topic Re: Clean Beauty in Beauty

Clean Beauty

sunnygirl 007 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:55:58 GMT

BTH ingredient in LWYA TSV????

Re: Clean Beauty

ellaphant — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:14:26 GMT

I still love Laura Gellar make up, just received her 3 piece lip kit!

But I buy all my face and body care/ cleansing products elsewhere as I'm very picky

about ingredients - don't like witch hazel, too drying! And I find much better prices.

Re: Clean Beauty

SilleeMee — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:31:18 GMT

BHT is a preservative used in food and cosmetics. It is not considered to be a clean ingredient b/c that ingredient has some health risks associated with it.

ETA-

BHT is not one of the ingredients listed for Qvc's clean beauty.

Re: Clean Beauty

Shelbelle — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:23:21 GMT

Geller is still using talc as the basis for all her powders, hardly Clean.

Re: Clean Beauty

sunnygirl 007 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:47:19 GMT

Re: Clean Beauty

sunnygirl 007 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:49:41 GMT

It says it right there .

Re: Clean Beauty

SilleeMee — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:55:10 GMT

@sunnygirl 007

'Clean Beauty' is not a standardized category. In other words Qvc has their own set of clean ingredients and it might not be the same as other retailers. 'Clean Beauty' is a marketing tool used to get you to buy a 'clean' product rather than one that isn't 'clean' according to whoever you're buying from.

Re: Clean Beauty

SilleeMee — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:59:49 GMT

This is QVC's clean beauty statement:

"The QVC® Clean Beauty seal designates that a brand formulates products without sulfates (SLS and SLES), parabens, methylisothiazolinone/methylchloroisothiazolinone, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, petrolatum, mineral oil, chemical sunscreens, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, triclocarban, and talc.

It also indicates products contain less than one percent of synthetic fragrances and are certified cruelty-free by a third-party source."

BHT is not listed in that list of ingredients.

Re: Clean Beauty

sunnygirl 007 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:15:42 GMT

It's in wild berry and the grapefruit ones. Just to be mindful what you put on or in your body . I'm sure people click on the ingredients.

Re: Clean Beauty

weez1987 — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:17:53 GMT

I would suggest buying something else, if you are not happy with the ingredient list.

Re: Clean Beauty

Shelbelle — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:34:20 GMT

Q also does not include artifiicial dyes in their Clean Beauty, but I feel they should be, just my 2 cents.

Re: Clean Beauty

Shelbelle — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:40:21 GMT

Also remember there are several names given to mineral oils and petro products, look for these to indictate the use of petro

Isohexadecane, Paraffinium Liquidium, C13-14 Isoparaffin.

I also look out for the use of DMDM Hydantoin as a preservative, it is from formaldehyde.

Re: Clean Beauty

Shelbelle — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:42:41 GMT

Also, look out for resins in nail products, they can also come from formaldehyde.

Re: Clean Beauty

SilleeMee — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:56:44 GMT

Linalool, when oxidized, can be a skin allergen and if used in a leave-on product it can be a problem. Linalool is added as a natural fragrance. IMO, ALL fragrances natural or not should be left out of 'clean' products period.

Re: Clean Beauty

Shelbelle — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:59:18 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
Linalool, when oxidized, can be a skin allergen and if used in a leave-on product it can be a problem. Linalool is added as a natural fragrance. IMO, ALL fragrances natural or not should be left out of 'clean' products period.

I do notice the use of Linalool quite often. And we do hear quite often now that fragrances should be left out of products that can be used in the feminine area. I use Sweet Spot Labs Wash for that area, and they had several scents I loved, now down to just vanilla and unscented.

Re: Clean Beauty

Icegoddess — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 22:07:02 GMT

Silicones are not listed either.

Re: Clean Beauty

SilleeMee — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 22:18:31 GMT

@Icegoddess wrote:
Silicones are not listed either.

It's debatable on that one. Silicone has more of an negative impact on the environment than it does on the skin or on our health.

Re: Clean Beauty

JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 22:21:09 GMT

From an article on the good human website ~

BHT IN COSMETICS

The vast majority of published work on BHT is based around consuming the

compound. There is less information on using it topically. However, the Skin Deep site rates BHT as having a “high hazard to high hazard depending on product usage” and says it has been shown to be linked to cancer, developmental toxicity, allergies, neurotoxicity, endocrine disruption, biochemical or cellular level changes.

A study by Lanigan RS, published in 2002 in the Cosmetic Ingredient Review, The

Final report on the safety assessment of BHT, found that it was safe to use BHT in

the low concentrations found in cosmetics.

BHT applied to the skin appears to remain in the skin or pass through only slowly

and does not produce systemic exposures to BHT or its metabolites seen with oral

exposures.

Although there were only limited studies that evaluated the effect of BHT on the

skin, the available studies, along with the case literature, demonstrate no

significant irritation, sensitization, or photosensitization.

Recognizing the low concentration at which this ingredient is currently used in

cosmetic formulations, it was concluded that BHT is safe as used in cosmetic

formulations.

What kind of products can BHT be found in?

Aveeno Baby Natural Protection Mineral Block Face Stick

Neutrogena Body Oil

CVS Beauty Bars Sensitive Skin

Neutrogena Liquid Facial Cleanser Fragrance-Free

Revlon ColorStay Bronzer for the Face

Loreal Hip High-Intensity Pigments

OLAY Daily Facials Deep Cleansing Cloths

Re: Clean Beauty

ccassaday — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:22:39 GMT

Clean beauty is a scam and a marketing term. There is no standard that says what clean beauty is

Re: Clean Beauty

ellaphant — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:21:59 GMT

@Shelbelle wrote:
Geller is still using talc as the basis for all her powders, hardly Clean.

I don't use powder of any kind.