THE WIFE Guide: Non Toxic Acne Skincare

If you’re a WIFE whose skin is still haunting you with adult acne then this article is just for you. THE WIFE™ always makes a conscious effort to only use all natural or certified organic products, but finding products with high quality ingredients to deal with blemish prone skin can get confusing or be hard to find. Click “continue reading” to shop THE WIFE’s favorite non toxic skincare brands to keep your skin clear from those pesky impurities.  -Taryn Cox for THE WIFE™

Derma E: Derma e started out in a local health food store in Southern California, People were amazed at the results it had on their skin, and word caught on. Over the years, they’ve introduced many extraordinary products, each one rooted in their belief that skin health can be visibly improved through the right combination of potent vitamins, wholesome nutrients and good, clean hydration. Specially formulated for oily or blemish-prone skin types, the Very Clear® skincare system helps optimize skin clarity by cleansing away pore-clogging dirt and blemish-causing bacteria while restoring clean hydration.  THE WIFE™ Favorite: Very Clear Acne Spot Treatment, $10.35 and Evenly Radiant Brightening Night Cream, $25.16 at dermae.com or Whole Foods Market

Dr. Hauschka: Everything Dr. Hauschka does is in the interest of fostering well-being in the world, from their ecologically sound methods of growing and sourcing ingredients to their one-of-a-kind manufacturing processes and international fair trade initiatives.  Oily or acne-prone skin needs to be “retrained” to calm oil production. From their Clarifying Toner to their Cleansing Cream will work to cleanse and minimize the appearance of your pores while signaling the skin to moderate oil production. Unlike other products you may have tried, Dr. Hauschka products will not dry out or strip oily or acne-prone skin of moisture. Drhauschka.com

Jurlique: Jurlique has spent over 25 years unearthing potent organic and natural ingredients, and developing their unique Bio-Intrinsic™ process to create the purest, most powerful skin care possible. From Jurlique’s organic farm in South Australia to their leading natural innovations, they’ve unlocked the potential of combining nature with science to create aesthetically pleasing effective products. From farm to bottle, they are uniquely positioned to ensure the highest efficacy and optimum quality in our products, whether it be their Blemish Cream or Purifying Foaming Cleanser at  Jurlique.com

Juice Beauty:  Juice Beauty’s Blemish Clearing products deliver clear skin in 30 days. Guaranteed. Powerful products heal skin while hydrating without the harsh chemicals common in blemish products. Deeply cleanse and remove impurities with their clarifying blemish clearing cleanser made from certified organic lemon, cherry and aloe juices. Their formulations are always made without parabens, petroleum, propylene or butylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfates, pesticides, phthalates, artificial dyes or synthetic fragrances and are never tested on animals. THE WIFE™ Favorite: Blemish Clearing Serum, $29.00 at Juicebeauty.com or Whole Foods Market.

Kora Organics: KORA Organics is a wonderful range of products that bring together the very best in skincare ingredients that are designed to nourish, replenish and hydrate the skin while also being certified organic. KORA Organics Blemish Gel is a powerful blend of concentrated botanicals specifically designed to naturally help with and address problematic skin. Noni extract and Lemon Myrtle combine to simply, quickly and effectively support the skin against blemishes, THE WIFE™ Favorite: Blemish Gel $44.00 at Koraorganics.com

Ren Skincare: REN’s ClearCalm3 system combats the 3 key causes of breakouts and blemishes: excess sebum; build up of dead skin cells; blemish-causing bacteria… without harshness. Their Clarifying Clay Cleanser is formulated to combat the appearance of breakouts and blemishes leaving skin visibly clearer and calmer.  Deeply cleanses and purifies while it gently exfoliates to unclog skin and minimises the appearance of pore size at Renskincare.com

Alba Botanicals: Alba Botanica only makes natural, 100% vegetarian personal care products that do beautiful for you and also for  people, animals and the earth. This means they don’t use parabens, sulfates, or phthalates. Clear up your skin with their powerfully natural, botanically effective AcneDote Deep Pore Wash with max strength 2% salicylic acid. Formulated with zip-zapping Salicylic Acid (naturally derived from Willow Bark Extract), this lathering oil-free cleanser digs deep into pores to unclog the gunk, helping banish existing zits and prevent new ones. Skin will be squeaky clean and ready to go, Albabontanica.com