natural facial creams?

Colocha

I just want to know if there is a line of products for face that is natural. I´ve been reading the ingredients on facial creams on the store and I just don´t like it, such as: Mineral oil, cones, SLS and lots of preservatives.

Am I´m asking for too much? Help!

~915~

Have you checked Whole Foods or your local natural foods store? Often, these stores have someone dedicated to the beauty section who can guide you in choosing the best natural products for your skin.

lafeist

Shea terra orgaincs has a wonderful shea, roobios tea and vitamin E cream that's wonderful and it's only 5-6 bucks and lasts awhile. I have sensitive skin and have no problems with this cream!

orangebeach

crowbird, where do I get this? Thanks.

lafeist

It's through a website sheaterraorgaincs.com.It used to be the African Shea Butter Co. I have ordered from them a number of times. The service is great. HTH.

Colocha

Chocolate curls wrote:

Have you checked Whole Foods or your local natural foods store? Often, these stores have someone dedicated to the beauty section who can guide you in choosing the best natural products for your skin.

I checked Whole Foods on their web page, and it´s hard to see what they have. THere are several names of brands for cosmetics and that´s it. There are no natural food stores where I live. People prefer to buy the commercial makeup on big stores, like Wmart.

mayim

i like burt's bees marshmallow vanishing creme.

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Sdsmith

I really like the PCA line. http://skincarerx.com/physicians-choice.html I buy it at my local Dermitologists office and it's very reasonable. I had been using Murad which I love but it's too expensive.

steph_eina

If you want something truly all-natural, down to how the ingredients were extracted from the plant, then go with Naturopathica, Burt's Bees, and Mountain Rose Herbs.

I found out that herbs and natural oils and so forth are excellent for your skin, but the trouble is finding ones that haven't been screwed up with chemicals and extracted using hexane.

It's like finding a good olive oil - the best is cold-pressed. It's the same with anything you'd use on your face or body. I use the three I mentioned up there. Naturopathica is pretty expensive, but everything lasts a really long time (plus you're paying for the quality). Mountain Rose has some great hydrosols, I use the rose and lavender, and they supply a natural bodywash from Kathy's Family that I like too. Burt's Bees is great too!

If you find others, just take a peek at the ingredients, and if it doesn't specify the latin designation of the herb or it doesn't say if they use cold or steam-press to get the ingredients out, then you should call and ask.

Colocha

steph_eina wrote:

If you want something truly all-natural, down to how the ingredients were extracted from the plant, then go with Naturopathica, Burt's Bees, and Mountain Rose Herbs.

I found out that herbs and natural oils and so forth are excellent for your skin, but the trouble is finding ones that haven't been screwed up with chemicals and extracted using hexane.

It's like finding a good olive oil - the best is cold-pressed. It's the same with anything you'd use on your face or body. I use the three I mentioned up there. Naturopathica is pretty expensive, but everything lasts a really long time (plus you're paying for the quality). Mountain Rose has some great hydrosols, I use the rose and lavender, and they supply a natural bodywash from Kathy's Family that I like too. Burt's Bees is great too!

If you find others, just take a peek at the ingredients, and if it doesn't specify the latin designation of the herb or it doesn't say if they use cold or steam-press to get the ingredients out, then you should call and ask.

Thanks!

I´m also trying a facial cream called Sanoflore--it´s all natural, no parabens, no phenoxyethanol ( another preservative), no silicones, petrochemical oil, no coloring or sinthetic perfume, and no animal-derived raw material. I got this cream as a birthday gift, but I suspect it´s expensive. In the States you can get it at ULTA stores.

jeepcurlygurl

I've also been looking for something with fewer chemicals and I just bought some face cream on Ebay today that sounds pretty good.

Here is the description -

Natural Vitamin E from wheatgerm is added to our 20% Shea Butter Face and Body Cream. Also enriched with virgin olive oil for added nutrients for your skin. This Shea Butter cream is so rich and thick, your skin will feel rose petal soft after just one application. We love to use this as a nightime facial cream but have found by applying it to a damp face, it provides a lighter daytime application as well. Excellent for toning, firming, and naturally fighting the signs of aging. Gives your skin a natural radiant glow.
Tightens and firms skin
Deeply moisturizes dry skin
Improves and evens skin color
Reduces lines and wrinkles
Absorbs completely with no greasy after feel

Shea Butter Facts:
Just because a Shea Butter is called unrefined, it does NOT make it all natural. Many are extracted using a chemical called hexane which produces much higher yields but dimishes the theraputic benefits of the butter. Our Shea Butter is extracted by cooking the nuts and then manually pressing the butter out.

All of our Shea Butter products are completely natural with:

NO Mineral Oil
NO Petroleum Ingredients
NO Propylene Glycol
NO DPG
NO Harsh Detergents
NO Lauryl, Laureth or Ammonium Sulfates
NO DEA, MEA or TEA
NO Drying SD Alcohol
NO Hydantoin: DMDM Hydantoin (formeldehyde)

Colocha

What I´m doing now is putting shea butter along with jojoba oil(or coconut oil, just to alternate) on my face during the day and for nighttime I put Sanoflore cream

jeepcurlygurl

I just got my new shea butter face lotions today. They are very creamy and nice, they aren't greasy, they smell delicious (I got vanilla cream and chocolate mousse).
I'll use them for awhile and report back as to any irritations or breakouts, in case anyone is interested.
I hope they work well as I really want to be able to use products with simple, natural ingredients.

ETA They were quite inexpensive. Two 4 oz. jars were $18 including shipping. And I think they will last a long time - nice and thick.