Body butters, without parabens / too many chemicals?

marksandsparksgal · 21 October 2008 at 3:44PM

Hi everyone,

I'm changing my skincare to things that are more simple and with less chemicals, as I suffer with quite sensitive skin.

Can anyone recommend me a body lotion, or preferably, a body butter with no nasties in? I seem to remember a while back reading about one from a supermarket which fitted this description, (Waitrose or Tesco for a baby, but adults were using it?)

Thanks!

m&sgal xxx

Beenie · 21 October 2008 at 4:27PM

Yes, it was Baby Bottom Butter. Costs £2.99 for a smallish pot, but pure ingredients. Saw loads of it today at my local Waitrose.

yenners · 21 October 2008 at 5:15PM

Naked Bodycare (http://www.nakedbodycare.co.uk/body-cid220.html) available from Boots have natural products. I've used their shampoo for over a year now and can't be happier with the results. I've also used their body lotion and liked it as well

marksandsparksgal · 21 October 2008 at 5:18PM

Thank you!

suep · 21 October 2008 at 7:11PM

Have you tried any of the products from www.greenpeople.co.uk ? Ive heard they are very good and keep looking at the site, but I havn't ordered anything yet.
sue

3tabbycats · 21 October 2008 at 8:22PM

Or how about Lush?

https://www.lush.co.uk/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=494&Itemid=80

AliceGrainger · 21 October 2008 at 9:32PM

Purity Project is the first European brand to have all product formulations officially evaluated and declared safe and toxin free by the Cosmetic Safety Database (www.cosmeticsdatabase.org) . They've also got a special offer on at the moment for all internet sales: 50% off
http://www.purity-project.com/pages.php?cmsid=22

marksandsparksgal · 21 October 2008 at 10:46PM

3tabbycats wrote: »

Or how about Lush?

https://www.lush.co.uk/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=494&Itemid=80

I love Lush stuff, but some of their stuff does have parabens in (Lemon cuticle butter, helping hands hand cream, sympathy for the skin body lotion). Really miffed actually, as if Waitrose can do it, why not Lush?!

Beenie · 22 October 2008 at 9:58AM

Lush warning! Lots of their stuff has very bad skin irritants in the formulations - see Paula Begoun Cosmetics Cop on this topic.

beautyscientist · 22 October 2008 at 1:35PM

Lush products are great fun and they are marketed with great elan but I certainly wouldn't recommend them to someone with sensitive skin.

I know the OP is probably looking for something a bit easier, but the skin is quite complex and there are perfectly natural materials that are going to upset it. Synthetic materials used intelligently can be more suitable. I haven't seen it for ages, but there used to be a brand that used its lack of natural ingredients as a selling point. (I will remember its name as soon as I have posted it.) I was talking to the technical manager of a high street chain recently who told me that she wanted her suppliers to stop using so many natural products because they get more irritant complaints back from them.

Having said that the Waitrose Bottom Butter is probably a good choice, it is not all that natural in reality but it is very simple which means you have fewer ingredients that might cause you problems. It doesn't contain any water so it doesn't need a preservative, and it is fragranced with a single (synthetic) material, vanillin, which happens to be one of my favourite chemicals. I wish that they would do it without hydrogenating the olive oil though.

You could also try using olive oil as a cleanser. It may or may not work for you as a cleanser but it would definitely not harm your skin and would work out cheaper than all but the most bargain basement cleansing products.

The cheapest thing to try might be to simply drink a lot more water. There is a study that suggests drinking 2 litres of water a day is beneficial to your skin.

marksandsparksgal · 22 October 2008 at 4:41PM

Thanks beauty scientist! I didn't actually put my problem across very well. My skin is sensitive in the fact that loads of stuff seems to bring it out in spots (and I'm nearly 24!) My skin was never too bad, but hen I moved to Germany for a year, and ever since then (I've been back home for 3 months now in the uk) my skin has gone mad. Diet and exercise don't seem to do much to improve it, I'm getting spots everywhere, where before they were concentrated mainly on the T-zone of my face, now I get them on my cheeks, back, have even had a couple on my legs. For my face I've switched to Liz Earle (which is brilliant) and am in the process of changing my makeup to mineral (but try to go without as much as poss). As for diet, it's pretty good, I drink loads of water, don't smoke and don't drink alcohol very much at all. I could probably do more exercise, but again, I don't do badly.

I just hope it's something I'll grow out of, with the right skincare, as I don't want to get to the point where I have to go to the docs for medication for it, which as *touches wood* yet it's not gotten that bad.

If anyone can think of anything else, I'd welcome advice.

Thanks again for all of your input!

xxx

Body butters, without parabens / too many chemicals?

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