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It is time for me to replenish my day and night time moisturiser and I feel like trying some thing different.
Currently I am using Body Shop products and it is ok but now that I am in my 30's I feel that I need a bit more in the way of preventative aging etc. I am highly sensitive to purfumes so I need to ere on the side natural side of things.
Anyone got any recommendations?
At the mo I'm using natural instinct - simple, but natural.
Also grace cosmetics do a really good range, as do diva.Google them ;)
I use A'kin and Alchemy stuff - australian and organic and good fro my sensitive skin.
Not sure on how 'natural' they are, but I use Dove 2 in 1 cleanser and toner (just a drop is enough!), and Nivea oil free moisturising fluid every morning, and I think they are both great. Usually after a couple of weeks of using a product I will get a break out, but I haven't with either of these products so I've stuck with them. I don't think either are very perfumed at all, I don't like the strong perfumes either.
I use the Miessence Balancing Cleanser, skin conditioner and moisturiser. They are divine, all certified organic and so no harsh perfumes and chemicals. Once or twice a week I use the garnet exfoliating scrub and once a week or so I use their mask. All very nice stuff, makes my skin so soft and I rarely get breakouts.
At the moment I use A'kin but it's almost used up so I will move on to Tinderbox.
Stopping using chemicals on my skin and hair was the best thing I've ever done. Inititally my skin went nuts (chemical withdrawal??) but it's been in fantastic condition since.
The Akin and Alchemy brands are great (developed by the same company), as is Miessence and Natural Instinct. Avalon organics do great hair products/shampoos. My favourite brand is, and always will be Jurlique - exxy but well worth it (and highly concentrated, so long lasting). Their herbal recovery gel is wonderful. I use it combined with their normal day moisturiser and it leaves my skin feeling really soft and well moisturised but not oily.
I have very sensitive skin, and I can not go past cetaphil. It has no fragrances and other things that cause skin irritations and is a great moisturiser. Not expensive either.
I am not sure how much I believe in anti-aging products as I believe that it is the sun and lack of water that causes aging.
The best anti-aging product on the market is probably sunscreen.
I have been to makeup counters or nutrimetics parties, beauticians for facials and people always comment on how good my skin looks and they are shocked when I tell them that I dont spend $100 on products, just a $7.00 tube of cetaphil moisturiser.
Good luck with your decision :)
Yep, love the akin and alchemy range (akin =skincare, alchemy=haircare). The creamy cleanser is divine. I bought my sister a $49 starter pack from DJs a few months ago. They werent travel sizes, they were full sizes (100mls etc). Great for starting out with the product.
I also use:
Alpha h- use of glycolic acid in products
Eleusian - all natural products
Liz Earle - UK based co.
Oh and if your using a good cleanser and a good moisturiser, there is no need to buy a toner or a eye makeup remover either. A lot of these products are just doubling up. Akin creamy cleasner is a eye make up remover, cleanser and toner all in one....no need for 5 different bottles !!!!!!!!;)
I use Clinique products. They are fragrance free and don't test on animals. The initial outlay is a little more than most but they last so long! When they have their free gift with purchase I sometimes buy products I don't need because none of them have run out yet :lol:
Miessence here, smells great, works well, is Australian, organic products (not ingredients but the whole product) and doesn't put dodgy chemicals in my skin.
What are you feeding your family's skin?
I use Estee Lauder everything... skincare & makeup.
Have done for years... one of my girlfriends that I lived with from age 18 was an Estee Lauder rep, and always had a ridiculous amount of it in the house :rolleyes:
I started using it when I was 18 - when I moved in with ExDH 4 yrs later & had to start buying my own ;) I decided to try other brands (mainly because of the $$$).
Infortunately, you get what you pay for, and I was too spoilt for those 4 yrs I lived with her, so I went back to the Estee Lauder, and have used it ever since.
It is expensive (approx $50 for cleanser / $45 for toner / $70+ for moisturiser) but it lasts for AGES.
The cleanser I've had since April & only about halfway through now, the toner I replaced yesterday after buying about 8 months ago, and the moisturiser I have half left & I bought it in August (I use the moisturiser more times a day than the others though).
I guess its a massive initial outlay, but they seem to run out at different times, so if you're buying them seperately its easier to do IYKWIM ;)
Well I am a strong advocate for limiting the use of chemicals - both for the damage and toxicity it adds to your skin and for the footprints it leaves on Mother Earth...
I use Jurlique - love it love it. The cleanser lasts me (twice a day useage) about 4-5 months at $45 a bottle. The moisturiser lasts for about 6 months at about $85 a tube. I also love L'Occitane - their products are just slightly more expensive but beautiful also. I buy some when I go to the city (which is rarely) so usually I only have my Jurlique.
I am using a body wash & lotion named "I love my Body" and shampoo named "I love my Hair" and they are made by Toni Childs. They are just beautiful. Again toxic free. I think it's important to choose consciously what you use. I think it's helpful to ask "what toxins does this contain". We need as a society to decide that we will be kinder to ourselves and the environment...
clinique love it as others said its expensive to start with but worth it.
Another one here for outting chemicals in our home and care products. We use neways right through our house but have also heard good things about missense
I regularly use:
MiEssence products
MooGoo (great soap, shampoo and anti-cradle cap products, VERY safe and kind to skin)
Jurlique
L'Occitane
I used to use Clinique but as well as the cost I became suspicious of their environmental impact and chemical ****tails... although I still use their foundations because they have the best SPF factor and "fit" for my skin. Clinique exfoliator ingredients include plastic granules and alcohol... way too harsh on skin.
I used Clinique once years ago - maybe 12 years ago... I became all red and inflamed. The chemicals in Clinique - my g/f calls it Chemique...! :lol:
...that is hilarious. Thanks for sharing that !!!!!:lol::
my g/f calls it Chemique...!
Dermalogica...But im biased!!
For moisturiser couldn't fault Miessece, for body soap etc I'm happy with Natural Instinct. I use their facial cleanser as well.
I buy the big litre bottle of Natural Instinct for the kids bathroom - it's really nice. (But I am hung up on "Love My Hair" for me)
I also use Natural Instinct hand wash in the soap dispensers around the house.
I buy my soap from The Natural Foodstore - I love Sandalwood so I get a really yummy one from there for the whole family.
Do Natural Instinct make a soap bar Christy or is it the body wash that you use?
Body wash for us & the pump hand soap for that. We use soap nuts for baths & clothes washing...
I use MOPS (modern organic products) for hair :) my favourite.
Oh you girls! I'm going to have to place some online orders now! LOL Let's see... I definitely need to try some MiEssence moisturiser... the last one I bought is nearly used up (Jurlique's Calendula Cream, also bought based on BB recommendations... it's good, not too heavy, not greasy, absorbs quickly and works well with my foundation... I might go back to it again someday). And I need some more MooGoo shampoo. The thing I like about those brands is that their websites and delivery is FANTASTIC... both companies ship very quickly! With 3 kids I rarely have the luxury of browsing the comestics counter anymore... though one good thing about being my age :redface: I've tried sooooo many products now that I have largely sorted the cream from the crap! And I don't subscribe to advertising anymore! Interesting how the best brands don't seem to need much advertising.
Me too! But after reading the bottle I was a little disappointed that it's not really very organic, has some of the same stuff as other shampoos (SLS, etc) just not as much. But it is very light and yummy!:
Tobyturtle, why the dermalogica bias? Am thinking of getting their scrub but not sure if it's worth the $$...
To the ladies who use A'kin and Alchemy, what are your favourite products? Do they have a good, light moisturiser?
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Tobyturtle, why the dermalogica bias? Am thinking of getting their scrub but not sure if it's worth the $$...
I own a salon and the skincare range i use and stock is Dermalogica! I absolutely LOVE it!!
Sukin face wash and johoba oil as moisturiser. My skin is looking the best it has for a while. I like sukin stuff, I have their body wash as well.
NS-7 moisturising complex for bod, when I can be bothered. Its really nice though, abit similar to palmers, but not cocoa smelling and is natural. They make a great really effective lip balm too.
Giovanni shampoo and conditioner. Have tried heaps of natural ones and I like these, they make your hair nice and shiny and smooth.
I was surprised to find that about Mops too (not natural, just has organic ingredients added).
Want to find a nice eye cream for preventative measures, but all the ones I have used just make me look wrinkly where I couldn't see wrinkles before (Is that because they puff out your skin? Does that mean the wrinkles are there?) Anyway so I stop using them. Any reccs?
I've used a lovely eye balm from L'Occitane - it was soothing and really nice to use.
Cetaphil cleanser & Nivea oil free moisturiser.
I'd love to give dermalogica a go as well as I have heard great things. Have tried & tested both clinique & pro active & they were not at all good for my skin!
ProActiv: I was given this for Christmas... hmmmm... jury is still out but I suspect it's only making my skin look good while I am using it... and when I stop it goes back to worse than before... just a theory... I'll use the stuff up and then go back to my other exfoliator (MiEssence garnet scrub) which i think was having a better overall effect and seems (list of ingredients) MUCH better for my skin.
I love Dermalogica too, especially the Active Moist and SPF booster.:
For cleansing, I use QV in the morning, then I use Moogoo's Oil Cleansing Method at night. It removes every trace of make up and leaves my skin really soft. Then I moisturise at night with Kosmea Rose Hip Oil, massaged into damp skin. I have oily skin too.
CHeck with the manufacturer but if it is a "natural" product - often the SLS is coconut derived or naturally derived which is better than the man-made ones:
Organic Spa skin care range, Australian made, certified organic, vegan range, against animal testing and affordable!
I love dermalogica!
Both DH and I use Demalogica and really love it :)