Comments on: 7 Natural Ingredients That Can Irritate Your Skin

By: Jannine

Jannine — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 07:58:28 +0000

Hi, I would love to know what foundations are out there now without all the fruit acids, drives me nuts. I’m happy to just use a chemical one, less irritating. The body shop had a perfect foundation for years, not irritating at all the discontinued. Thank you, Jannine

By: Gio

Gio — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 19:41:23 +0000

In reply to Krista.

Thanks for the link. That was a very interesting link. I don’t think lavender oil will kill you, but it can definitely irritate your skin, which is the whole point of this post, as this study shows: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18759894. In the end though, it all comes down to concentration, storage, and skin sensitivity.

By: Krista

Krista — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 19:07:34 +0000

In reply to Gio.

I thought you might be interested in this article about the lavender. http://roberttisserand.com/2011/08/lavender-oil-skin-savior-or-skin-irritant/

By: Gio

Gio — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:39:21 +0000

In reply to Krista. Krista, glad you enjoyed the post, and thank you for your comment, Good to know that not all citrusy ingredients are bad for you. :)

By: Gio

Gio — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 11:06:05 +0000

In reply to DP. DP, it's so frustrating, isn't it? Everyone seems to like menthol and peppermint, but they're so bad for you! Using oils is a great alternative. They're so moisturizing!

By: DP

DP — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 01:47:52 +0000

I cringe when I’m looking for basic lip balm and all the ones on the shelf have peppermint, menthol, etc. Must be “good for you” right?? No one believes me either. So I end up with the same ones, usually. When I’m not going to be out or wearing lipstick, I’ve been using oil for lip balm. Almond, rose hip, olive – put into a tiny sample bottle.
(The other thing that’s hard to find is lip balm that has mineral sunscreen, but that’s a post for another day!)