Vetted Resource Directory · NextGen Purpose
The Good Stuff Guide
A vetted directory sourced from 10 years and 330 conversations with the founders actually building better products — in food, clean beauty, wellness, and sustainable living.
Every brand below has been featured on Essential Ingredients or personally vetted by Justine. No paid placements in the featured section. New picks in the newsletter every Thursday.
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Featured Vetted Partners · Podcast-Sourced
Brands Justine Believes In

Food & Kitchen
Purity Coffee
Andrew Salisbury · Founder & CEO
Health-first coffee — shade-grown, regeneratively farmed, and independently tested to maximize antioxidants while eliminating mold, mycotoxins, and pesticides. The coffee Justine switched to for good.
Coffee is the #1 source of antioxidants in the American diet. Purity is the only brand that treats that as a responsibility instead of a marketing angle.

Wellness
DryWater
Bryan Appio · Founder & CEO
Clean hydration built on transparency — no questionable additives, no shortcuts. Bryan built this after a personal health crisis demanded he read every label. He did, and then he rebuilt what he couldn't find.
Bryan didn't start a brand — he fixed a gap that affected his own health. The most honest conversation we've had about what's actually in your hydration products.

Clean Beauty
Beauty Crush
Karen Behnke · Founder & CEO
Plant exosome technology from Karen's certified organic Sonoma vineyard, paired with biomimetic peptides and radical sustainability. The OG of clean beauty — she was building this before it had a name.
Karen co-launched Goop Beauty, was named most innovative entrepreneur by Goldman Sachs, and then went back to her vineyard to build the most scientifically honest skincare line she'd ever made.

Food & Kitchen
Kosterina
Katina Mountanos · Founder
Single-origin Greek extra virgin olive oil — cold-extracted from Koroneiki olives at peak harvest to preserve the highest possible polyphenol content. The EVOO Justine reaches for first.
Not all olive oil is created equal — most of what's sold as EVOO has been sitting in warehouses. Kosterina is the rare brand that starts with the polyphenol count and works backward from there.
Seasonal Collection · Summer 2026
Summer Conscious Living Picks
Justine's PickFood & Kitchen
Gluten-Free Flour
Caputo
Italian gluten-free flour from the Naples mill that's been at it since 1924 — works for pizza, bread, cookies, and cakes without compromise.

Food & Kitchen
Membership
Thrive Market
Organic groceries at wholesale prices — members save an average of $200 a year.
Justine's PickClean Beauty
Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40
ILIA Beauty
Skincare actives inside a light-coverage foundation — one step, real results.

Clean Beauty
Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50
Supergoop!
Invisible, weightless, scentless — leaves zero white cast and doubles as a primer. Allure Best of Beauty 2025.
Justine's PickWellness
AG1 Daily Greens
Athletic Greens
75 whole-food ingredients in one scoop — Justine's non-negotiable morning ritual for 3 years.

Wellness
Infrared Sauna Blanket
HigherDOSE
15-minute infrared sessions that fit a real schedule — the at-home detox ritual that delivers.
Justine's PickHome & Sustainability
Beeswax Wraps (3-Pack)
Bee's Wrap
Replaces plastic wrap entirely — washable, reusable, and fully compostable after a year.
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Justine's PickFood & Kitchen
Gluten-Free Flour
Caputo
Italian gluten-free flour from the Naples mill that's been at it since 1924 — works for pizza, bread, cookies, and cakes without compromise.

Food & Kitchen
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
California Olive Ranch
California-grown, traceable to the grove — the everyday cooking oil Justine reaches for first.

Food & Kitchen
Grain-Free Tortillas
Siete Family Foods
Cassava + coconut flour — the clean swap that doesn't compromise on texture.
Justine's PickFood & Kitchen
Organic Chicken Bone Broth
Kettle & Fire
Slow-simmered 20 hours, pasture-raised sourced — no shortcuts, no concentrates.

Food & Kitchen
Membership
Thrive Market
Organic groceries at wholesale prices — members save an average of $200 a year.
Justine's PickClean Beauty
Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40
ILIA Beauty
Skincare actives inside a light-coverage foundation — one step, real results.

Clean Beauty
Overnight Resurfacing Peel
Beautycounter
AHA + papaya enzymes; smoother texture by morning without harsh recovery.
Justine's PickClean Beauty
Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil
Biossance
Sugarcane-derived squalane — identical to skin's own lipids, locks in moisture without clogging.

Clean Beauty
Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50
Supergoop!
Invisible, weightless, scentless — leaves zero white cast and doubles as a primer. Allure Best of Beauty 2025.

Clean Beauty
Natural Deodorant
Each & Every
Aluminum-free, baking soda-free — actually lasts through an active day.
Justine's PickWellness
AG1 Daily Greens
Athletic Greens
75 whole-food ingredients in one scoop — Justine's non-negotiable morning ritual for 3 years.

Wellness
Lion's Mane + Chaga Mushroom Coffee
Four Sigmatic
Adaptogenic mushrooms blended with coffee — focus and calm in the same cup.
Justine's PickWellness
DS-01 Daily Synbiotic
Seed
24 clinically studied strains in a nested capsule designed to actually reach your gut.

Wellness
Magnesium Breakthrough
BiOptimizers
7 forms of magnesium — most people are deficient in 3. Better sleep within two weeks.

Wellness
Infrared Sauna Blanket
HigherDOSE
15-minute infrared sessions that fit a real schedule — the at-home detox ritual that delivers.
Justine's PickHome & Sustainability
Beeswax Wraps (3-Pack)
Bee's Wrap
Replaces plastic wrap entirely — washable, reusable, and fully compostable after a year.

Home & Sustainability
Starter Kit
Branch Basics
One concentrate replaces every cleaner in your home — refill, don't rebuy.

Home & Sustainability
Compostable Storage Bags
If You Care
Fully compostable, petroleum-free — for snacks, sandwiches, and fridge leftovers.
Justine's PickHome & Sustainability
Countertop Compost Bin
Full Circle
Odor-sealed, stylish enough to leave on the counter — makes composting a daily habit.

Home & Sustainability
3-Stage Water Filter Pitcher
Clearly Filtered
Removes 365+ contaminants including PFAS, chlorine, and heavy metals — cleaner than most bottle brands.
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