Consumers dedicated to using only the safest, healthiest products possible must invest time and energy into learning about individual ingredients. Below is a list of ingredients we believe should be avoided whenever possible.  Please review them and if you still have questions, contact us. We are happy to help.

Also, learn more about the problems associated with accurate ingredient disclosure in the cosmetics industry. It isn't always safe to assume the ingredient list is absolutely reliable.

 Avoid These Ingredients   Acetone   Aluminum   Benzylkonium Chloride   Benzoic Acid   Benzoyl Peroxide   BHA   BHT   Bisphenol A   Bronopol   Butoxyethanol    Butyl Methacrylate  Butylated Hydroxy Anisole  Butylated Hydroxy Toluene  Butylparaben  Carbolic Acid  Coal Tar   Cocamidopropyl Betaine   Coumarin    DBP  Diazolidinyl Urea   Dibutyl Phthalate   Diethanolamine    Dimethicone   Dimethylamine   Dioxane   Disodium EDTA   DMDM Hydantoin   Ethanolamine   Ethylacrylate    Ethylene Glycol   Ethylparaben    Eugenol    FDC "Color"    Formaldehyde    Fragrance    Hexachlorophene    Hydroabietyl Alcohol    Hydroquinone    Imidazolidinyl Urea   Iodine   Iodopropyl Butylcarbamate   Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate   Isobutane   Isobutylparaben   Isopropanol Alcohol   Isopropyl Alcohol   Isopropylparaben   Ketoconazole   Lanolin    Lauramide DEA   Lead Acetate    Lecithin   Linoleamide DEA    Mercury   Methenamine    Methyl Methacrylate   Methyl Salicylate    Methylisothiazoline   Methylparaben    Mineral Oil   Monosodium Glutamate    MSG    N-Phenyl-P-Phenylenediamine    O-Aminophenol Oxtoxynol-9  P-Aminophenol   P-Phenylenediamine   Padimate-O (PABA)   Parabens   Paraffin    PEG    PEG Stearates   Petrolatum    Petroleum Distillates   Phenoxyethanol  Phenylphenol   Phthalates    Potassium Dichromate   Propylene Glycol   Propylparaben    Rosin   Resorcinol   Selenium Sulfide    SLES   SLS   Sodium Borate   SLES   SLS   Sodium Metabisulfite    Stearalkonium Chloride   Talc   Toluene   Triclosan   Triethanolamine   Triethylene Glycol   Triisopropanolamine    Urea    Zinc Acetate    Zinc Chloride    Zinc Stearate    Zinc Sulfate    Zirconium Silicate     
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