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Having finished chemo and radiation treatments I have become quite a 'post cancer hippie' with regards to all of my personal products. I don't want anything with a bunch of toxic ingredients. Once you really start looking at the ingredients list of products... well, it's more disturbing that I ever realized. I use the EWG skindeep database and try for only products that score a 2 or below, but have a few that are 3 or 4. ([...]
This mascara is about as perfect as you can find. It performs wonderfully for having no crazy crap in it. Yes it will run if you cry, but I look at that as a good thing, it's not exactly normal for mascara not to run - I don't want those chemicals on my body anywhere!
After MUCH research, trial and error - the natural beauty products I have happily settled on that are
1)Low in toxic ingredients
2)Still quality products that work well and
3) Readily available on Amazon
Burt's Bees Radiance Serum (Toxin score: 1)
Juice Beauty Refining Finishing Powder (Toxin score: 2)
Juice Beauty SPF 30 Tinted Mineral Moisturizer (Toxin score: 3)
Larenim Blush (Toxin score: 2)
SANTE All-Natural Eyeshadow Stick (Toxin score: 2, the blue, green, rose and pearl are all pearlescent, but the coffee, olive and white are more matte; the rose, white and pearl are good for highlighting.)
Ecco Bella Mascara (Toxin score: 1)
Lavilin Deodorant (Custom toxin score: ~3)
Avalon Organics Vitamin C Cleansing Gel (Toxin Score 3)
EO Everyone Soap Lavender and Aloe (Toxin Score: 3)
Kiss My Face Whenever Shampoo and Conditioner (Toxin score: 2)
CoverGirl Outlast All Day Lipcolor (Toxin score: 4, not bad and the performance is worth it to me.)
I hope this is helpful for others with the same intention.
9/30 update - I decided to start a blog with all of this (and more as I go)- if you're interested it's at PostCancerHippie.com or facebook/postcancerhippie
May 2013 · Beauty and Personal Care