Hall of Shame and the Skin Deep Database

By now, you've hopefully seen my Ingredient Spotlight series, where I highlight an ingredient found in Miessence products.

Today, I introduce you to the ingredient Hall of Shame, where we'll discuss various "baddies," ingredients you WON'T find in Miessence products.  These products, or lack thereof, are really what differentiates these wonderful products from others you may be using.

A jumping-off point I'll be using when discussing these baddies is the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Database.  While not perfect, this searchable database provides the average consumer with a huge repository of information about specific ingredients and the products they use, allowing people without advanced degrees in chemistry (what, you don't have one either?) to really understand what they're putting on their skin.

You might also catch some overlap with my "Make Buy Skip" series, as a huge factor in NOT buying a product has to do with junky Hall of Shame ingredients.

Some of the ingredients we'll tackle first:
Propylene Glycol (found in most commercial deodorants; also: antifreeze)
Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (found in most commercial shampoos and soaps)
Silicone derivatives (found in most commercial hair conditioners and moisturizers)
Fragrance (oh the mystery!)

I hope you'll join me next week when we hit up propylene glycol first!