Finding moisturisers without harmful additives or lavender oil

molly-2609 · May 2014

Having been treated for ER positive breast cancer 2 1/2 years ago, I want to avoid products with harmful additives and also lavender or other oestrogenic oils. Up to now I've been using pure oil, e.g. Olive, almond, or Jojoba, but as I will be travelling I don't want to pack oils and need to find a moisturiser and body lotion that doesn't contain either. I can find plenty of organic moisturisers, but they all seem to contain lavender/linalool.

I know there is some disagreement about lavender being hormonal but I'd rather avoid it. Has anyone found any moisturisers or body lotions that do not contain harmful chemicals or lavender? I live in the UK and am in my early 60s.

Moderators · May 2014

Molly, as well as suggestions you'll see from other members, there's a 2-part article in the Lower Your Risk section of the main Breastcancer.org site called Moisturizers: Hope or Harm in a Jar? It includes links to resources to check hazard ratings of more than 3,000 moisturizers, and other products.

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DivineMrsM · May 2014

I was looking for a moisturizer last year and started the following thread; not sure if it would be a help to you but here's the link:

Breast Cancer Topic: Facial Moisturizing Suggestions?

The first post in the thread mentions the following website as a way to look up products according to wanted/unwanted ingredients and you may find this extremely helpful:

http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

Heidihill · May 2014

You may want to try olive oil in a spray bottle from the supermarket or buy a small spray bottle in the drugstore.

Finding moisturisers without harmful additives or lavender oil

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