Which skin care products do you recommend?

[Hollybolly]

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
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

[Inanna]

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...

[feeb]

clinique love it as others said its expensive to start with but worth it.

[~Saram~]

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

[Bathsheba]

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.

[Inanna]

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...!

[mbear]

my g/f calls it Chemique...!

...that is hilarious. Thanks for sharing that !!!!!