Comments on: how to detox your beauty cupboard

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:38:22 +0000

I didnt have a choice but to detox my beauty products after a severe allergic reaction from over use of hair dyes and make up, that involved my entire head swelling up and then left me with contact allergic dermatitis on my face especially around my eyes.
Since then, no more chemical filled shampoo/conditioner/soap, make up, creams…anything! Applying sunscreen makes my skin look like it was burnt and blistered.
As I could not put anything on my skin or hair for quite some time I found wonderful products from Redgum Soaps. They have fantastic products, great service, helpful, informative and not only chemical free but made on a solar powered farm on the NSW south coast.
http://www.redgumsoaps.com.au

I highly recommend them for everybody!!

By: get your stuff sorted | Sarah Wilson

get your stuff sorted | Sarah Wilson — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:47:40 +0000

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By: Fiona

Fiona — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:56:44 +0000

There is a great company in the US called Silk Naturals. As far as I know, you can only order via the website. The packaging is, quite frankly, ugly, but the quality and colors are outstanding.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:34:09 +0000

It is frightening what chemicals are being used in cosmetics, I recently changed my normal make up to mineral makeup (I just got pregnant and want to reduce the amount of chemicals I put into my body). Have you heard of Inika Mineral Makeup?

I found more info here at http://www.beauty-salon-adelaide.com/inika.html

Apparently there are certified organic, pure minerals and certified vegan. I think the more natural we can get, the better!

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Link Roundup: Make Up | Eat Live Austin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:17:18 +0000

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By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 07:16:55 +0000

Living Nature are a great natural brand but rather expensive. Natural Instinct are good for sunscreen, but I use a more outdoorsy thick one. I recently discovered Sukin which I love because it’s so affordable, simple and effective. Their skin creams are lovely and contain recognisable quality ingredients. See http://www.sukinorganics.com.au

I’m also using organic jojoba oil which I buy cheaply online from the USA: http://www.iherb.com (use the code obi720 for a discount). It’s the best oil for the skin and used in lots of creams. You can get it in Oz and NZ too, but usually it costs more. But it’s more affordable than rosehip oil. I don’t wear make-up so am free from all that rigmarole.

By: Blogs that get people fired up | Sarah Wilson

Blogs that get people fired up | Sarah Wilson — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:55:41 +0000

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By: minimal me (part seven): my makeup bag. « wabi wabi

minimal me (part seven): my makeup bag. « wabi wabi — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:51:41 +0000

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By: Sarah-Jane

Sarah-Jane — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:17:03 +0000

I have most certainly been trying my life to only use natural, chemical-free stuff like the miessence range. I have sensitive skin. I am sixteen and I have started getting acne on my face, but the dermatolagist told me I’ve had it in my scalp for years, I just haven’t known. My friends, of whom I’m rather angry at, told me to use clean n clear on it, and not anything the dermatolagist told me to use, as they apparently ‘lie to get money’. Then my friend, Hannah, told me clean n clear is terrible for your skin, and it’s very rough. Thank you. As for make-up, many girls I know at school use it, and literally, it makes no difference. Their cakey skin, clumpy eyelashes and dark eyes make them look like they’re trying too hard. All that, and they will probably end up having all the worst skin for it. Worst is the attitude of my friends, whenever we go to a social together, it’s always about plastering on make-up. And as for my acne, it’s just another ‘problem’ for my friends to try and fix for me, without any consideration of my feelings. I told them repetedly, ‘no’ but they refused to listen. There is no support for those who don’t believe in chemicals, expecially if your friends tell you ‘chemicals will fix it Sarah, if you don’t use chemicals, you will have scarring from your pimples’ against the advice of a very nice, sympathic and experienced dermatologist, with many years specialising in the treatement of skin problems.

By: Campbell

Campbell — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:54:37 +0000

I kinda don’t get this make-up obsession thing. I’m male and I just don’t really find make-up that attractive on women – just in case you were doing it for us blokes (hah!). You’re basically trying to hide your natural face… who you are… and that’s partly what disheartens me about seeing someone covered in it – it suggests to me you’re trying to hide yourself and you don’t like yourself in some way.

It is, as someone else said, a drug habit. My girlfriend doesn’t really use makeup too often and I love that… and sometimes she does, fairly sparingy, and that’s nice. But should this be a thing that every woman does religiously each morning… I think it’s a bit crazy – drilled into you at a young age that you need to put stuff all over your face to be beautiful – actually you are beautiful already. Society can go get stuffed if it makes any person feel inferior – why don’t we drill that into our kids instead of buying them cutesy wutesy pink make-up sets with ponies on the front!

The ingredients in these things are mind-boggling as well – but people still eat McDonalds and the vast majority of our food has horrible things in it, doctors are just taught about chemical ‘solutions’ and paid by big companies to use their products, so i’m not suprised. If you’re going to use makeup at least use it a little discreetly, so many times I see stuff caked on – that can’t be healthy for your skin. It’s not how nature intended your skin to be treated.

We go all organic and natural where possible. I’m obsessive about avoiding nasty chemicals so i’d say just throw out/recycle whatever you have that is not good for you rather than feeling wasteful and applying cancer-causing chemicals to your face for the sake of it. But that’s just me.

Anyway, this theme cuts much deeper than make-up. Our whole society is over-dependant on man-made chemicals that cause us untold environmental and health problems. We need to live more in harmony with nature and as soon as the people demand this, the sooner corporates who seemingly run this world (only because of our inaction – they don’t actually) will align with the right way of doing things.

OK, what were we talking about again? Oh yeah, makeup. Ditch it!