Lip Liners
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August 1, 2022
By Lisa Petrison
While lip pencils often are perceived to be among the most optional of makeup items, it seems that many mature women may benefit quite a bit from using them.
As skin begins to age, it loses some of its elasticity and the natural definition between the lips and the skin surrounding the mouth may begin to break down. This can allow lipsticks to feather and smear into the surrounding skin and also can create a general look of aging.
Lip pencils tend to be dry or textured enough to give back some of the original definition to the lips and can provide a good surface that may prevent feathering with creamier lipsticks.
Some women also use lip pencils just beyond the edges of their lips to create an appearance of more fullness, but I have never even tried that.
I do find that my lips look a lot better and that whatever lipstick I am wearing lasts considerably longer when I take a few seconds to put on some lip pencil, though.
I usually use lip pencil over my entire lips rather than just around the edges, to provide a good base for whatever other lip products I am using.
Although most brands of lip pencils come in a variety of colors, I usually just wear a neutral color (similar to the natural color of my lips) regardless of what color lipstick or lip gloss I am planning to wear.
However, some women who often wear certain shades of bright lipsticks may find that choosing a similar pencil shade can help them to maintain their lip color better even when most of their lipstick has worn off.
TOP PICKS
♣ Living Clean Superstars:
Chantecaille Lip Definer ($26)
Clinique Quickliner for Lips ($20)
+Jane Iredale Lip Liner ($17)
MAC Lip Pencil ($19)
+Mineral Fusion Lip Pencil ($19)
RMS Lip Liner ($20)
Victoria Beckham Lip Definer ($26)
♦ Additional Possibilities:
Aveda Pure Nourish-Mint Lip Liner ($20)
Bobbi Brown Lip Pencil ($27)
Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Lip Liner ($24)
Kosas Hotliner ($19)
Lawless Forget The Filler Lip Liner ($21)
♦ Not Yet Rated:
Thrive Lip Filler Lip Liner ($20)
♥ Lisa’s Personal Choice:
√ Clinique Quickliner for Lips ($20)
Mineral Fusion Lip Pencil ($19)
Victoria Beckham Lip Definer ($26)
Notes:
1) Living Clean Superstars – Products with high scores on both Performance Rating (5) as well as Ingredients Rating (4/5). + Clean Pick (Ingredients Rating = 5).
2) Lisa’s Choice – Products that I would purchase for my own personal use. √ Lisa’s Favorite
Aveda Pure Nourish-Mint Lip Liner – $20
Overall Rating: 
(3 / 5)
Performance Rating: (3 / 5)
Ingredients Rating: 
(4 / 5)
These pencils are available in some very pretty neutral colors that feel pretty clean to me, and I have purchased a few of them over the years.
The problem with these pencils is that, in my experience, the product inside the pencil does not hold up very well and eventually easily breaks off every time I try to sharpen the pencil.
Once the lip pencils break down and cannot be sharpened effectively, the only thing to do with them is just to throw them away.
I thus don’t think I will buy these again, even though I have enjoyed them briefly before they start breaking on me.
Size: 0.13 oz.
Aveda Rating: 4.2 Stars (27 reviews)
Credo Clean: Meets Criteria
Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria
Drunk Elephant Clean: No
EWG Ingredients Rating: 7 (red)
EWG Problem Ingredients: Peppermint oil (4), Licorice root extract (5), Yellow #5 (6), Titanium dioxide (3), Red #33 (4), Orange #5 (4), Yellow #10 (7), Blue #1 (7), Yellow #6 (7), Red #7 (6), Red #6 (6)
Fragrance Ingredients: Meadowfoam seed oil, mango seed oil, peppermint oil
All Ingredients: Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Mango Seed Oil, Candelilla Wax, Shea Butter, Carnauba Wax, Tocopherol, Peppermint Oil, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Licorice Extract, [+/- Mica, Iron Oxides, Manganese Violet, Yellow 5, Titanium Dioxide, Bismuth Oxychloride, Red 33, Orange 5, Yellow 10, Blue 1, Yellow 6, Red 7, Red 6
Bobbi Brown Lip Pencil – $27
Performance Rating: (4 / 5)
Performance Rating: 
(5 / 5)
Ingredients Rating: (3 / 5)
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Size: 0.04 oz.
Bobbi Brown Rating: 4.7 Stars (55 reviews)
Credo Clean: Unclear
Clean at Sephora: Unclear
Drunk Elephant Clean: No
EWG Ingredient Rating: 7 (red)
EWG Problem Ingredients: Hydrogenated cottonseed oil (5), Lactic acid (4), Titanium dioxide (3), Red #30 (5), Red #22 (5), Red #28 (5), Blue #1 (7), Yellow #5 (6), Red #36 (5), Red #6 (6), Red #7 (6), Red #30 (5), Orange #5 (4), Yellow #6 (7), Red #33 (4), Blue #1 (7)
Fragrance Ingredients: None
All Ingredients: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Myristyl Esters, C10-18 Triglycerides, Polyethylene, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Decyl Esters, Candelilla, Carnauba Wax, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Ceramide Np, Tribehenin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Tocopherol, Lactic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate. May Contain: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Manganese Violet, Iron Oxides, Bismuth Oxychloride, Red 30 Lake, Red 22, Red 28, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Red 36, Red 6, Red 7, Red 30, Orange 5, Yellow 6, Red 33, Blue 1, Carmine.
Chantecaille Lip Definer – $26
♣ Living Clean Superstar
Overall Rating: (5 / 5)
Performance Rating: (5 / 5)
Ingredients Rating: (4 / 5)
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Size: 0.05 oz.
Chantecaille Rating: 4.9 Stars (15 reviews)
Credo Clean: Meets Criteria
Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria
Drunk Elephant Clean: No
EWG Ingredients Rating: 6 (yellow)
EWG Problem Ingredients: Titanium dioxide (3), Red #7 (6), Red #7 (6), Red #27 (5), Red #21 (5), Red #21 (5), Red #22 (5), Red #28 (5), Red #30 (5), Red #33 (4), Blue #1 (7), Yellow #5 (6), Yellow #6 (7), Yellow #10 (7)
Fragrance Ingredients: None
All Ingredients (Coral, Natural, Discreet, Tone, Nuance, Desire, Effect): Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Synthetic Candelilla Wax, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Polyethylene, Mica, Triethylhexanoin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Synthetic Beeswax, Jojoba Seed Oil, Tocopherol. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Red 7, Red 6, Red 27, Red 21, Red 22, Red 28, Red 30, Red 33, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Yellow 10, Manganese Violet, Bismuth Oxychloride
All Ingredients (Passion, Vibrant, Daring, Chic): Dicalcium Phosphate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Synthetic Candelilla Wax, Mica, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Polyethylene, Triethylhexanoin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Synthetic Beeswax, Jojoba Seed Oil, Tocopherol. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Red 7, Red 6, Red 27, Red 6, Red 21, Red 22, Red 27, Red 28, Red 30, Red 33, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Yellow 10, Manganese Violet, Bismuth Oxychloride
Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Lip Liner – $24
Performance Rating: Not Yet Rated
Ingredients Rating: (3 / 5)
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Size: 0.04 oz.
Sephora Rating: 4.5 Stars (300 reviews)
Credo Clean: No
Clean at Sephora: No
Drunk Elephant Clean: No
EWG Product Rating: 1-3 (green/yellow)
EWG Problem Ingredients: BHT (3), Titanium dioxide (3), Red #6 (6), Red #7 (6), Red #28 (5), Red #30 (5), Yellow #5 (6), Yellow #6 (7), Blue #1 (7). (Also contains Ethyl vanillin)
Fragrance Ingredients: Ethyl vanillin
All Ingredients: Octyldodecanol, Polybutene, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Ethylene/Propylene Copolymer, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Diisostearyl Malate, Silica, Dicalcium Phosphate, Hydrogenated Styrene/Methyl Styrene/Indene Copolymer, Ozokerite, Stearalkonium Bentonine, Propylene Carbonate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Ethyl Vanillin, Bixa Orellana Seed Extract, BHT, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Carmine, Red 6, Red 7, Red 28, Red 30, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1.
Clinique Quickliner for Lips – $20
♥ Lisa’s Choice
♣ Living Clean Superstar
Overall Rating: (5 / 5)
Performance Rating: (5 / 5)
Ingredients Rating: (4 / 5)
I am a fan of Clinique’s Quickliner eye pencils and the one Quickliner lip pencil that I own also seems to work pretty well.
It contains silicone (cyclopentasiloxane), which doesn’t seem to be that problematic in terms of human health issues but which conceivably (especially in larger quantities) could have a negative effect on the environment.
Silicone in lip pencils is used to allow the product to go on more smoothly and evenly, without the need for ingredients such as oils that might detract from how long the product lasts.
It’s my guess that the amount of silicone in this lip pencil is pretty negligible compared to other makeup products such as face primers and thus a relatively low concern with regard to environmental issues.
The other problem ingredients in these lip pencils consist of a variety of food colorings, most of which likely are not present in the neutral shades that I prefer in a lip pencil.
I have not noticed any taste or odor in this lip liner and it seems to work well for me.
I have been using the Soft Rose shade and it has been fine, but if I buy this again I probably would choose the less pink Baby Buff shade.
Size: 0.01 oz.
Ulta Rating: 4.4 Stars (544 reviews)
Credo Clean: No
Clean at Sephora: No
EWG Product Rating: 3 (yellow)
EWG Problem Ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane (3), Titanium dioxide (3), Red #7 (6), Yellow #5 (6), Red #33 (4), Red #28 (5), Red #36 (5), Red #6 (6), Yellow #6 (7), Blue #1 (7), Orange #5 (4), Red #22 (5), Red #30 (5)
Fragrance Ingredients: None
All Ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane, Synthetic Beeswax, Rice Bran Wax, Arachidyl Behenate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Microcrystalline Wax, Dimethiconol, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Iron Oxides, Red 7, Bismuth Oxychloride, Manganese Violet, Yellow 5, Red 33, Red 28, Red 36, Red 6, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Orange 5, Red 22, Red 30, Carmine
Jane Iredale Lip Liner – $17
♣ Living Clean Superstar
Overall Rating: (5 / 5)
Performance Rating: (5 / 5)
Ingredients Rating: (5 / 5)
Jane Iredale makes a wide variety of neutral shades of lip liners, all of which contain only natural colors and which are free of toxic ingredients.
I have the Spice shade and think that it serves as a nice base for any other lip products that I may be using.
It also feels pretty clean to me.
However, I feel like the Aveda Lip Primer (which contains moisturizers) and the Clinique Quickliner (which contains silicone) go on more easily for me, especially in terms of allowing me to fill in my entire lips with the product.
The Jane Iredale product feels rather dry and requires a little more effort to put on, in comparison.
Amazon Rating: 4.4 Stars (611 reviews)
Credo Clean: Meets Criteria
Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria
EWG Ingredient Rating: 2 (green)
EWG Problem Ingredients: Titanium dioxide (3)
Fragrance Ingredients: Meadowfoam seed oil, mango seed oil
All Ingredients: Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Mango Seed Oil, Candelilla Wax, Shea Butter, Macadamia Intergrifolia Seed Oil, Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate. May Contain: Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide, Manganese Violet, Mica, Carmine
Kosas Hotliner – $19
Overall Rating: (3 / 5)
Performance Rating: (3 / 5)
Ingredients Rating: (4 / 5)
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Size: 0.007 oz.
Sephora Rating: 3.7 Stars (124 reviews)
Credo Clean: Yes
Clean at Sephora: Yes
Drunk Elephant Clean: No
EWG Ingredients Rating: 6 (yellow)
EWG Problem Ingredients: Titanium dioxide (3), Red #6 (6), Red #7 (6), Red #28 (5), Yellow #5 (6), Yellow #6 (7)
Fragrance Ingredients: None
All Ingredients: Methyl Hydrogenated Rosinate, Jojoba Esters, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Candelilla Wax, Castor Seed Oil, Carnauba Wax, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate, Mica, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Glucomannan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Propylene Carbonate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Trihydroxystearin. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Red 6, Red 7, Red 28, Yellow 5, Yellow 6.
Lawless Forget The Filler Lip Liner – $21
Overall Rating: (4 / 5)
Performance Rating: (4 / 5)
Ingredients Rating: (4 / 5)
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Size: 0.04 oz.
Sephora Rating: 4.5 Stars (96 reviews)
Credo Clean: Meets Criteria
Clean at Sephora: Yes
Drunk Elephant Clean: No
EWG Product Rating: 2 (green)
EWG Problem Ingredients: Titanium dioxide (3), Red #7 (6), Red #6 (6). (Also contains Ethyl vanillin.)
Fragrance Ingredients: Ethyl vanillin
All Ingredients: Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Polyethylene, Diisostearyl Malate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isononyl Isononanoate, Mica, Microcrystalline Wax, Dicalcium Phosphate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Ethyl Vanillin, Propylene Carbonate, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid. May Contain: Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide, Red 7, Red 6.
MAC Lip Pencil – $19
♥ Lisa’s Choice
♣ Living Clean Superstar
Overall Rating: (5 / 5)
Performance Rating: (5 / 5)
Ingredients Rating: (4 / 5)
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Size: 0.05 oz.
MAC Rating: 4.5 Stars (472 reviews)
Credo Clean: Meets Criteria
Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria
Drunk Elephant Clean: No
EWG Rating: 6 (yellow)
EWG Problem Ingredients: Titanium dioxide (3), Blue #1 (7), Red #6 (6), Red #7 (6), Red #21 (5), Red #30 (5), Red #28 (5), Red #30 (5), Yellow #5 (6), Yellow #6 (7). (Also contains Hydrogenated vegetable oil, Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Crosspolymer, C20-24 Alkyl Dimethicone.)
Fragrance Ingredients: None
All Ingredients: Mica, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Glycerides, Magnesium Silicate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides, Japan Fruit Wax, Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Boron Nitride, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Lecithin, C20-24 Alkyl Dimethicone, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Tin Oxide, Synthetic Wax, Propylene Carbonate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Citric Acid. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Bismuth Oxychloride, Blue 1, Carmine, Manganese Violet, Red 6, Red 7, Red 21, Red 30, Red 28, Red 30, Yellow 5, Yellow 6
Mineral Fusion Lip Pencil – $19
♥ Lisa’s Choice
♣ Living Clean Superstar
Overall Rating: (5 / 5)
Performance Rating: (5 / 5)
Ingredients Rating: (5 / 5)
This lip pencil feels a little less dry to me than some of its competitors but still seems to provide a nice base for lipstick.
It also feels quite clean to me, without any noticeable smell or taste.
I have the Graceful color, which is a neutral dusty pink.
While none of this company’s lip pencils contain artificial colors, all of them except for Graceful use Carmine (which is a coloring agent derived from beetles).
Mineral Fusion Rating: 4.0 Stars (37 reviews)
Credo Clean: Meets Criteria
Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria
EWG Product Rating: EWG Verified
EWG Ingredient Rating: 2 (green)
EWG Problem Ingredients: None
Fragrance Ingredients: Meadowfoam seed oil, mango seed oil
All Ingredients: Jojoba Seed Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Mango Seed Oil, Candelilla Wax, Silica, Shea Butter, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Carnauba Wax, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide, Mica. May Contain: Carmine, Manganese Violet. Graceful does not contain Carmine.
RMS Beauty Lip Liner – $20
♣ Living Clean Superstar
Overall Rating: (5 / 5)
Performance Rating: (5 / 5)
Ingredients Rating: (4 / 5)
The founder and head of RMS Beauty is a makeup artist with chemical sensitivities, and everything that I have tried from them has felt really clean to me.
This includes the company’s lip pencils, with the only problematic ingredient being a red dye used in the Dressed Up Red (bright red) shade.
Although I was afraid that the Nighttime Nude color would be too dark for me, it has worked fine and has felt good to me.
(The Daytime Nude version has been out of stock for quite a while and may have been permanently discontinued.)
Unlike other mechanical lip pencils that I have tried, this one does not contain any silicone.
I have found it somewhat dry to apply (though not quite as much so as the Jane Iredale pencil).
Although I doubt that I will buy this pencil again myself, I think that it could be worth considering for those who are looking for an especially clean neutral liner or possibly for a generally good liner in a bright red color.
Note that items that have been purchased through the RMS Beauty website and then used may not be returned under any circumstances. Those who are not certain that they will like or be able to tolerate the products may want to consider buying instead through another RMS retailer (such as Credo or Sephora) that will take back gently used products if they do not work out.
Credo Rating: 4.5 Stars (50 reviews)
Credo Clean: Yes
Clean at Sephora: Yes
EWG Ingredients Rating (Nighttime Nude): 2 (green)
EWG Ingredients Rating (Dressed-Up Red): 4 (yellow)
EWG Problem Ingredients (Nighttime Nude): Titanium dioxide (3)
EWG Problem Ingredients (Dressed-Up Red): Red #6 (6), Titanium dioxide (3)
Fragrance Ingredients: None
All Ingredients (Nighttime Nude): *Sunflower Seed Oil, *Beeswax, *Cera Carnauba Wax, *Tocopherol (non-GMO), Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides
All Ingredients (Dressed-Up Red): *Sunflower Seed Oil, *Beeswax, *Carnauba Wax, Barium Sulfate, *Tocopherol (non-GMO), Red 6, Titanium Dioxid, Iron Oxide
Thrive Lip Filler Long-Wearing + Plumping Lip Liner – $20
Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated
Performance Rating: Not Yet Rated
Ingredients Rating: (4 / 5)
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Thrive Rating: 4.0 Stars (1195 reviews)
Credo Clean: No
Clean at Sephora: Unclear
Drunk Elephant Clean: No
EWG Product Rating: 2/3 (green/yellow)
EWG Ingredient Rating: 5 (yellow)
EWG Problem Ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane (3), Lactic acid (4), Titanium dioxide (3), Red #7 (6), Red #6 (6), Yellow #5 (6)
Fragrance Ingredients: None
All Ingredients (Kackie): Cyclopentasiloxane, polyethylene, isononyl isononanoate, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, synthetic wax, octyldodecanol, polybutene, candelilla wax, silica, silica silylate, shea butter, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, meadowfoam seed oil, jojoba seed oil, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, ethylhexyl palmitate, tribehenin, sorbitan isostearate, lactic acid. May contain: iron oxides, mica, titanium dioxide, red 7
All Ingredients (Maya): Cyclopentasiloxane, polyethylene, isononyl isononanoate, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, synthetic wax, octyldodecanol, polybutene, candelilla wax, silica, silica silylate, shea butter, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, meadowfoam seed oil, jojoba seed oil, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, ethylhexyl palmitate, tribehenin, sorbitan isostearate, lactic acid. May contain: mica, titanium dioxide, red 7, red 6, yellow 5
Victoria Beckham Lip Definer – $26
♥ Lisa’s Choice
♣ Living Clean Superstar
Overall Rating: (5 / 5)
Performance Rating: (5 / 5)
Ingredients Rating: (4 / 5)
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Size: 0.04 oz.
Credo Clean: Meets Criteria
Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria
Drunk Elephant Clean: No
EWG Product Rating: 2 (green)
EWG Problem Ingredients: Lactic acid (4), Red #6 (6), Red #7 (6)
Fragrance Ingredients: None
All Ingredients: C10-18 triglycerides, mica, hydrogenated vegetable oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, synthetic japan wax, ethylhexyl palmitate, tocopherol, tribehenin, ascorbyl palmitate, sorbitan isostearate, lactic acid, palmitoyl tripeptide-1. May contain (+/-) : titanium dioxide, iron oxides, red 6, red 7, manganese violet
Additional Possibilities
This section lists products that seem that they may have potential and that I am hoping to try in the near future.
Readers are highly encouraged to bring other relevant products that they have tried to my attention so that I can add them to this list.
BK Beauty Everlast Lip Liner – $12
Milani Understatement Lip Liner – $8
About The Product Choices & Ratings
Products that I have tried or researched and that I have not found to be acceptable from a toxicity standpoint have been omitted entirely from the discussions on this website.
However, since a goal of this project is to introduce people to a range of options in terms of price and functionality, some products discussed on this site include ingredients that may not be appropriate for everyone.
It’s my hope that all individuals making their way to this site will find at least a few options from each category that meet all of their own needs and wants from a variety of perspectives.
Information from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) Skin Deep website is listed here to allow individuals to easily identify products containing ingredients that they may prefer to avoid.
Although the overall EWG ratings also may provide some helpful guidance, in most cases these were generated by the automated “Build Your Own Report” function on the site rather than through a studied evaluation by EWG personnel. I therefore do not suggest that they be assumed to provide definitive information with regard to the comprative toxicity of products discussed here.
The “Living Clean Ratings” take into consideration both toxicity and functionality issues, based on all objective information at my disposal as well as my own subjective experiences with the products. Price is not used as a factor in the determination of these ratings.
The “Lisa’s Choice” designation is given to products that I likely would replace fairly soon if I were to lose my entire cosmetics collection and does take the price into consideration as a relevant factor.
The vast majority of cosmetics marketers now offer affiliate programs in which Internet content creators may earn commissions if people who are referred to the companies’ sites by clicking on links end up making purchases.
I participate in quite a few individual affiliate programs as well as in the Sovrn/Viglinks program (which automatically converts regular links into revenue-generating links).
Links on this page that may result in affiliate income may include – but are not necessarily limited to – those from the following companies:
Amazon
Aveda
Bare Minerals
Bite Beauty
Bobbi Brown
Clinique
Credo
Jane Iredale
Lawless
Mineral Fusion
Pharmaca
RMS Beauty
Sephora
Target
Ulta
Vitacost
Reader comments (positive or negative) about products discussed on this website are very welcome.
Thoughts may be shared either by posting them in the comments section at the bottom of this page or by sending them directly to me at the following email address:
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Thanks very much to everyone who contributes to making this project better by sharing their product experiences!
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The Living Clean in a Dirty World shopping website is designed to provide guidance to those seeking out products that are relatively low in toxicity and that provide generally positive user experiences.
Although the skincare and makeup sections have a particular focus on products appropriate for women who are in their 50’s or beyond, the information provided may be useful for other people as well.
The products are curated by Lisa Petrison, who has been focused on helping people to improve their health by avoiding toxicity since 2008 and who heads the Paradigm Change organization.
Her Living Clean in a Dirty World blog site discusses a variety of topics of relevance to those who are working to pursue a more natural lifestyle with less exposure to harmful toxicity.
Lisa is the author of several books, including A Beginner’s Guide to Mold Avoidance (co-written with Erik Johnson).
She also runs the Paradigm Change website (focusing on issues related to toxic mold illness) and the Mold Avoiders Facebook group (designed for the discussion of all topics of interest to those pursuing the mold avoidance approach described in the Beginner’s Guide).
Lisa was born in August 1964 and has yet to try cosmetic surgery, Botox or other cosmetic treatments requiring interactions with a physician, or beauty products containing retinoids.
In her former life, Lisa worked as a business school professor, as a marketing consultant to a variety of large companies, and as a reporter covering the advertising industry.
She holds a Ph.D. in marketing and social psychology from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University as well as B.S./M.S. degrees from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern.
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