Skin nasties ??? how do I decide??

Buy your skin care from a health shop.

Sorry, I pressed "Post" too soon. The local independent health shop in my nearest town has a shelf of parable-free etc skin care.

Or perhaps look for one of the "natural ingredients only" ranges that I see advertised on local forums.

I make a lot of my own stuff. I enjoy it, but it could be seen as a fuss.
All the basic ingredients can be bought easily on ebay.

fevertree sorry, but I did smile at "parable" free (guessing it was an autocorrect?)

Yes, nothing worse than being told a meaningful story by your cleansing products!

But in a serious note, I do try to find paraben (?) free stuff, but it can be hard.

Namsnanny do you make liquid soap?
I tried but it as too solid then I watered it down and it sort of separated. I’m willing to have another go if you have a foolproof method.

Just plain water cleans my face - and coconut oil is a great moisturiser!

Why do people believe that applying petrochemicals is a good idea?

Fevertree interested in “parable” free skin care! You have to enjoy some of the autocorrect choices!

Only just back to this thread, how funny - parable free skin care! That would be me peering at the tiny phone screen and auto correct triumphing over eyesight!

Yes, I do mean paraben free. This particular health shop stocks it, can't remember the brand name now.

However, there are many 'cottage industry' natural skin care products e.g. at farmer's markets, or Neal's Yard. I find the products from the latter are too rich for my skin.

Corryanna Have been using paraben free organic products for twenty-years. Many of them cheaper than expensive proprietary brands. In addition, use Method laundry, cleaning and washing up products. While in lock-down buy online from Big Green Smile.com. Found a really good kind to skin shower gel A'kin Orange Blossom Body Wash 500ml - believe it is Australian, Also recommend Avalon, Jason and Faith in Nature.

Corryanna Meant so say, I have very sensitive skin and those recommended kind to mine.

Many 'natural' skin care products also contain nasties so you need to check ingredients very carefully. You can do this on
'incidecoder.com' for many brands.

All natural products often have oils which clog my pores.
Though I do use Sukin body wash with no sodium laurel sulphate and a natural body moisturiser.