Safer Beauty: My Skincare & Makeup Favorites

By now, we’ve all figured out that what we put in our body each day is important. But what about what goes on our body?

Our skin is our largest organ- and much of what we put onto it is absorbed into our bloodstream.

So what about all of those hard-to-pronounce ingredients on the back of the bottle of lotion or foundation you use? Are those things you would eat? Would you want them in your baby’s bloodstream? Would you let your little girl play with those ingredients?

I’ve tried going the route of ultra-clean…

“I’ll just use coconut oil & apple cider vinegar for everything”

It was okay at first, but eventually my skin looked dull and felt clogged, and I was wondering if I should just go back to my old, toxic stuff that gave me results.

But while I still want to prevent aging, style my hair, and look polished & put together each day. But I’m not willing to sacrifice my health or the health of my future children over it. And you shouldn’t be either!

MY TOP BEAUTYCOUNTER MUST-HAVES

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Hair & Body

Skincare

Overnight Resurfacing Peel (magic, everyone needs this! for pores, lines, texture, dark spots)
Countertime (you can buy this skincare line as a Collection or Regimen at a discount, or purchase products individually)
- Cleansing Oil – for all skin types, rinses away with water and leaves skin feeling clean but not stripped
- Hydrating Essence – I cannot skip this step! It helps so much with tightening pores & makes my skin feel hydrated and firm
- Radiance Serum – for fine lines, dark spots, pores, you name it. I use it day & night
- Soft Cream – I use this for daytime since it’s a little more silky and lightweight (but great for PM if you’re more combination to oily!)
- Supreme Cream – this is whipped butter for your face in the BEST WAY. I cannot live without it. I look forward to this every night, and still feel it in the morning! Has all of the anti-aging, pore clearing, skin renewing benefits of the “retinatural complex” like the rest of the line
- Eye Cream – this is a must must must for everyone! I use day and night and it has made such a difference in the fine lines around my eyes, and has really improved darkness as well.
Cleansing Balm (the multitasker I use on everything! cuticles, brows, lashes, hair, dry patches, hands & feet, makeup remover, overnight mask, etc)

*NOTE: my skin type is normal to dry (more dry in winter) and my goal is to hydrate, firm, brighten, and fight signs of aging.

My Favorites from Primally Pure

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Dry Shampoo (I use the one for Light hair, but dark works too!)
Deodorant (Lavender and Charcoal are my favorites)
Lip Balm
Body Butter (the Almond Vanilla is too good!)
Serums – if you have acne prone skin, you have to try their Clarifying Serum! It has worked wonders for so many of you I’ve talked to, my own mama included!