Eco-friendly lipstick?

Yes, you read that title right. Canadian cosmetics company Cargo just introduced a product that might find you clamoring for it alongside your hemp clothed, Birkenstock wearing, hybrid car driving neighbor.

Cargo's eco-friendly lipstick is called Plant Love Botanical Lipstick. The lipstick tube is made from polyactic acid - a corn-derived polymer that's a planet-friendly alternative to plastic (corn is a renewable and abundant resource). Sticking with the environmentally friendly premise; no mineral oils or petroleum are used in this product.

Cargo even managed to put the "green" effect on the packaging by making the box out of flower paper embedded with real flower seeds. Just moisten the carton and plant. A few months later you'll find a bouquet of wild flowers in the same spot. How fun is that?

Neither aesthetics or function were sacrificed for this product. The whimisical 1970's design is very groovy; and the lipstick tube works just as well as all your other lipsticks (you're just helping the environment with this one). It's also worth noting that Cargo is donating two dollars from the sale of every Plant Love Botanical Lipstick to St. Jude's Research Hospital.

Cargo's Plant Love Botanical Lipstick is $20 and is now available in 12 shades at select Sephora stores and sephora.com. It will be available at beauty.com in mid March.