Beauty

[SLM1011]

Do some research when it comes to clean beauty. Not all products are clean as stated. “Clean” isn’t regulated. Be aware of branding. If the ingredient that is being talked about to sell the product is not listed as one of the top five ingredients, there’s only a trace amount in the product. There’s not enough to do anything. The ingredient is just there for label appeal. Truly clean beauty can be achieved at home in your own kitchen using minimal ingredients.

How to Take Control as a Consumer: Learn to read ingredient labels — focus on the top 5–10 ingredients.

Use trusted databases like: INCI Decoder for ingredient breakdowns. Think Dirty for toxicity ratings.

Follow science-based skincare experts who explain ingredient safety without hype.

Support brands with full transparency — those that disclose percentages, sourcing, and testing.

[ccassaday]

There is no such thing as clean beauty because there is no standard as what clean is

[Icegoddess]

I'm not concerned about Clean Beauty.  I do look at ingredients and I use INCI Decoder, but not to see if it's "clean".  I think a lot of ingredients people get all excited about are not as bad as the hype.  

I avoid most, but not all, silicones in hair products, not because I think they're going to kill me, but because they coat the hair and do not wash out without sulfates.  However, some will wash out without the use of sulfates, and those I don't avoid.  Yet, if you blow dry or use heat stylers, silicones make excellent heat protectants.  

PEG's will make silicones water soluble, but those can be harmful, yet few places have PEG's on their bad list for Clean Beauty. However, I'm really not clear as to whether a water soluble product rinses out of hair.  The reason to make a product water soluble is so that it will dissolve during the creation of the product.  Water-rinseable would be the term to use if it rinses out without the use of a surfactant.  

I avoid sulfates only to save my color.  

[SLM1011]

@ccassaday That is exactly my point.  People blindly accept things without doing their own research.  There are alot of beauty companies that "greenwashing".

[SilleeMee]

People like to label things and put them into categories. That's our nature but I like to look beyond the labels and seek the science behind the ingredients. That's what I like to do.

[MW in Iowa]

America has low standards for clean ingredients , other country bans hundreds of ingredients that we use and ingest. I noticed Super Smile has sodium saccarhan and other chemicals in it's rinse , makes me think twice before i would order. I am not saying it is a bad product , just can't believe it would be considered clean.

[shoekitty]

@SilleeMee   that is certainly true.  IMO, I like to look not only what the ingredient is, what it does, but how  this relates to my skin. Science based is the way to go.  But so many here don't believe in science or care about science based ingredients.   I am 77, so I come from when they put  all kinds of toxic ingred. In skin care, as well as foods.  We are so lucky today to have all the new knowledge available.  My skin has looked better the last 15 years than it did when I was young.