After watching Caroline Hirons video on proper skincare (link here) I decided to check all of my face washes and cleansers for Sodium Lauryl Sulphates (SLS) and was disgusted that Cetaphil contains it.
SLS shouldn't be in your skincare as they dry your skin out and if your oily it'll just make your face produce more oil. Any foaming face wash (or foaming anything) will contain SLS so steer clear. Getting back to the reason for this post though I was going through my collection of skincare to check for sneaky SLS and was shocked to discover Cetaphil contains SLS.
I was totally thrown by this as Cetaphil is marketed as a cleanser for extremely sensitive skin or dry skin or skin which is damaged from skin conditions or following dermatological treatments yet it contains SLS which will dry out the skin.
So besides me being totally disappointed in Cetaphil (who I think need to really rethink their ingredients if they are going to market themselves as a specialist cleanser) my message to you is to really look at what you are putting on your face, look at the ingredients and don't use anything with SLS, mineral oils or alcohol.
As for parabens I feel they are okay but I do try to use products without them where possible.
To carry on from this post I will be doing posts on my day and night time skincare routines and DIY skincare products that really do work.
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