Whole Foods Market to offer limited edition hello beauty bags during beauty week
By Carla Snuggs

In celebration of Beauty Week 2016, Whole Foods Market is offering deep discounts on select natural and organic beauty products. From March 18 to 20, all facial care products will be 25 percent off regular price. On Friday, March 18, stores will offer limited edition “hello, beauty” bags for $15 each.

The bags are made by Riji Green, which is a business committed to ending human trafficking. Valued at $80, each bag includes products from Acure, Burt’s Bees, derma e, Dr. Hauschka, evanhealy, Mineral Fusion, MyChelle, Pacifica, Trilogy and Weleda.

If you truly care about what you're putting on your skin and you haven't been to your local Whole Foods Market lately, you must check out their beauty department. You can get so more than almond butter and grains in bulk at Whole Foods – they have a fine selection of natural and organic makeup and skincare products. And what's more:

• In 2012, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics named the company “the leading national retailer” in personal care product safety
• In 2014, the grocer was named runner-up in the Sustainable Beauty Awards’ “Sustainable Leadership” category
• Whole Foods Market set its own standards for organic labeling on personal care products, as there are no mandatory government standards for the “organic” label claim on body care products.

You can check out Whole Foods Market’s beauty standards here: WFM.com

About the Hello, Beauty Bag

Riji Green Organic Cotton Bag - Bags are made with 100 percent cotton recycled saris from RIJI Green, a business committed to ending human trafficking.

Here is what you'll get in your ”hello, beauty” bag:

• Dr. Hauschka Soothing Cleansing Milk .34 oz - Wash away dirt and makeup without stripping the skin’s natural oils. This gentle formula features fermented grain extract to remove impurities and jojoba and sweet almond oils to maintain moisture balance.
•  dermae Purifying 2-in-1 Charcoal Mask .5 oz – This purifying 2-in-1 charcoal mask purges pores of deeply rooted toxins, then exfoliates away micropollutants for purely glowing skin. Infused with marine algae extracts, activated charcoal and apricot seed powder, this multi-tasking mask leaves skin looking fresh and healthy.
• Acure Pore Minimizing Facial Scrub 1 oz - Moroccan Red Clay + Argan Stem Cell gently helps improve skin texture while minimizing the appearance of pores, revealing a more radiant you. Moroccan red clay helps draw impurities as black jojoba beads delicately exfoliate. 
• evanhealy Rose Geranium Facial Toner HydroSoul 1 oz - Rose Geranium Facial Tonic is a 100% fresh plant hydrosol and nothing else. It is distilled in alembic copper at low temperatures over a period of three to four hours. This slow, labor-intensive artisan process creates a vitalizing and energetic hydrosol, offering subtle, aromatic benefits for all skin conditions.
• Trilogy Rosehip Oil Antioxidant + 10 ml - This brand has a cult following in New Zealand, and Whole Foods Market is the only national retailer that carries their products! You’ll have to try their uber-popular rosehip oil yourself to see what all the fuss is about.
• MyChelle Perfect C Serum .17 oz - Protect and nourish your skin with a powerful antioxidant complex containing 17% vitamin C. For best results, layer under moisturizer and sunscreen.
• Mineral Fusion Lash Curling Mineral Mascara (Gravity) .57 oz – This curved brush expertly contours and sculpts for beautifully curled, longer lashes. Gentle, hypo-allergenic formula with Aloe to soothe delicate eye area.
• Burt’s Bees Sunset Cruise Lip Stick .12 oz - With their rich moisturizing color and natural ingredients, Burt’s Bees Lipsticks keep your lips looking sensational and hydrated all day long. Formulated with moringa and raspberry seed oils, the 100% natural ingredients work to keep your lips feeling moist and hydrated through the day.
• Weleda Skin Food .34 oz - Certified natural skin care for dry and rough skin. Weleda skin food is a whole body cream for everyday care of dry and rough skin at any age. Formulated with plant extracts of viola, organic chamomile and calendula, traditionally used to soothe the skin, it helps restore smoothness after everyday surface damage. Free of synthetic preservatives, fragrances, colorants, free of raw materials derived from mineral oils. 

What are your favorite products to buy at Whole Food Market? Leave your comments below!