Personal Care Products

People often ask me what products I use or what products are safe. So, I thought I'd blog about that today. I'll start with the first thing I use in the morning and the last thing I use at night.

When I shower, I use Usana's Sense line for my hair and face (http://nedlifeshop.usana.com). I use their shampoo/conditioner and their 3-step face wash, which is the wash, the toner and the lotion. These are fabulous products - seriously. And I have tried a lot of different things. The lotion has a sunscreen in it (the good kind) and it never feels greasy to me (and I have very oily skin). The body wash we are currently using is Jason's Naturals, which is great stuff as well (and safe for my gluten-free husband). And to shave, I use Kiss My Face shaving cream, which is awesome stuff! Seriously! I was a faithful lady's Gillette fan for a long time. But got so tired of the smell and the fact that it was blue or purple! Why did it need to be a color?

When I'm out of the shower, I continue with the Sense line for the toner and the lotion. And then I use Bare Minerals makeup, which is my favorite makeup. I cannot believe how easily it goes on and how long it stays on and how well it covers up. Seriously. I have lots of red blotches and blemishes and this stuff really works. Not to mention that it actually has the right kind of sunscreen in it, which protects my face. With both the Sense lotion and the makeup, I don't even need to put the greasy sunscreen on when I'm out in the sun at the pool Seriously. And I do not get sun on my face. I cannot get over it.

For my hair, I use Finesse mousse. I'd much rather find a more natural mousse, but have been unsuccessful. They have lots of gels out there, but that's too heavy for my hair. And after doing research on Skin Deep's website, I found that the Finesse brand was one of the safer ones. If you haven't ever used this tool, I highly recommend it. You can search for some of your products by name, for others, you might have to type in the ingredients. But it will tell you what the most dangerous chemicals are and how the product rates overall. Very helpful! You're never going to find a product that is perfect (or you might be paying a ton of money), but you really want to try to find one that is as safe as possible.

For deodorant, I found a natural roll-on aluminum-free deodorant at Target, for like $2.99 or something. Very cheap and works very well!

Don't forget to do the same thing for your kids' products! Especially that baby wash. That stuff is actually some of the most toxic - most of them contain a formaldehyde releaser. :( So be sure to check all of their products. (My kids use nothing but California Baby and we love all of their products.)

Oh, and I do brush my teeth. :) I use the Sense toothpaste, which is flouride-free and contains no artificial ingredients or harmful ingredients (especially those gross colors). There are lots of great brands of healthy toothpastes. You can check out the Kiss My Face brand, I've used that as well.

Okay - so that's it for personal care products, that I can think of off the top of my head. I'll also do cleaning products soon and my favorite foods! :)