Makeup Reviewed Jul 5, 2026

River Organics

Hand-poured, plastic-free vegan lip and cheek color from a small North Carolina indie.

Our take

Why We Trust This Brand

Genuinely independent and small — hand-poured, founder-run, certified vegan and Leaping Bunny, still actively selling.

What's inside

Ingredients & Safety

Short, food-grade-looking oil and wax formulas — organic coconut and safflower oils, candelilla wax, cocoa and mango butters, vitamin E, and non-nano zinc oxide — with mineral color. No synthetic fragrance, dye, or petroleum.

Certifications

Vegan Society (Certified Vegan) Leaping Bunny Plastic-Free / Zero-Waste Certified-Organic key ingredients

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
  • Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
  • Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil
  • Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax
  • Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter
  • Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter
  • Caprylhydroxamic Acid
  • Tocopherol (Vitamin E)
  • Glyceryl Caprylate
  • Glycerin also listed as Glycerine, Vegetable Glycerin
  • Mica (CI 77019)
  • Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)
  • Iron Oxide (CI 77491)
  • Manganese Violet (CI 77742)

Who owns it

Ownership & Independence

Founded around 2016 by Corinne Lefebvre and Fabien Scorza; the brand describes itself as founder-owned and hand-produced in North Carolina, with no acquisition or funding on record.

Where to buy

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