Prevention Natural Beauty Awards 2017

Our Criteria

The winning products:

• Contain mostly ingredients sourced from nature rather than created in a lab
• Don't contain compounds that have been linked to toxic reactions in humans, including parabens, phthalates, and synthetic dyes, colors, and fragrance
• Were judged to be highly effective by our panel of dermatologists and 50 product testers
• Were released within the past 12 months

Soap

WINNER: Even testers who ordinarily don't use bar soap raved about the luxe lather and skin-softening power of the TEADORA FACE & BODY TONING BAR ($10 for 5 oz, shop.prevention.com), which is made with Brazilian superfruit oils and coffee butter.

RUNNER-UP: One tester was thrilled to trade her hand, face, and body soap for the multitasking SKINOWL MATCHA BEAUTY BAR ($24 for 4.5 oz, shop.prevention.com); it has matcha and other green teas to kill bacteria, plus oils and butters to soften skin.

HONORABLE MENTION: One fan of URSA MAJOR MORNING MOJO BAR SOAP ($14 for 5.6 oz, amazon.com) described its peppermint aroma as "invigorating and helped me to breathe deeply in the morning."

Conditioner

WINNER: Detangling, smoothing, and hydrating were the top selling points among testers of TEADORA RAINFOREST YOUTH ELIXIR MIRACLE CONDITIONER ($28 for 12 oz, shop.prevention.com). They also loved the "clean, natural smell" and great air-drying results.

RUNNER-UP: The glycerin-quinoa EVO MANE TAMER SMOOTHING CONDITIONER ($33 for 10.1 oz, evohair.com) "made my hair so soft and smooth," said one tester.

Our Expert Panel of Dermatologists

LESLIE BAUMANN, MD, founder and CEO of the Baumann Cosmetic & Research Institute in Miami

VIVIAN BUCAY, MD, founder of the Bucay Center for Dermatology and Aesthetics in San Antonio

ZOE DIANA DRAELOS, MD, consulting professor of dermatology at Duke University

PATRICIA FARRIS, MD, founder of Old Metairie Dermatology in Metairie, LA, and clinical associate professor of dermatology at Tulane University

JOSHUA ZEICHNER, MD, director of cosmetic and clinical research at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and Prevention advisor

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