Ingredients to Avoid | Products

These are ingredients I choose to avoid in products across the board, no matter what the product is.

There are also a few more debated ingredients that I’m personally okay with when they’re properly formulated and used. I break those down in my Ingredient Guide ➡️ HERE.

All about umbrella terms on a label ➡️ HERE
Save & print this list ➡️ HERE

Ingredients I Avoid

  • 1,4 Dioxane
  • 2‑Bromo‑2‑Nitropropane‑1,3‑Diol (Bromopol)
  • Aluminum Hydroxide (CI 77002)
  • Benzalkonium Chloride
  • Benzophenones
  • Benzotriazole (commonly found in detergents)
  • Benzylparaben
  • BHA & BHT
  • Bismuth Oxychloride
  • Bisphenol A (BPA) (commonly found in packaging)
  • Butoxyethanol
  • Butylparaben
  • Carbon Black
  • Carmine (derived from cochineal insects)
  • Citric Acid (depends → see more HERE)
  • Coal Tar
  • Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
  • Diazolidinyl Urea
  • Diethyl Phthalate (DEP)
  • Dimethicone (depends → see more HERE)
  • DMDM Hydantoin
  • Ethanolamine Compounds (MEA, DEA, TEA)
  • Ethoxylated Compounds (ingredients ending in -eth, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate, PEGs, etc.)
  • EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid)
  • Ethylparaben
  • Formaldehyde
  • Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservatives
  • Fluoride (see more HERE)
  • Fragrance / Aroma / Parfum
  • Grapefruit Seed Extract (due to common preservative contamination, not the extract itself)
  • Homosalate (HMS)
  • Hydroquinone
  • Hydroxyacetophenone
  • Hydroxyapatite (see more HERE)
  • Imidazolidinyl Urea
  • Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate (IPBC)
  • Isobutylparaben
  • Isopropylparaben
  • Isothiazolinones (example: Methylisothiazolinone)
  • Japanese Honeysuckle (contains compounds that may behave similarly to parabens)
  • Mercury & Mercury Compounds
  • Methenamine
  • Methylisothiazolinone
  • Methylparaben
  • Microplastics (not always listed...often requires contacting the company)
  • Mineral Oil
  • Nanoparticles (not listed.. must be confirmed with the company)
  • Octinoxate
  • Oxybenzone
  • Parabens
  • PEGs (Polyethylene Glycol)
  • Petroleum (Mineral Oil, Petrolatum, etc.)
  • Phenoxyethanol (see more HERE)
  • Phthalates
  • Propylparaben
  • Propylene Glycol
  • Quaternium-15
  • Resorcinol
  • Retinyl Palmitate / Retinol
  • SLS
  • Sodium Methyl 2‑Sulfolaurate
  • Soy
  • Synthetic Dyes
  • Synthetic Flavors
  • Synthetic Fragrance (depends, see more HERE)
  • Titanium Dioxide (loose powder) (see more HERE)
  • Talc (can be contaminated with asbestos)
  • Triclosan

Save & print this list ➡️ HERE

I prioritize organic whenever possible to help reduce Pesticide Exposure.