Scary Good Skincare: A Clean Beauty Roundup for Spooky Season
Date Published: 10/17/2025
October’s here, and we’re celebrating transformation with spooky-season skincare. From pumpkin enzymes to celestial oils, these clean, cruelty-free picks revive and renew your glow, all without tricks.
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October brings forth cooler air, longer nights, and the feeling of transformation that’s almost magical. While many of us are reaching for costumes, candy, and decorations, here at The Good Standard we’re reaching for ritual. Time to deep dive into some Halloween themed clean skincare.
We’ve curated our top picks this fall for you to celebrate some spooky vibes. No frills, just clean, conscious skincare that revives, renews, and reawakens. Each of these picks blends playful Halloween energy with the high standard of clean beauty you expect from The Good Standard.
Masks That Bring Skin Back to Life
When the air turns dry, our skin often feels the change first. These masks work like seasonal resurrection rituals to bring your glow back to life.
PAI SKINCARE - Resurrection Girl Hydrating Face Mask
Just like the resurrection plant comes back to life after desert droughts, this mask moisturizes parched skin with resilience.
The resurrection plant is able to survive extreme dehydration by curling itself into a ball until it regains moisture again. It does the same for your skin by helping lock in moisture. It also contains blue tansy oil which calms redness and irritation while giving this mask its wonderful blue hue, and hyaluronic acid that hydrates deep within the skin barrier to give your face a plump and revived look.
Pai is a certified B corp, meaning they meet the highest standards for social and environmental impact. It's proof that your skincare can be good for both you and the planet.
Skin 1004 makes a wonderful clay based, detoxifying mask without any harsh ingredients. Skin 1004 is known for their use of Centella Asiatica from Madagascar in their products, which promotes healing and reduces inflammation. Perfect for a magical spa night with candles and soft music. A spellbound ritual for sensitive skin.
Skin1004 is a Korean skincare brand known for its minimal, skin-safe formulas centered around Centella extract from Madagascar. Their philosophy is simple: no unnecessary additives, no harsh chemicals, and full transparency in ingredient sourcing.
Zombie Cell Clarifying Mask
Banish dullness, revive your glow, and bring your skin back from the dead.
Acure's nontoxic blend combines chlorella, clay, and glycolic acid from sugar cane to exfoliate without harsh synthetic peels. It smooths skin texture, brightens tone, and leaves your face feeling refreshed.
Acure is a certified climate-neutral company, and doesn't use parabens, sulfates, or petrolatum. Use the code THEGOODSTANDARD at checkout for 15% select items.
Glowy Potions Under the Moonlight
After your mask ritual, it's time to reach for something dewy. Something that captures the way moonlight hits your skin.
Clean ingredients, lunar energy, and a glow that feels celestial.
Herbivore uses plant fermentation to create natural hyaluronic acid. It brings a luminous dewy finish to your face. Rosewater and aloe combine to calm and refresh, leaving your skin soft and supple.
Herbivore's ethos is pure transparency. Every ingredient is traceable, and every formula is EWG verified, certified cruelty-free, 100% vegan, and packaged in FSC-certified materials.
Use this under your moisturizer at night, or dab a drop onto your cheeks before bed to wake up with a luminous glow.
Casting Spells with an Oracle Glow
Some call it skincare, we call it modern alchemy. These autumn potions blend plant-based actives with intention.
Pumpkin enzymes naturally exfoliate and brighten the skin - think glycolic peels, but plant based. The mask finishes its lineup with honey and aloe vera to balance exfoliation with hydration. A slice of pumpkin pie, without the sugar rush.
Founded in Oregon, Clean Beauty Cult is a small-batch apothecary focused on affordable clean skincare, and the ingredients they use can be found here. No mystery potions here.
Golden light, grounding oils, and a ritual that feels like magic.
HERBIVORE Lapis Balancing Facial Oil
Herbivore's Lapis Facial Oil is a modern take on botanical skincare. Infused with blue tansy, a natural source of azulene, this oil helps reduce redness and sooth irritation without clogging pores. True to the brand's values, it's vegan, cruelty free, and made with ethically sources, plant-based ingredients.
Massage in between you palms, inhale deeply, and let the warmth of the oils center you. Think of it as skincare and spellwork. Your final step before lighting a candle and resting.
Spooky Books for Cozy Nights
Put on your favorite mask, make some tea, and curl up with something eerie. These are our Top Three haunting reads this October. A perfect companion to your nightly skincare ritual this October.
The kind of house that keeps its stories locked behind fog and candlelight.
The Terror
The crew on board the HMS Terror, on a quest to find the elusive Northwest Passage, are stranded in the Arctic Circle. With rations running low and the men getting restless, they discover that something else is there with them...
Pet Sematary
Stephen King's Pet Sematary follows a family whose new home hides a burial ground with terrifying power. It's an exploration of grief, love, and what lies between life and death.
The October Country
A collection of short stories containing dusty town, carnival winds, and flickering lamplight. Bradbury's style captures the creepiness of October without gore or any jump scares. Each tale stays with you like the scent of leaves in the Autumn air
Halloween can be fun and mindful. It’s about transformation, nature, and self-care. All products listed here are non-toxic, cruelty-free, and sustainably made, proving that ethical beauty can still be exciting and even a bit magical. Light a nontoxic beeswax candle, cue the autumn playlist, and treat your skin to something scary good.
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