Makeup Reviewed Jul 5, 2026

Au Naturale

A Green Bay clean-beauty brand that turned away VC to stay founder-controlled.

Our take

Why We Trust This Brand

Independence is documented in trade press — the founder remains majority owner and declined controlling venture capital; clean credentials are external.

What's inside

Ingredients & Safety

The Su/Stain Lip Stain is an oil and butter formula — castor and jojoba oils, cocoa and shea butters, sunflower oil, and vitamin E — with EcoCert mineral pigments and sustainable palm. Free of synthetic preservatives, parabens, gluten, and nanoparticles.

Certifications

Leaping Bunny Certified Organic Ingredients EcoCert Pigments Palm Done Right

We read every line on this label. Nothing here is on our watch or caution list — no synthetic fragrance, no flagged chemicals.

Full Ingredient List

Safe Watch Caution
  • Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
  • Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
  • Hydrogenated Palm Oil
  • Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter
  • Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
  • Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
  • Tocopherol (Vitamin E)
  • Iron Oxides also listed as CI 77491, CI 77492
  • Titanium Dioxide also listed as Non-Nano Titanium Dioxide, CI 77891
  • Mica
  • Manganese Violet

Who owns it

Ownership & Independence

Founded in 2011 by Ashley Prange, who remains founder, CEO, and majority owner per trade coverage of its Ulta launch (she "turned away a deal on the table"). "Majority owner" leaves room for minority holders; the business is confirmed live in 2026.

Where to buy

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