The New "Toxic Beauty" Documentary Asks: Are Skincare Products the New Cigarettes?
The Toxic Beauty Documentary https://www.toxicbeautydoc.com shares all the reasons why I do the work I do. As a woman, a woman of color, and a mom with a history of endocrine issues (not genetic) and a having worked in the "beauty" industry for over 20 years, the issue of toxic ingredients that are legally allowed in beauty products and... with no warning labels is a HUGE problem for me. And it should be for you too. After learning about the lack of regulation and harmful ingredients that are in beauty/personal care products 5 years ago, it's been my mission to share what I've learned and to educate as many people that are willing to listen to me or read what I post.
I encourage you to watch this important documentary even if you are not a woman. If you have women in your life, daughters, please watch with them and/or share this post. (Link to Vogue article in bio)
See my stories for my go-to resources when researching for safer personal care products. “Chemicals are not like people. They’re not innocent until they’re proven guilty.”
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Available NOW to stream or rent on Amazon and iTunes.
The Truth about Mica
As if I needed another reason to stand proud alongside @beautycounter and support all of their advocacy efforts. Please watch Beautycounter’s short eye-opening trailer from their upcoming documentary on mica in my stories.
“Someone's daughter, four years old, right now is sitting pulling mica out of a mine in the pitch black, dark, scared to death."
-Gregg Renfrew
What is mica?
Mica is an ingredient that's widely used in cosmetics to create the shimmery glow we all know and love. But the mica industry can come with some serious transparency issues. So Beautycounter decided to do something about it.
So, why mica?
First of all, what is it? Mica is a mineral name given to a group of silicate minerals—there are over 37 types of mica.
Where is it used?
Mica is used across many different industries, such as automotive, electronics, and plastics. In the beauty industry, mica is used as a base for powder formulations and to help achieve that shimmery look.
What are the challenges?
If you want high-performing color cosmetics, you need mica. But the mica industry can come with some alarming and unethical practices. For decades there has been public outcry around corruption in mica mining, including child labor, forced labor, and wage theft. We've witnessed continued reporting on these serious human rights abuses—and sadly, there hasn't been substantial progress on the ground. So, we took a deep dive into our supply chain to confirm that, together with our suppliers, we are upholding the "responsible" part of our sourcing.
We all have the power to help shift the mica industry towards responsible sourcing. You can help right now by texting MICA to 52886 to ask your elected officials to stop the importation of products produced using child labor.
#nobullshit#transparency #beautycomesclean
My Evening Skincare Beautycounter Routine
Hello, lovelies! I get a lot of requests regarding what I use for skincare. As the season's change and as my skin continues to change, my skincare changes accordingly.
I've created a quick little video with my current Summertime evening skincare regimen as of right now. My skin type is dry. Message me with your skin type and I will customize a regimen just for you!
Product links:
Headband: https://amzn.to/2LjBMR6
Beautycounter Products: https://bit.ly/2uLCOe7
As always, thank you for your support by watching, throwing a like my way and subscribing to my YouTube channel! It means the world to me!!!
Please feel free to comment or contact me with any questions. I work with clients and consultants all over the U.S. and Canada. And if you're curious about what I do with Beautycounter? Let's chat! I really love what I do here! We need more voices, join us. Empowering women and helping them build their own part-time/full-time/work-around-life time businesses is my favorite part of what I do. We are a movement. The time really is NOW to join our mission of getting safer products into the hands of everyone. There is no longer a need to compromise health and safety in the name of beauty. You can do well, do good and look great.
xo-Deanna
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Clean Beauty Lipliners
Let's chat clean beauty lipliners! Since Beautycounter doesn't offer lip liners at this time, I've had to test and try out different clean versions. Here are my favorites and color suggestions for most lipstick colors.
Try to not be distracted by my messy handwriting to see my lipliner suggestions to coordinate with Beautycounter's Color Intense Lipstick shades.
Lipliners are fantastic with keeping lipstick from creeping into the little fine lines, helps with longer lipstick wear and to change up lipstick colors. Don't be afraid to use with lip gloss as well!
RMS Daytime Nude - The perfect neutral for light to medium skin tones.
RMS Nighttime Nude - Deeper neutral for all skin tones.
Jane Iredale Earth Red - Warm burnt red
Jane Iredale Plum - Cool deep plum
Pro tip: You don't need an exact match of lip liner to lipstick. RMS Daytime Nude or Nighttime Nude depending on skin tone can be used for reds, plums, etc.
Obsessed...Safer Nail Polish
Obsessed with these two lately! cotê nail polishes are safer and cleaner. Free of the major toxins that are typically in nail polishes. This is my favorite safer nail polish brand. Chip-resistant and long lasting.
Pro tip: ALWAYS use a base coat/ridge filler before nail polish. I swear this keeps my polish on longer. Then top off with top coat.
Read more about the toxic ingredients found in most nail polishes.