CREDO
Finding new products is already hard as it is, but to find products with clean ingredients and looking into what they are made of takes a lot of time. I know because I’ve done it! But once you find products that make up your routine and you like them, then you won’t have to worry about a suite of products anymore. After all of that, you can focus on one product at a time and if you work smarter, not harder, the entire process takes no time at all!
The BEST resource for this is my favorite go-to website called Credo. Think of it as a Sephora, but with cleaner products, all-around from companies that make products that fit the Credo Standard of Credibility, Sustainability, Ethics, Sourcing, Saftey and Transparency. Europe has banned over toxic1300 ingredients in cosmetics/products while the United States has only banned 30. But Credo? It has banned over 2700. Incredible right? I get my Makeup, Skincare products, shampoo, hair care, lip balm, even toothpaste, and MOUTH WASH there too.
I’ve been shopping at Credo since 2017 and their website has improved so much in the last 4 years. When I first started, I would look at a product and would have to research the ingredients individually and one would imagine that would take some time. I wasn't the only one because eventually, they added a feature where you can look at the ingredients list and hover over each ingredient, click (or tap for mobile) and it tells you exactly what the ingredient is and what’s used for. Saves everyone time and energy.
I will add that no company is perfect and that’s why being self-reliant is important. Not many people know that soy is an endocrine disruptor with phytoestrogens which can create havoc with hormones. So there are products on the site that have soy - so just watch out for those and try to avoid them. Soy is used as a vegan alternative to many products and if there’s an issue with soy, it’s more looked at as an allergy. I have a soy allergy so I need to avoid it anyway At the end of the day, research soy and phytoestrogens on your own so you can be better equipped with info to make more informed decisions for your health. And remember no two products from the same company are created equal. While no company is perfect, Credo and the products from the businesses they offer are transparent so if there’s an ingredient you’re suspicious of due to your reasoning and health, they provide all of the information you need…and that’s doing more than any other company out there. We are striving for positive progress in decision-making for product buying, not perfection.
Stay Healthy!
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