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cherryA question to my sensitive-skinned sisters out there: what product(s) do you use? Every since Oil of Olay randomly discontinued their sensitive-skin soaps, I've been trying to find a good alternative.
"Use Dove," is generally the advice I receive. However, despite their Real Beauty campaign, they (Unilever) also sell skin bleaching creams overseas. That's just not something I'm willing to support, even by proxy, so Dove is out. Avene makes a non-soap cold cream bar that I really like, but it's a little pricey, and bar soap just isn't ideal for the showers at the gym.
Anyone have any suggestions, store bought, homemade, or otherwise?
In other news: I have a passport and a plane ticket! I now have the legal ability and practical means to leave the country. Also, perhaps more importantly, to reenter it.
"Use Dove," is generally the advice I receive. However, despite their Real Beauty campaign, they (Unilever) also sell skin bleaching creams overseas. That's just not something I'm willing to support, even by proxy, so Dove is out. Avene makes a non-soap cold cream bar that I really like, but it's a little pricey, and bar soap just isn't ideal for the showers at the gym.
Anyone have any suggestions, store bought, homemade, or otherwise?
In other news: I have a passport and a plane ticket! I now have the legal ability and practical means to leave the country. Also, perhaps more importantly, to reenter it.
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Date: 2009-06-29 04:30 pm (UTC)FWIW, the cleanser I've been using is this one, but I've been planning to switch to this one, since it has even fewer ingredients.
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Date: 2009-06-29 04:38 pm (UTC)(I love the idea of their tomato one, as I adore the smell of tomatoes, but it looks like it would be fairly harsh.)
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Date: 2009-06-29 04:46 pm (UTC)Currently using Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream, switching to
Orange Essence Facial Cleanser. After that I might try full-bore OCM: a blend of olive oil and castor oil for cleansing. We'll see.
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Date: 2009-06-30 06:28 am (UTC)I don't know if you can get it, but there's a great Aveeno moisturiser with oatmeal in it, that I like, too, if you want to go beyond the plain old sorbolene with no scent or anything added to it route.
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Date: 2009-06-28 11:20 pm (UTC)Other than that, if you can handle a little scent, Burt's Bees Ginger Citrus Body wash is also okay. And it smells fantastic.
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Date: 2009-06-30 07:50 am (UTC)I really do recommend checking out the Cliniderm Gentle Cleanser; it was a real help when I needed it badly.
And if you need shampoo too, I used Prairie Naturals Northern Lights until I moved away from home. They don't sell it here, sadly. What I hadn't realised is that shampoo can also irritate badly if the face doesn't like what's in it!
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Date: 2009-06-29 12:51 am (UTC)It's what my dermatologist recommends, and I use their moisturizing cream daily. Cetaphil makes liquid/gel skin cleaner that works great, should be perfect for gym usage.
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Date: 2009-06-29 03:58 pm (UTC)What is it with companies discontinuing their sensitive skin lines? It's not like it's a declining market.
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Date: 2009-06-29 04:21 pm (UTC)Yeah, the habit of discontinuing my favorite soaps ticks me off too. Suave used to have an aloe & water lily body wash that I loved to death. The scent was light, non-intrusive, and refreshing (you could really only smell it in the shower; it was so light it faded away by the time you dried off), and the aloe was very soothing--especially if I'd managed to sunburn myself or something. I still grieve over it. I've tried some of their Naturals line, and they're just too harsh. I end up all itchy and miserable. Speaking of which, I need to buy more soap. I've run out of everything else, and all I've got is half a bottle of Suave Naturals Ocean Breeze. :P No wonder I've been scratching so much.
Some of Caress's stuff is also not too bad (though some of it is very fragrant), but it's usually also expensive. I picked up a bottle I found on clearance a while back, and it's gentle enough that I can use it on my face...though it's still not as good as the Suave or the St. Ives.
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Date: 2009-06-29 04:31 pm (UTC)When I'm at home, I really like Avene's cold cream bar, for face and body. It's on the pricey side, but it does last for quite a while, as long as you don't leave it sitting in water. Because it's soap-free it doesn't actually lather, but it cleans quite nicely. I keep trying new things (as witnessed by this post), but I keep going back to it, especially when my skin gets worked up into an itch.
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Date: 2009-07-01 07:33 pm (UTC)Ginger is allergic to soap. Her dermatologist recommended she try the Dermalogica cleanser. She's been satisfied with the results so far, and it's worked for her long past the point where most things cause her to start breaking out or develop a rash. It's not the greatest smelling stuff out of the bottle (very medicinal), but it doesn't seem to leave much of a scent on use.
They're at least making a gesture at being socially responsible, but I have no idea how that works out in practice, nor was I able to find much information about what kind of chemical cocktail they're selling.
Also: VividCon? Just on the other side of O'Hare from our condo, about 20 minutes away. Well, 20 minutes outside of rush hour and/or exciting road
deconstruction blockades.Don't have an LJ acct - try this soap
Date: 2009-07-12 09:40 am (UTC)They don't use animals for testing, if that is a concern.
on the web: www.kissmyface.com
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