueira
May 11, 2012
Claire Benoist
The latest natural beauty products make us smell like a head-to-toe mojito! Check out these new mint hair and skin beauty-buys.
Start Slideshow

1 of 8

In mint condition

Credit: Claire Benoist

The latest natural beauty booster is like a head-to-toe mojito!

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 8

Style refresher

Credit: Claire Benoist

A fix for flat hair (when you don’t feel like a ponytail): Spritz peppermint-infused Organix Hydrating Teatree Mint Leave-In Moisture Mist ($7; Walmart) on strands and scrunch for instant lift and soft body—none of that stiff, crunchy feeling!

3 of 8

A smoothing soap

Credit: Claire Benoist

A bar soap that doubles as a scrub? Believe it: Aveda Rosemary Mint Bath Bar ($14; aveda.com) cleans with softening palm oil and glycerin, while peppermint leaf powder buffs away dryness.

Advertisement

4 of 8

Hydrating hand sanitizer

Credit: Claire Benoist

Bacteria-fighting mint and conditioning safflower oil in Jurlique Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer ($15; sephora.com) keep germs at bay without shriveling up your skin.

5 of 8

Minty moisturizer

Credit: Claire Benoist

Avalon Organics Peppermint Hand & Body Lotion

($12; Whole Foods)—packed with anti-inflammatory peppermint and aloe—is a must-grab if you’re dry all over.

Use it on damp skin post-shower.

6 of 8

Sore foot fix

Credit: Claire Benoist

Revive tired feet with Earth Therapeutics Tea Tree Oil Cooling Foot Scrub ($8; earththerapeutics.com). Mint extract takes away the ache; apricot seeds get you smooth.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

7 of 8

Hair hero

Credit: Claire Benoist

The mint and salicylic acid in Garnier Fructis Mint Cleanse Anti-Dandruff Shampoo ($5; drugstores) get rid of product buildup and flakes, without stripping your natural oils.

8 of 8

Breath saver

Credit: Claire Benoist

The peppermint oil in C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Tints in Bare Mint and Plum Mint ($8; bathandbodyworks.com) adds shine to your lips and freshens up your breath—no gum needed!

Replay gallery

Share the Gallery

Up Next

By Diana Cerqueira