Learn about the Clean Beauty movement, as we sat down to learn all of the basics with Jess Keys of The Golden Girl Blog! This is a great episode for the Clean Beauty novice, to learn why you might want to make the switch to non-toxic beauty care products, and some great tips for how to make it simple and affordable to get started.

Episode Recap: Interview with Jess - 1:58s, “You Want Me To Do What?? Section - 41:24s

Highlights:

• Clean Beauty Brands Jess Loves:
• • Beauty Counter
  • Caudalie
  • Farmacie
  • Billie
  • Super Goop
  • RMS Beauty
  • Alima Pure
  • Herbivore
  • Indie Lee
  • Ren Skincare
  • Weleda
• Places to Buy Clean Beauty Products:
• • Sephora
  • Follain - https://follain.com/
  • Nordstrom
• Places with Good Return Policies:
• • Beauty Counter
  • Sephora
  • Nordstrom
• Jess’s Advice for switching to Clean Beauty Products:
• • View the clean beauty switch as a marathon, not a sprint - switching all at once could make your skin freak out!
  • Change out your products as you run out of them, to make it less daunting
  • Switch out your skincare first, ie serum or face lotions, before going to makeup
  • Start with your sunscreen! Mineral sunscreens with zinc oxide or zinc oxide and titanium dioxide are best
  • Look at the return policies - if it doesn’t work for you, switch it out and try another option

Resources:

• Where to Find Jess:
• • IG: @jesskeys_
  • https://www.thegoldengirlblog.com
• Environmental Working Group Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database - https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
• Book Jess mentions: “The French Beauty Solution: Time-Tested Secrets to Look and Feel Beautiful Inside and Out” by Mathilde Thomas
• Podcast Jess mentions: Bad on Paper Podcast - https://badonpaperpodcast.com/
• Beauty Counter Advocacy: https://www.beautycounter.com/advocacy
• Talc Powder Lawsuit Details: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/19/business/johnson-baby-powder-sales-stopped.html