More Sustainable Beauty Info

DIY Beauty (Cheap and as organic or inorganic as you decide):

Eye makeup remover- olive oil

Homemade pore strips- unflavored gelatin and milk OR veganize it using agar agar and soy (or almond or hemp...) milk :)

Asprin Mask (acne)- uncoated or powdered asprin, a little water, and honey (or aloe gel or agave syrup)

Tomato Scrub- tomato top and sugar

(Yes, I <3 Michelle Phan)

More Pricey (but still sustainable)
I have not tried as many of these because of prices...

Aveeno
Aveeno makes skin care and hair products with natural ingredients like soy, oatmeal, shitake, and more. They also have recycling and upcycling programs for your used containers. I haven't used any of their products since my oatmeal baths when I had the chicken pox, so I can't attest to too much. I don't know enough information yet about animal ingredients in their products or testing.

Aveda
Now I am lucky enough to live really close to one of their student salons (an Aveda Institute rather) where students in the Aveda beauty school give you the services at discounted prices. I got my hair cut there- gave my hair to locks of love, and got the star treatment. They gave me a hand massage while I waited, a scalp massage before the wash, and offer you tea to drink while you wait too (which is DELICIOUS by the way) all for a very reasonable price ($12, $15, or $18 depending on the skill level of the student). Now, I don't know if the professional salons are that amazing (and I know they're more expensive), but my student one is amazing and affordable. Anyway, not only do they give awesome salon treatments, but they try to be eco friendly too. Their products use organic and sustainably grown ingredients and packaging containing post-consumer materials, and they use renewable energy in the production of their products. While I loved my salon experience, I did not purchase any hair products mainly because I had products at home and didn't want to buy the products that day. I have however used one of their shampoo/conditioner combos (my mom won it at a fund raiser) and it smelled amazing (like their wonderful tea) and kept my hair pretty soft.

Unfortunately I don't know about the use or lack thereof with palm oil from these companies either. The best I can say is- read the ingredient list before you buy it. If it says a generic "vegetable" oil on it, you might want to avoid the product just in case, if it says palm oil, avoid it, if it doesn't say, it's probably ok.