Beauty
Clean Beauty: The Best Skin and Hair Products
Everyone’s talking about clean beauty these days, but what is clean beauty? Words like “clean” and “organic” come into play, but not all products that label themselves that way are actually clean. The EU bans more than 1,300 ingredients from cosmetics while the US bans about 30. There is so little regulation, so I’ve chosen to stay away from anything with carcinogens and endocrine disruptors. I am not an expert, so if you want to learn more about clean beauty, I found this article helpful and recommend doing your research.
Clean Beauty: The Best Skin and Hair Products
So why clean beauty?
It all started when I was pregnant with Margot. Like many moms-to-be, I looked up what chemicals to avoid, said goodbye to my beloved keratin hair treatment (that was a sad day but it was for the best), and started using formaldehyde-free nail polish. It took about a year until I was ready to take the plunge. I thought about what I was putting on my face and what Margot was absorbing into her skin when I rocked her to sleep. I started thinking more about what was being absorbed into my skin. Was it safe? Would it cause problems long-term?
After I had Margot, I was back in the salon within a week for a keratin treatment, desperate to get rid of the frizz. As she snuggled her little face into mine and gave me open mouth kisses, I thought about how close she was to these harsh chemicals. I since switched over to Magic Sleek, a cleaner straightener. My stylist actually recommended trying something else since my hair isn’t as straight as it was when we first started using it, which can happen. I’ll report back as soon as we figure out what’s best.
See more of my favorite clean beauty products here.
So how did I figure out what to invest in?
It all started when my friend brought over a clean nail polish for me to try, and then a few samples from Credo. She never pushed anything on me but shared some really incredible products and was always there to answer my questions. Brooke only puts the cleanest and healthiest ingredients on and in her body and is just so thoughtful with everything she does. We align in so many ways, yet here I was putting some not-so-great stuff on my own skin. She shared some of her favorites, I did a lot of research, and I looked everything up on EWG and ThinkDirty so I knew what to use and what to avoid.
Indie Lee
Brightening Cleanser
Goldfaden MD
Moisturizer
Beautycounter
Plumping Oil
Beautycounter
Supreme Cream
A few weeks ago, I asked you to share your favorite clean beauty brands with me and made a list of the top mentions. Here they are.
Beautycounter
Tata Harper
RMS Beauty
Ilia
Lilah B
Goldfaden MD
PYT
Primally Pure
Kopari
Tula
Lily Lolo
When you’re ready to dive into clean beauty, I would recommend shopping at Credo and Clean at Sephora. Follain was recommended as well but I haven’t shopped there yet.
