Ultimate Guide to NON TOXIC cleansers for every skin type!
When it comes to skincare, choosing the right cleanser is crucial. The purpose of a cleanser is to freshen and nourish your skin without stripping and drying it out. However, many conventional cleansers contain harmful ingredients that can do more harm than good. In this guide, we’ll explore clean, non-toxic alternatives and recommend the best cleansers for every skin type.
Harmful Ingredients to Avoid
Ethoxylated Ingredients: These are synthetically produced and often contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, a potential carcinogen. Additional harmful ethoxylated ingredients include:
Phenoxyethanol: Known to be a skin irritant.
Butoxyethanol: Also known as Butyl cellosolve, Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether, Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, EGBE, Dowanol EB, Butyl oxitol, Jeffersol EB, and Ektsolve EB.
Polysorbates: Synonyms are all PEG (polyethylene & polypropylene glycol) compounds, including PEG-20, PEG-40, PEG-60, and its synonyms, Polysorbate-20, Polysorbate-40. Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES), Ammonium Laureth Sulfate, and most ingredients ending in 'eth'.
Sorbitan Monostearate and other sorbitan-based ingredients, which are also synonymous with PEGs (polysorbates).
BHA and BHT: These preservatives can be harmful to your health.
Formaldehyde: Used as a preservative in many products, formaldehyde is a known carcinogen and neurotoxin.
Parabens: Commonly used preservatives that can disrupt hormone function.
Petroleum: Often contaminated with known carcinogens.
Choosing the Right Cleanser for Your Skin Type
Milk cleansers: recommended for mature, dry, normal, or dehydrated skin
OSEA Ocean Cleansing Milk (Discount code: CLEANLIVING)
Foaming and gel based cleansers: recommended for normal, combination, and oily
Mukti Balancing Cleansing Gel (LOVE THIS!!)
Clearstem Gentle Cleanser (Discount code: CLEANLIVINGKARLY)
Indie Lee Purifying Face Wash (LOVE THIS!)
Oil based cleansers: use as a first cleanse to remove makeup, sunscreen and other impurities
Facial scrubs
Clearstem Vitamin Scrub (Discount code: CLEANLIVINGKARLY)
Seaglow Resurfacing Scrub (Discount code: CLEANLIVING)
Why Go Non-Toxic?
Switching to non-toxic skincare products helps avoid harmful chemicals that can irritate your skin and harm your health. By opting for non-toxic, clean beauty products, you’re making a choice that benefits both your skin and overall well-being. Whether you have sensitive, oily, dry, or combination skin, there’s a perfect clean cleanser out there for you.
Remember, clean living starts with making swaps about what you put on your skin. One swap at a time!!!