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<\/p>\nWhile I will always stay on the hunt for new, inspiring beauty products, I feel such a relief to have found Beautycounter. \u00a0I know that I’ve found a brand whom\u00a0I can trust to deliver some of the safest products available to me and my family. \u00a0In case you aren’t familiar with Beautycounter, their mission is to get safe product into everyone’s hands. \u00a0And these are high quality\u00a0products – think Wholefoods meets Chanel. \u00a0They are effective, luxurious, and SAFE!<\/p>\n
Looking into Beautycounter, I\u00a0found out just how\u00a0under-regulated the beauty industry is in the U.S., where\u00a0a federal law to regulate the ingredients used in personal care products has not been passed since 1938. \u00a0There are only 11 ingredients banned in the U.S., while 1400 are banned in Europe. \u00a0Companies we have been trusting with our healthy and beauty needs are actually allowed to use\u00a0known toxins –\u00a0ingredients that have been linked to cancer, reproductive issues, hormone disruption – in our beauty products without having to disclose them. \u00a0Everyday, we put hundreds of chemicals on our bodies without even knowing it! \u00a0With 10,000 ingredients commonly used in personal care products, only 10% of them are ever\u00a0tested on human health. \u00a0Frightening facts.<\/p>\n
It ends up being us, the consumer, who must take on the responsibility to find safe products in the sea of options available on the market – and it is daunting! \u00a0What I love about Beautycounter is that they use a\u00a0guilty-until-proven-innocent approach with their ingredients and have gone ahead and created a “Never List” of more than 1,500 ingredients they will never use in their products. They also are serious about their testing – making sure they use the best ingredients possible and that these\u00a0ingredients have safe reactions when combined\u00a0with one another. \u00a0Beautycounter is also serious about trying to get new legislation passed to make our beauty products safer for everyone. \u00a0I was so blown away and inspired after seeing a video of Gregg Renfrew, the Founder, that I decided to become a consultant for this pioneering\u00a0brand.<\/p>\n
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Here are some of my favorite products:<\/p>\n
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Top Row: Nourishing Rose Water Mist, Balancing Face Oil, Charcoal Cleaning Bar, Body Oil in Citrus Rosemary<\/p>\n
Middle Row: Touchuo Skin Concealer Pen, Dew Skin Tinted Moisturizer, The Rejuvenating Skin Collection, Color Pinch Cream Blusher<\/p>\n
Bottom Row: Lengthening Mascara, Lip Sheers, Protect All Over Sunscreen,<\/p>\n
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