Swap This For That Beauty
As we have mentioned before, our philosophy on clean living involves much more than food. A clean lifestyle involves every aspect of our day-to-day lives, including food, cleaning supplies, self-care products, and so much more.

Like discussed in our Toxin Free Personal-Care Products article, what we put on our skin plays a major role in our health and healing. Since our skin is porous and made for absorption, anything we place on our bodies ultimately ends up INSIDE our bodies.
Because of this, we find it extremely vital to transition to toxin-free beauty and self-care products! Thankfully, brands that stand for toxin-free living have rapidly increased over the past few years, and it’s no longer difficult to find products that can fit into a clean lifestyle.
Today’s article will break down some of our favorite products from our most trusted brands, and explain what the difference is between conventional, and organic, natural personal-care, and why it matters! As referenced above, if you want to get into the nitty gritty of the top toxic ingredients we avoid, and their risks, check out of Toxin Free Personal-Care Products article!
Dirty Versus Clean Moisturizer

If we had to pick the first swap you should focus on when switching to toxin-free personal care products, it would definitely be moisturizer! Why? Because moisturizer is specifically formulated to fully absorb into your skin, and therefore, into your body.
Most conventional moisturizers contain parabens (endocrine disruptors and possible carcinogens), as well as “fragrance”, which is a term basically stating that the company can use whatever chemicals they’d like to create their scent, without having to disclose the ingredients. Therefore, fragrance is an unknown risk, but has often been studied to be carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, and a huge contribution to various allergies.
What’s The Swap?
This moisturizer is made from plants, filled with vitamins, and helps to combat aging, and damage. With this moisturizer, you can feel good about what’s being absorbed into your skin. This is a great swap! Click here to check out this product: 100% Pure’s Multi-Vitamin + Antioxidants Ultra Riché PM Treatment
Dirty Versus Clean Lipstick

Another product that we recommend switching out ASAP is lipstick. I know it’s gross to think about, but you actually ingest much of the lipstick you wear each day. In fact, studies have found that women ingest an average of 4-9 POUNDS of lipstick in their lifetimes.
With that being said, it’s only gross because most lipsticks are made of chemicals, and artificial dyes. But what if I told you there’s a lipstick that’s just as amazing as a Mac lipstick, but is completely made of plants?!
What’s The Swap?
This full-coverage lipstick offers 24 potent colors, and stays matte, and put all day long! This ingredient list is so pure, you won’t have to worry about ingesting this lipstick. It’s basically like eating fruit! Click here to check out this product! Fruit Pigmented Cocoa Butter Matte Lipstick
Dirty Versus Clean Deodorant

Conventional deodorants are filled with artificial fragrances, ingredients, and heavy metals from antiperspirant. While some heavy metals are essential (iron, zinc, etc.), a build up of too many, or the wrong kinds can be harmful.
While there are many things you can do to reduce your exposure to heavy metal build-up, switching to a natural deodorant is a great first step!
What’s The Swap?
I can tell you from personal experience that natural deodorants are not all the same. I have had numerous experiences of natural deodorants that never dry, and smell like full on essential oils. Not my thing. When I tried Native, the difference was immediate!
Native offers numerous scent options (and even has deodorant specifically formulated for teens) so that everyone can find a smell they like. The best part is that this deodorant goes on smooth, dries almost immediately, and actually stays on, and smelling great all day!
If you’re just switching to a natural deodorant, or have had bad experiences with natural deodorants in the past, we suggest Native. You won’t be disappointed! Click here to check out this product! Native Deodorant.
Dirty Versus Clean Dry Shampoo

Dry shampoos have become a major staple in our culture as people have come to realize that washing their hair everyday can mean more breakage, and damage overtime. By washing your hair everyday, you are most likely restyling it (with heat or not) much more often than you would if you were to simply skip the water, and use an alternative way to keep it clean.
Dry shampoo is that perfect alternative, as it allows us to wear a style for multiple days in a row by absorbing excess oil on our scalp, and in our hair.
However, conventional dry shampoos are most often filled with harmful chemicals like propane, “fragrance”, and almost always come in an aerosol can. You can read more about the negative effects of these chemicals here.
What’s The Swap?
I love this dry shampoo for it’s minimal ingredients, and how easily and efficiently it absorbs oil.
The biggest problems I’ve had with other brands of natural dry shampoo is that they become clumpy, grainy, or look and feeling heavy in my hair.
When I first tried Roses and Azalea’s formulation, I immediately noticed a huge difference! This is perfect for making your wash last multiple days, without feeling like your hair is full of product. You’ll hardly notice it’s there! Click here to check out this product! Roses and Azalea Dry Shampoo. Use code “clean10” for 10% off!
Dirty Versus Clean Mascara

One of the biggest problems with conventional makeup products in general is that they use artificial chemicals and dyes to achieve their potent colors, and long-wear times.
However, although more expensive to source natural ingredients, artificial chemicals are absolutely not necessary to make high quality, highly pigmented makeup!
What’s The Swap?
This mascara will give you that full lash look, while resisting smudge, and lasting all day long! Oh, and they source their color from black tea, berries, and cocoa, like it should be! It doesn’t get more natural than this mascara! Click here to check out this product! 100% Pure Ultra Lengthening Mascara.
Next Steps
Switching to clean beauty can seem like a daunting task, because it is! There are so many products we use on a daily basis, it would be way too overwhelming (not to mention expensive) to decide to switch everything out all at once. And since the effects of stress are so detrimental to the body, stressing over this transition could be just as harmful, if not more as the toxic ingredients themselves.
With this being said, my suggestion is to switch out products as you run out of them. This will space out the transition process, and take the stress out of switching over to toxin-free personal care!
I hope you enjoyed this article, and that these suggestions help eliminate the confusion in switching to living more toxin-free. If you have any comments or questions, don’t hesitate to reach out!