Skin Care Info

Ever since reading the book Living Green by Greg Horn, I’ve been much more focused on trying to eliminate harmful chemicals from my life, especially in the area of makeup and body products. As the author pointed out, skin is the body’s largest organ, and why put something on your skin that you wouldn’t want to eat or can’t pronounce?

With so many independent and organic bath & body companies out there, on Etsy.com and the rest of the web, it’s fairly straightforward to find soaps and lotions that are all natural and don’t include harmful chemicals. Some things are a little trickier… makeup for instance. There are some fabulous handmade mineral makeup companies on Etsy.com such as Orglamix and Mixology Makeup, who both sell a variety of eyeshadows, foundation and other mineral makeup that are free of toxins and chemicals found in some more mainstream mineral makeup.

The thing that’s really been bugging me lately is mascara. I haven’t exactly seen an indie solution to that one yet. Ideal Bite has a tip dedicated to non-toxic mascaras, but I also just discovered this other great site through one of their recent tips: Skin Deep, the cosmetic safety database.

This incredible site was launched in 2004 and gives easy to navigate safety ratings for almost a quarter of the beauty & body products on the market — over 27,000 products with over 7,000 ingredients. I switched to Crystal deodorant, shortly after finishing reading Living Green. I compared my old antiperspirant-deodorant, Dove, with the new deodorant on the Skin Deep list. On a safety rating scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest hazard, Dove has a rating of 6 and my new Crystal deodorant has a 0 rating. Considering that many antiperspirant-deodorants have been linked with breast cancer, I’m really glad I decided to make this switch. I’ve been really happy too; I’ve now been using the Crystal deodorant for about a year and I really like it. It lasts FOREVER. It seems like hardly any is gone from the stick. Yes, it’s not an antipersperant, so if that’s what you’re after this isn’t your solution. But antipersperants aren’t exactly good for you anyway. I love this stuff.

Skin Deep is a really great resource if you’re concerned about the chemicals you put onto your body. I recommend making yourself a cheat sheet of better alternatives to look for while at the store by using the recommendations available at Skin Deep.

Mallory, a New Orleans resident and Gulf Coast native, launched her website, MissMalaprop.com, in August 2006 as a place to showcase unique and independently made products and small businesses, document her personal mission to live a more environmentally sustainable and socially responsible lifestyle, and talk about what’s really going on in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast and showcase NOLA and Gulf South based artists and businesses.

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