I’m a big fan of the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep program. You can go to the EWG Skin Deep website and see how the ingredients in your favorite beauty and body products rate on a scale of least to most harmful. It is a great way to screen what you buy in order to avoid toxicity by way of exposure to harmful chemicals. After all, chemicals applied topically are still absorbed by the bloodstream. I check the Skin Deep website before I make any skincare or cosmetic purchases so I know which brands are going to be the safest to use daily. Although the EWG has reviewed over 70,000 products, there are still some newer products that are not yet rated, so keep that in mind when searching their database. Although there are men’s products on the Skin Deep website, this blog post is targeted toward women. However, all Honest Company products are co-ed, so they’re fair game if males are interested; my husband loves their shave oil. Note: a few of these items may seem costly, but I use them very sparingly so they last quite a while.
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Make-up: (Even though I only wear make-up once or twice on a normal week, I still feel much better about not using products that are chock full of harmful chemicals.)
Concealer, blush, bronzer, eyebrow pencil, and highlighter- Physician’s Formula (Organic Wear)
Eyeliner- Stila eyeshadow (with a damp eyeliner brush)
Mascara- Boots No. 7.
Lips- Burt’s Bees lip balm or Honest Company lip balm
Skin Care:
Cleanser-100% Pure Organic Lavender Seafoam Facial Cleanser
Toner- Pure Luxe Apothecary Rosewater Hydrating Face Tonic
Moisturizer- Medicine Mama’s Apothecary Sweet Bee Magic All-in-One Healing Skin Cream
Eye Cream- Acure Organics (I LOVE Acure Organics- they make wonderful products)
Mask- Aveda Tourmaline Radiance Mask
Body Care:
Body Wash- Dr. Bronners Pure Castile Soap
Body Moisture- Herbivore Botanicals Luminous Body Oil or Honest Company Body Lotion
Deoderant- Honest Company
Shaving- Honest Company Conditioner (Yes, I meant to say conditioner- try it instead of that chemical-laden shave gel and you might just love it as much as I do. Plus, there’s the added moisturizing.)
Bath- Herbivore Botanicals Coconut Bath Soak
Hair:
Shampoo- Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Retention Shampoo
Conditioner- Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Restorative Conditioner
Leave-In Conditioner- Honest Company
Styling- Got2b POWDER’ful Styling Powder
Teeth:
Toothpaste- Honest Company
Mouthwash- Honest Company
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Fancy Pants:
Nails- Jamberry Nail adhesives (Chemical and BPA free, easy and quick to apply, long-lasting, super fun, and all around awesome. Check them out at www.berrysweetnailz.jamberrynails.net)
Fragrance- Jo Malone Wood Sage and Sea Salt (This is not rated on the Skin Deep website, but my nose doesn’t care. Not one bit.)
Let me know if you have any suggestions- I would love to hear them. Thanks for reading.
Thanks for the list! It takes some trial and error to find the right products. I go to Organic Beauty Talk to see what new products are out there. I check and compare their Trusted Brands before purchasing something new: http://www.organicbeautytalk.com/trusted-brands/
ReplyDeleteThank you for the resource, Kerri! I'm looking forward to checking it out.
DeleteKaty, just catching up on your blog posts...loved this! Totally added tons of these to my Amazon wish list. Thanks for doing the leg work and sharing the info! Also, would love to catch up with you sometime! we miss you guys!
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