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Saturday, February 15, 2020

Cruelty-free Make-up and My Allergies

I look for two things when shopping for make-up and other toiletries. The ingredients must be ones that don't cause me to have allergic reactions, and they must be from cruelty-free companies. The PETA site is a good place to start when researching cruelty-free brands, and but their information may not be complete. Seek out other sources as well:  https://www.peta.org/living/personal-care-fashion/beauty-brands-that-you-thought-were-cruelty-free-but-arent/?fbclid=IwAR0QH-ZcTHfLC-5SEaqubZ5zhZwAZ4SQTeeaRlP8yUhefxEJAGsqxu4JGIY

What make-up is cruelty-free?  What causes my allergic reactions?

Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Moisturizing Lotion has an olive green label, and it's a simpler product than Aveeno Skin Relief Moisturizing Lotion (blue label). Aveeno isn't named on the PETA site, but here's another site that says the brand wasn't cruelty-free as recently as Nov. '19:  https://www.crueltyfreekitty.com/brands/aveeno/

Besides the cruelty-free question, both Aveeno products have 1.2% dimethicone as their single active ingredient. Although ingredients for all Aveeno products are available on the Aveeno site, there's not much detail. Another site, that describes the ingredients more fully, includes the information, "Dimethicone may cause side effects of burning, itching or stinging, but these are fortunately rare." Given my experience with other products that contain dimethicone, I don't see any reason to spend time or money on these: https://www.leaf.tv/5061929/aveeno-daily-moisturizing-lotion-ingredients/

Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer, Broad Spectrum SPF 15 contains soy and dimenthicone, which rules it out for me. 

Mary Kay Endless Performance creme-to-powder foundation has two strikes against it. The company is on the PETA list of companies that test on animals, and one of the dozens of ingredients is dimenthicone, which can cause burning/itching/tingling skin (see above). I tried this cosmetic product 4 Feb '20 and although I didn't notice it causing much discomfort to my skin, I did notice a queasy kind of discomfort--adrenaline rushes and a general unwell feeling, like something was vaguely disagreeing with me. After about an hour I washed it off and had no further discomfort. The Mary Kay website doesn't list all the ingredients but here's a site that does:  http://www.beautyholicsanonymous.com/2015/03/mary-kay-endless-performance-creme-to-powder-foundation/

Revlon Colorstay pressed powder contains dimethicone. For many years I had no problem with it, but just in the past couple of months it's been causing itching, burning, and tingling skin every time I've applied it. (For dimethicone reaction, see link for Aveeno products above.) I tried it one more time on 1 Feb '20 and the skin reaction was mild, but I got an adrenaline rush. Besides that, the company is not cruelty-free as of Feb. '20. Ingredients are found via this link, although you have to click the three-dots key (which probably has a name in computer-tech language but I don't know what it is) to see the  list:  https://www.makeupalley.com/product/showreview.asp
/ItemID=103353/page=2/

Milani Rose Powder Blush is from a cruelty-free company, but it contains macadamia seed, so could it cause a problem for a nut allergy. For a complete ingredients list, follow this link: https://www.milanicosmetics.com/products/rose-powder-blush# 

Neutrogena Visibly Even Natural-look Makeup contains soybean oil and green tea. I've had allergic reactions to both in the past, so I'd probably waste my time and money if I tried this product. 

Garnier Skin Active Soothing Moisturizer 3-in-1 (offered with choice of rose water, green tea, or aloe) is not made by a cruelty-free company, even though Garnier doesn't show up on the PETA list, and it contains soybean oil and citric acid, both of which cause me to have allergic reactions. Another ingredient, cornstarch, may not be certified gluten-free, and could therefore indicate a problem for people who are gluten-sensitive (like me). Ingredients:  https://www.garnierusa.com/about-our-brands/skinactive/96-percent-naturally-derived-ingredients/soothing-3-in-1-face-moisturizer-with-rose-water

Garnier Skin Active Water Rose 24H Moisture Gel is another Garnier moisturizer but it contains citric acid, which I must avoid because of cross-reactions with my yeast allegy.  Ingredients:  https://www.garnierusa.com/about-our-brands/skinactive/water-rose/water-rose-24h-moisture-gel

Pond's Cold Cream Make-up Remover does not come from a cruelty-free company. There appears to be no Pond's facial cleanser for regular skin cleansing, just for a line of products sold as cold cream and make-up remover.

Olay Fresh Effects Everything Off Deluxe Make-up Removal Wet Cloths are not made by a cruelty-free company. They also contain dimethicone.

L'Oreal Paris True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation contains dimenthicone and is not made by a cruelty-free company.

Burt's Bees Radiance Lotion with Royal Jelly contains sunflower oil, citric acid, and soybean oil, and appears to contain chamomile which causes a cross-reaction with my yeast allergy. At least the company, by the most reliable information, appears to be cruelty-free.

Biore Self Healing One-Minute Mask contains dimenthicone and is not made by a cruelty-free company.

Simple Skincare Micellar Cleansing Water contains citric acid and is not made by a cruelty-free company.

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