Beauty

[Katcat1]

There was an article about a 25 year old survivor of cancer and she stopped using toxic makeup.  Burt Bees lip gloss had traces of lead, now I am not sure what made these products toxic but they are Two Faced Better than Sex mascara; Neutrogena wipes; Nars glow foundation; and there are others.

Where do we go to find out what is harmful in our makeup?

 

[Nightowlz]

Check out Cosmily dot com all you have to do is copy & paste your ingredients to see an analysis.

I just checked out my Lord Jones acid mantel repair moisturizer. It looks good except maybe the Inula Helenium Extract which shows 5-8 med-high hazard. I will have to search it now.

You can also Google ingredient checker. Click on Byrdie site which lists apps plus websites that you can use.

[Katcat1]

@Nightowlz   Thank you.  I will check out Cosmily.com

[morganjen]

The Ennvironmental Working Group has a section on personal care products:

https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

[Icegoddess]

I just checked Cosmily for the Sheer Glow foundation since I use it.  Judging by their analysis, unless you want to eliminate all silicones from your life, I think you'll have a hard time following in this lady's footsteps.  The ingredient that got the highest rating of EWG 3 (Moderate Hazared) was Cyclopentasiloxane.  It's a silicone.  Dimethicone, another silicone, got a EWG 1-3 (Safe to Moderate Hazard).  Then there was PEG-Dimethicone which is a silicone which has polyethylene glycol added to it which makes it water soluble.  It was rated as EWG 1-3 (Safe to Moderate Hazard).  It wasn't identified specifically as a silicone the others were, but it was identified as a PEG.  There is no mention on the site about that.

However, for me, the most troublesome ingredient is the PEG-Dimethicone.  The reason being that PEG's often contain impurities that have been closely tied to breast cancer and should not be used on broken skin.  I find this more concerning than the parabens that get such a bad rap.

That being said, I won't stop using it.  I do have other options if I end up with a scratch or zit on a day I need to wear makeup.  I do avoid PEG's in my shampoos and conditioners though 

[Shanus]

@Katcat1   Every time you read an article, some other ingredient is harmful, causes cancer....even some brands that clain they're "clean beauty", you cand find a few "iffy" ingredients.

Many of these would have to be ingested to do intense harm. Findings are reported on using large amounts of the ingredient over a period of time. 

Silicones in particular, are only harmful to me for the way they cause a product to perform...makeup to be slippery, primer to cause makeup to pill, keep hair from retaining/accepting moisture. 

There will be foods, lotions, beauty products that are reported to be "toxic". Make your own decisions how far down the ingredient deck they appear and if they're really hazardous.

No one can keep up with these daily changing and differerent opinions. 

[marmarbrooklyn]

@Shanus 

Hi I agree with you . 

8 years ago I decided to go cruelty free after adopting my rescue puppy. After about a year or so I dabbled in organic , clean, green beauty . I do enjoy using these brands makeup products but I will say you have to really be careful . Everything including water is a chemical . I got some of the worst skin issues from these products . Horrible welts from natural deodorants ,eye styes from eye creams and redness from certain oils on my face. Its difficult to decide many green brands will talk about the dangers of chemicals. Dr Dray has a great video on green beauty that is very interesting . I feel if someone has serious health issues like cancer , or auto immune diseases they should speak to their doctors on risks not just make decisions based on marketing .

[NYCLatinaMe]

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@Katcat1 wrote:

There was an article about a 25 year old survivor of cancer and she stopped using toxic makeup.  Burt Bees lip gloss had traces of lead, now I am not sure what made these products toxic but they are Two Faced Better than Sex mascara; Neutrogena wipes; Nars glow foundation; and there are others.

Where do we go to find out what is harmful in our makeup?

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@Katcat1 I looked for this article because I use Neutrogena wipes and was concerned, and I just wanted to highlight that the article does not state that most of these products are toxic. The only product with specific complaints are Burt’s Bees lipstick, which she claims has tested positive for traces of lead, and soaps and lotions, which she claims contain synthetic fragrances, which the article claims cause disruptions within our hormones.  That is news to me, but I didn't research.  Synthetic fragrances are everywhere and hard to avoid

The other products mentioned in that article are just products that the cancer survivor won't use for reasons that maybe personal to her and not about toxicity. 

I did some additional research on the Neutrogena wipes and the worst I found is generally that wipes are not as good at cleaning without a finishing rinse with water because MAYBE the wipe just spreads the dirt around without removing it.  Also, generally, wipes are are not as good for the environment if they are not biodegradable, which the I do not know whether the Neutrogena wipes are or not.

So this cancer survivor is just telling us about products she won't use, not whether the products are toxic.

Big difference.

[Lucky Charm]

The entire line I use for shamp/cond, deod, body lotion and all face makeup--has a certified toxic free emblem on it.  It's also organic, made in the USA, and animal cruelty free.  

I love it.

Suzanne Organics.

[Katcat1]

@NYCLatinaMe    I differ with you because at the beginning of the article it stated that following are the products that she considered toxic and following that were the products she now uses.  I think everyone has to make a decision of what they want to use.