How to choose safe natural skincare products?Updated a year ago
For an article with a lot of criticisms, the truth is that there are many skincare brands out there that market themselves as “natural” and still make excellent products. That said, there are also irresponsible brands that don’t adhere to safe formulation standards and make harmful products. Here are our tips for ensuring you’re buying safe skincare, natural or otherwise:
- Avoid homemade or DIY skincare, since it’s impossible to ensure that those products are properly preserved or free from contaminants.
- Skip products that are exclusively sold on Etsy or other selling platforms with a low barrier for entry.
- Don’t purchase from brands that don’t have ingredient lists available at the point of purchase - this is actually against FDA regulation.
- Avoid purchasing from brands with incomplete ingredient lists (e.g., they only list a few key ingredients, without mentioning water, preservatives, emulsifiers, etc.).
- Avoid brands that don’t follow INCI standards for their ingredient lists (for example, listing the colloquial names of plant ingredients but not their Latin names).