Five Skincare Ingredients to Avoid

We’ve all been informed (slightly) about the “terrible touch-me-nots.” These are the ingredients to avoid in skincare and beauty products. These bad ingredients can probably be found amongst the long string of words you can’t pronounce in your product’s ingredient list. Keep in mind, though, that not all chemicals are bad. Even water is a chemical (H₂O) after all.

When it comes to the harmful ingredients, you may think they won’t affect you because they are being applied to the exterior of your body. However, even products used on your skin can wander into your blood stream and keep you and your body from being as fabulous as possible.

Keep reading to find out which ingredients CL suggests you stay away from.