moisturiser

Wow, Pittcity, thank you, that is worth knowing. I will give it a go as a cleanser now.

We use Aqueous cream by the gallon in our house Icyalittle, it's only about £1 for a 500g tub in Savers and they do an even bigger tub too! You can use it instead of soap as well as an all purpose moisturiser.

That said, personally I love Palmer's Cocoa Butter and smelling of chocolate. I use the one with SPF 15 as I am fair skinned.

I like the Eucerin products.

Have you tried the huge 500g pots of Aqueous Cream BP from chemists like Lloyds and Boots? It's amazingly cheap £2.20 or so, and really effective. No scent either. You can get a 100g tube to try it first, if you prefer, costs about £1.50.

I read recently that coconut oil was excellent for dry skin and all sorts of other things. It is reasonably priced in comparison to a lot of products. I have recently started using a moisturiser from Lidl and found it better than the Olay I had been using previously.

will try some as ive got terrible dry skin due to cholrine in baths.

Superdrug's own brand body lotion is not only paraben-free, it is also hypoallergenic, lanolin free and fragrance Free.

It is also suitable for vegans (which is why I know about it), and cheap as well.

I wouldn't worry too much about that either Ethel

"In July 2006, the EU Commission announced that it would ban 22 different hair dye substances which do not have adequate safety files. This is a reassuring move for consumers as it means that only dyes that are proven to be safe will be available."

It seems the EU does have its uses. That quote was from Cancer Research UK's website www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/healthyliving/cancercontroversies/hairdyes/hair-dyes-and-cancer

no, jane, not thinking straight today. anyway they say there are cancer causing stuff in hair dye and I wouldn't stop using that, the damn grey would take over I prefer my pink streaks.

Do you really think that if it had been 'proven' that aluminium compounds in deodorants 'caused' cancer that they would still be on sale, ethel?

so has it been proven that aluminium in deodorants causes cancer too

Garnier and any other High Street brand will contain preservatives, and these will be parabens as these are the standard fail-safe preservatives. Not using them shortens the shelf life of the alternatives.

This is why you have to search, usually online to find the alternatives and they usually cost more than the cheaper ranges of High Street cosmetics.

The aluminium/Alzheimers risk was declared incorrect some years ago
www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=102

Aveeno for me too. I also use Palmers Cocoa Butter lotion, which I personally
like, though DH thinks I smell like a sweetshop!!

I am still using Bionsen, and stainless steel pans just in case! (Well, there is no point in changing back to the aluminium ones, although it wouldn't worry me to use my old alumiunium pressure cooker.)

I think the aluminium/altzheimers theory is no longer considered valid any more. It was strongly put forward maybe thirty years ago, and many people got rid of their aluminium pans as a result, but there have been all kinds of research and theory since then. That said, I could be wrong.

The makers of stainless steel cookware probably still hold to it.

aluminium causes althzheimers too

I don't use aliminuim pans for the same reason.

Thanks ethel I did look it up on Google.

By the same token then aluminium is in cosmetics too, deodorant and that too can cause cancer. I use Bionsen aluminium free deodorant spray. Check it out.

Yes, will try that, Elegran.
I have been using Aveeno, and use Sense from Usana when I can afford it and need to order their vitamins as well.

I use Garnier Fresh Essentials and have done for years it`s reasonably priced and often on offer in Tesco`s (other supermarkets are available) have no idea if there are parabens in it but I like it. I too used to swim daily Ethel and used above as a moisturiser.

Have you tried Googling "Jason stockists" Ten to one there will be a list somewhere.

If you know of a Usana agent then Sense products are excellent and free of nasties. (Accent aigu on the 2nd 'e' of Sense but can't do it on here).

I used to use products called 'Jason' but don't know where I can buy them since our health store closed down.

Definatly recomend Aveeno. I think I mentioned once before that I discovered it when my daughter doctor prescribed it for my grandson soon after he was born.

Aubrey Organics do a whole range of paraben-free body lotions. I have been using them for several years as I am allergic to a number of chemicals used in standard cosmetics.
www.aubreyorganicsuk.co.uk