The thing about science is that in and of itself, by definition, it should be constantly changing. By the very nature of constant learning, we discover things we didn’t fully understand before. And where sometimes that leads to groundbreaking bans of dangerous ingredients, sometimes we also have to be willing to open our mind to the idea that we were wrong, and things are safer than they originally seemed. Now don’t get me wrong, I’ll always err on the side of “avoid until proven safe” versus the States’ “let it be used by consumers until proven unsafe” philosophy. But in today’s case, here are 5 Personal Care Ingredients I Use (that alarmists warn you about): Water Retinyl Palmitate Phenoxyethenol Synthetic Fragrance Butyloctyl Salicylate SPF Boosters As with all things in life, there is nuance and complexity – so let’s get into it! Water Why is water bad in personal care? It’s not. Good gravy if I have to hear more about the wonders of “waterless beauty” I’m going to firehose the person telling me about it. For years this has been the most ridiculous “warning” I’ve heard in this space. Let’s de-bunk this once and for all: Waterless Beauty First, […]
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