Erica Watson, founder of Green + Simple, shares her favourite eco-friendly, non-toxic face paints and play make-up for children.
Letting your little ones express themselves through face paint and play makeup might seem innocuous enough, but behind the bright colours and glittery polishes often lurks suspect ingredients that we wouldn’t dare place on our own skin, let alone our precious kids’. Lead, nickel, cobalt, chromium and parabens are the main offenders, with some studies finding them in kids’ face paint and makeup kits in alarmingly high levels. It’s pretty scary stuff, but the good news is you can still indulge your little one’s creativity with options that aren’t only non-toxic, but also cruelty-free and vegan too.
Here are some of our favourites: