i found this line today at CVS (i'm not looking to spend a fortune here) called "organic wear" - the eye makeup is fine (nice eyeshadow, and the eyeliner is nice) and the mascara *seems* ok but with mascara, i really need to just wear it for a full day before i can make a call. their foundation is awful and so is their pressed powder.
i've been committed to clinique's foundation (supermoisture) and mac's studio fix for EONS. anyway instead of looking for a whole line of perfect products, i just searched the ingredients for those two products (they're not on the tubes) and i dont see any paraben (i see lots of OTHER chems and i have no idea what they are...but...no paraben at least).
i searched ingredients in mac lipstick, and that seems to be OK too.
so i dont really think i need a fully new makeup line afterall. i think i just have to search certain products i'm using and make sure they're ok. i'm off to search great lash mascara now.
eta: greatlash goes. petroleum distillates as first ingredient (yikes) and all the parabens. buh bye.
-- Edited by daisy on Friday 11th of December 2009 04:01:51 PM
Thought of you today as I was applying my BE lotion... it has parabens.
I've used Kiehls on and off for years. I am a fan (just not of the $$$)...
Keep us posted. :)
really? but i thought BE is totally paraben free? it's not? neither is arbonne actually. i talked to my cousin. she sent me all the ingredients. p,lenty of their products have parabens, but in very low concentrations (lower than you find in other brands) - so that's good, but...
i just bought kiehls moisturizer (i love it too) but it has parabens also. i got the cucumber (thank god i just got a small - i got it before i was aware of all of this stuff) - it has methylparaben & propylparaben. i am VERY hard pressed to find a lotion that is paraben free, except burts. i am placing an awful lot of trust in burts without doing further research beyond parabens, i have to admit, so i hope it's deserving of my trust.
i also LOVE LOVE LOVE kiehls lip balm - the one that's $6.50 - i literally JUST bought a tube of that 2 wks ago. it has propylparaben and butylparaben. wahhhhh. i'm using it anyway for now, but....i'm not totally comfortable about it.
i'll tell you what's a tough one is the eyeshadows. i'm glad this organicwear line makes a decent eye shadow. i mean it's NOTHING special, but gives some coverage, and that's fine for me, until i can go and really investigate josie maran's line (which i think, ultimately, might be the way i go with all of this). everything else in my makeup bag eyeshadow-wise goes. i should have always been more careful about eye makeup given my eye issues. sigh.
Thought of you today as I was applying my BE lotion... it has parabens.
I've used Kiehls on and off for years. I am a fan (just not of the $$$)...
Keep us posted. :)
really? but i thought BE is totally paraben free? it's not? neither is arbonne actually. i talked to my cousin. she sent me all the ingredients. p,lenty of their products have parabens, but in very low concentrations (lower than you find in other brands) - so that's good, but...
i just bought kiehls moisturizer (i love it too) but it has parabens also. i got the cucumber (thank god i just got a small - i got it before i was aware of all of this stuff) - it has methylparaben & propylparaben. i am VERY hard pressed to find a lotion that is paraben free, except burts. i am placing an awful lot of trust in burts without doing further research beyond parabens, i have to admit, so i hope it's deserving of my trust.
i also LOVE LOVE LOVE kiehls lip balm - the one that's $6.50 - i literally JUST bought a tube of that 2 wks ago. it has propylparaben and butylparaben. wahhhhh. i'm using it anyway for now, but....i'm not totally comfortable about it.
i'll tell you what's a tough one is the eyeshadows. i'm glad this organicwear line makes a decent eye shadow. i mean it's NOTHING special, but gives some coverage, and that's fine for me, until i can go and really investigate josie maran's line (which i think, ultimately, might be the way i go with all of this). everything else in my makeup bag eyeshadow-wise goes. i should have always been more careful about eye makeup given my eye issues. sigh.
I use BE and in the one I use I do not see paraben in it? Do you? Here are the ingredients in the stuff I use if anyone is interested. Unless I am missing something.
Face cream http://bareescentuals.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BareEscentuals-Site/default/Product-Show?pid=45634&start=1&cgid=BE_MOISTURIZE
Foundation:
Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 12.6%, Zinc Oxide 21%. Inactive Ingredients: Bismuth Oxychloride, Mica, Iron Oxides, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide
josie maran mascara is paraben free. i have to get to sephora. this organicwear is OK but nothing special. i need a blush and mascara, and that's it - might be worth it to just order online (but iknow if i go in person i'll end up with other products too which might be fun...)
josie maran mascara is paraben free. i have to get to sephora. this organicwear is OK but nothing special. i need a blush and mascara, and that's it - might be worth it to just order online (but iknow if i go in person i'll end up with other products too which might be fun...)
Making the trip is in order to treat yourself for all this hard work,lol.
Thought of you today as I was applying my BE lotion... it has parabens.
I've used Kiehls on and off for years. I am a fan (just not of the $$$)...
Keep us posted. :)
really? but i thought BE is totally paraben free? it's not? neither is arbonne actually. i talked to my cousin. she sent me all the ingredients. p,lenty of their products have parabens, but in very low concentrations (lower than you find in other brands) - so that's good, but...
i just bought kiehls moisturizer (i love it too) but it has parabens also. i got the cucumber (thank god i just got a small - i got it before i was aware of all of this stuff) - it has methylparaben & propylparaben. i am VERY hard pressed to find a lotion that is paraben free, except burts. i am placing an awful lot of trust in burts without doing further research beyond parabens, i have to admit, so i hope it's deserving of my trust.
i also LOVE LOVE LOVE kiehls lip balm - the one that's $6.50 - i literally JUST bought a tube of that 2 wks ago. it has propylparaben and butylparaben. wahhhhh. i'm using it anyway for now, but....i'm not totally comfortable about it.
i'll tell you what's a tough one is the eyeshadows. i'm glad this organicwear line makes a decent eye shadow. i mean it's NOTHING special, but gives some coverage, and that's fine for me, until i can go and really investigate josie maran's line (which i think, ultimately, might be the way i go with all of this). everything else in my makeup bag eyeshadow-wise goes. i should have always been more careful about eye makeup given my eye issues. sigh.
I use BE and in the one I use I do not see paraben in it? Do you? Here are the ingredients in the stuff I use if anyone is interested. Unless I am missing something.
Face cream http://bareescentuals.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BareEscentuals-Site/default/Product-Show?pid=45634&start=1&cgid=BE_MOISTURIZE
Foundation:
Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 12.6%, Zinc Oxide 21%. Inactive Ingredients: Bismuth Oxychloride, Mica, Iron Oxides, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide