I use a product sold at Whole Foods called Hard Night, Good Morning. Absolutely love. Its literally the only thing that has not irritated my super sensitive skin.

http://www.truthinaging.com/ingredient-spotlight/what-is-it-sodium-benzoate

In case this helps

Yikes! My friend sort of spent years working on the safe chemicals bill that went nowhere. Lol

I try to avoid a few things, personally, because I also need stuff to work. I am not as anal as my friends who use the Yes line so I am surprised

jindc wrote:My girlfriend doesn't care about that stuff, so I kept the stuff for her gift and she likes it, but they took my return. I assumed natural meant no parabens Kiel's too.

The best shampoo line I have found without parabens is Moroccan Oil, the all natural stuff at whole foods wouldn't come out of my thick hair. I use the skin care from blue mercury - M61. I really like it.

i have friends very into natural products (obsessive actually!) and they love the Yes To lines (yes to carrots, for example)

The yes to line has sodium benzoate - just FYI.

My girlfriend doesn't care about that stuff, so I kept the stuff for her gift and she likes it, but they took my return. I assumed natural meant no parabens Kiel's too.

The best shampoo line I have found without parabens is Moroccan Oil, the all natural stuff at whole foods wouldn't come out of my thick hair. I use the skin care from blue mercury - M61. I really like it.

i have friends very into natural products (obsessive actually!) and they love the Yes To lines (yes to carrots, for example)

jindc wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use all Lush Cosmetics products..all completely natural and made from some of the best essential oils and plants. They have a great skincare line, also hair, makeup and bath products. There is one in Georgetown and Pentagon City.

I bought new mom gifts there for my good friend and found most stuff there has parabens in them. If you care about parabens, check the product. Some stuff doesn't, just most. Which stinks becaus I got a lip balm there I loved and won't use it.

oh no! Thanks for the heads up.

Anonymous wrote:I use all Lush Cosmetics products..all completely natural and made from some of the best essential oils and plants. They have a great skincare line, also hair, makeup and bath products. There is one in Georgetown and Pentagon City.

I bought new mom gifts there for my good friend and found most stuff there has parabens in them. If you care about parabens, check the product. Some stuff doesn't, just most. Which stinks becaus I got a lip balm there I loved and won't use it.

I use Juice Beauty and love it. I wanted to avoid the chemicals, too, but still wanted good skin care. They've got a bunch of options, depending on skin type, and have make up as well (I love their CC cream). In addition to the CC cream, and sunscreen, I use their face wash, serum, moisturizer, eye cream, and mask. I also like that they have a variety of lines at different price points. I use Dr. Bronners body wash, since that's another place where parabens, etc. are lurking. Another place to look for options is http://www.saffronrouge.com/ or Pharmaca online. I also tried out Acure cleanser (which Pharmaca carries), but it didn't work as well with my skin. Hope this helps!

Sorry, nothing is going to help prevent stretch marks. You'll get them if you are genetically predisposed to getting them.

I use all Lush Cosmetics products..all completely natural and made from some of the best essential oils and plants. They have a great skincare line, also hair, makeup and bath products. There is one in Georgetown and Pentagon City.

I also like Burt's Bees products - I use their body wash, lotion, face wash, shampoo, and conditioner. I've had a hard time finding make up that seems reasonably chemical-free, but I don't wear make-up often so I decided to not worry about it. I also use baby-versions of sunscreen (Aveeno makes one of them), and get the kind with the zinc-oxide rather than the chemical kind. Hope that helps!

Anonymous wrote:You'll find all you need (and way more) on the Environmental Working Group's "Skin Deep Cosmetics Database"
http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

This database can be really frustrating because many things are listed as not recommended not because they have something harmful but because the database is missing some piece of information. I found it easier to know the few ingredients that I didn't want and then to go to the store and read the labels.

You'll find all you need (and way more) on the Environmental Working Group's "Skin Deep Cosmetics Database"
http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

I have used the Burt's Bees line of products for years because it is chemical free and I kept doing so during pregnancy.

I was hoping people could help me with some suggestions of make-up and skincare brand names that are as chemical free as possible. I am specifically looking for a BB Cream, face wash, moisturizer for my face and one for my body (preferable one that helps prevent stretch marks.)

I'm not crazy about the chemicals (meaning, I'm not opposed to using sunscreen, but I'd like to avoid phthalate and parabens), but I did want to see if people had found some pregnancy friendly stuff they really liked?