BEAUTY & GLAM
GREEN YOUR BEAUTY
WHILE LOOKING
GORGEOUS
Green beauty products have come a long way in the last few years.
Now products are vibrant, smell great, and are as effective as other
popular brands. Celebrity makeup artist Paige Padgett’s mission is
to inspire women to be sexy and civilized by reducing their Cosmetic
Carbon Footprint without sacrificing an ounce of glamour or taste.
What are some of the health reasons to
consider a green beauty routine?
Cosmetics are filled with toxic chemicals that are linked to birth
defects, endocrine disruption, neurotoxicity and cancer. That’s
enough reason for me.
When looking for a green beauty product, what ingredients
should I see at the top of the label?
Natural ingredients you can pronounce. For example, castor seed,
apricot seed or sunflower seed oil are first in a lip gloss. The closer
they are to the top the higher concentration of the ingredient.
What green beauty swaps can you suggest?
Look for white willow bark and grapeseed oil instead of parabens,
and essential oils instead of fragrance.
What do you feel is the most common
misconception people have about green beauty?
That one must sacrifice beauty and performance to be clean and
environmentally friendly. You don’t have to sacrifice performance,
taste or beauty. Especially today. There are so many gorgeous and
luxurious chemically safe and eco-friendly products on the market.
The colors have come a long way too. They are no longer muddy. You
can have vibrant pinks now.
What are the top major toxic chemicals
to watch out for and why?
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Look out for parabens, fragrance and petrochemicals. Parabens are
in nearly everything, so you are getting much higher accumulations
of them than other chemicals, and fragrance has potentially
hundreds of toxic chemicals. Petrochemicals are linked to birth
defects and many diseases, like cancer.
Paige Padgett is the author of “The Green Beauty Rules: The
Essential Guide to Toxic-Free, Green Glamour and Glowing Skin.”
Visit paigepagett.com.
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