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. A new Good Stuff note every Thursday. The NextGen Pick once a month.
Recommendations are selected editorially. Any business relationship is disclosed beside the brand. Some links are affiliate links; if you buy through one, NextGen Purpose may earn a small commission at no cost to you.
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Featured Vetted Brands · 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
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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
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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