Comments on: Your Clean Beauty Questions Answered: A Chat with Tara Foley

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 21:18:00 +0000

Thank you for this! The world of clean beauty is pretty confusing. I’m so grateful Tara for leading the charge in asking more from beauty products and their manufacturers.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 02:11:39 +0000

Thanks so much for this post! I find it very hard to make good decisions on products because of the “self regulating” part of the business and so much “greenwashing”. I’ve been stressing over making changes and feel like I’m getting closer but this helps me make better decisions about my next purchases. Hopefully you’ll do a similar post on baby/child skincare options!? I’m working on cleaning up products for my 4 & 6yo as well!

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 01:31:10 +0000

I only started getting serious about clean products after listening to Tara on the Getting Curious podcast. I don’t know why but hearing her speak about all these things, as opposed to just reading them–it really made to think twice about everything I was using on myself and in my home. I’ve started seeking out clean products at some local retailers, and I’ve also loved discovering clean brands made locally, like Java and Farmaesthetics. I wish Follain would open a store in Rhode Island! Why does Boston get TWO?!

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:25:36 +0000

In reply to Caroline Carper.

Yes of course it’s the Farmacy Green Clean Cleansing Balm. And I really do LOVE Farmacy and use several of their products. I was just really bummed to find that ingredient in their cleanser. I plan on finishing the product but I won’t be repurchasing.

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:24:29 +0000

In reply to Mary-Katherine.

I totally agree. I love that they don’t just carry full product lines but test every single product before it hits their shelves and only sell the ones they feel make the cut. It makes for, in my opinion, a very pleasant shopping experience. Thanks Mary-Katherine. xx

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:23:31 +0000

In reply to Rachel.

That’s so great Rachel. I totally agree it is overwhelming. I have to say the Follain team is AMAZING, particularly if you bring in products that aren’t clean and want to know good alternatives. They are super helpful. Good luck xx

By: Mary-Katherine

Mary-Katherine — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:42:14 +0000

This post was so helpful! Tara truly seems like a wealth of knowledge!

I have been in the store here in Dallas and can attest that it is INCREDIBLE. What struck me the most was how few products they offered. Not in a bad way, in a very good way – there was no overwhelm! Normally stores carry every. single. thing. and it’s hard to know what’s actually good and what’s not. By only offering a handful of items in each category, I felt sure that they did the work and stood by these recommendations and I appreciated that.

xo Mary-Katherine
http://www.goldhattedlover.com

By: Caroline Carper

Caroline Carper — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:17:52 +0000

Do you mind sharing which product you were using that had this ingredient? Or other ‘clean’ brands that actually are not? I know most bloggers don’t care to bash brands but it would be helpful to see if I have it in my own arsenal! It’s difficult to remember every ‘bad’ or ‘good’ ingredient when checking products at Sephora or other stores. I don’t have a Follain in my city but happy to have a Credo Beauty.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:14:44 +0000

I’ve recently started switching over my skincare and beauty products to clean alternatives but the process is so overwhelming! This interview has been so helpful and I can’t wait to go into my local Follain to chat more with their team about how I can switch out all of the products I haven’t updated yet!

Rachel
http://www.hello-her.com