Plenty of skin care ingredients have a historical background or roots in holistic well-being. But not all of them have the scientific research and data to back up their claims. If you're someone who appreciates a good study or you simply want to put your money where the data is, stick to the following anti-aging ingredients that have been proven effective.

The clean beauty trend has exploded over the last few years. Probably because everyone wants products boasting safe, nontoxic formulas with ingredients they actually recognize. One of the most popular products you can find in the clean category is mascara. If you're someone who tends to experience irritation when you wear traditional mascaras, then clean mascara might be right for you.

Bold blush doesn't automatically scream 80s. Just look at all of the strong blush looks featured during Fashion Month Fall 2021. Enhanced cheeks appeared across runway shows, presentations and lookbooks.

With over 360,000 followers on Instagram and 600,000 on YouTube, Mona Vand is well on her way to building a clean living empire. She frequently posts pointers and shoots videos detailing clean beauty tips, tricks and products. Surprisingly, given her background as a pharmacist, she's a big proponent of solving problems, whether health or beauty related, with food first. Great skin care products don't hurt, of course.

Though it may seem abundant, water is a coveted, finite resource becoming scarcer by the day. We should be using and consuming water, but at the same time there are ways to be smarter about it. In the same way it's important to veer away from single-use plastic, it's also a good idea to transition away from water-based products.