Teen Skin Care Favorites and Makeup

My girls love shopping for skincare products. I wish I knew all they know as a teen! They are honest with their reviews and are pretty picky with what they like. So, we’ve rounded up their favorites, for the best brands offering safe, non-toxic skincare and makeup products for teens. And sharing the one thing that you’ll want to change if your teen is having skin issues!

**PS- all their bathroom sources are linked here**

1. Balance Cleanser // 2. Balance Toner // 3. Glow Screen // 4. Glow Daily Moisturizer

5.Kosas (concealer) // 6. Moisturizing Lip Balm // 7. Pixi Blush // 8. Ceramidin (for dry spots)

9. Mascara for Length & Mascara for Volume // 10.Eyelash curler

11.Eyebrows- Anastasia Brow Wax // 12. Brow Brush

1. Clean Skin

Always start with a clean palate. The girls wash their face with Balance Cleanser, it lasts about 2 1/2-3 months and is made especially for teens. It’s also dermatologist-tested, hypoallergenic, and non-irritating, which means even sensitive skin can benefit. Ella said she likes how it makes her skin feel soft and never dry. I love that it’s made with naturally derived ingredients and free from gluten, parabens, phthalates, synthetic fragrances, sulfates, petroleum, and mineral oil. Before we shop, my girls and I work together to learn and do a little research or do a quick EWG app search for products before we buy.

All us us use just these wash cloths to remove our makeup. I like that they are dark and hide the stains! (I know lots use those microfiber cloths, and one of you told me your face broke out and now, you know it was from the plastics in microfiber. “Microfibers are essentially tiny pieces of plastic — they’re so small that they get into everything: plants, animals, soil, and water”)

2. Tone-

A toner removes any last traces of dirt, grime and impurities stuck in your pores after you wash your face. We have two toners that we like to use. The Balance toner is so awesome because it immediately reduces the appearance of pores by removing excess oil and then continually absorbs excess oil throughout the day! Another option is to DIY a toner. We’ve made this, apple cider vinegar is great for your skin! You want to use within 2 weeks, recipe below!

3. Protect that pretty face-

I always joke with my sisters “was sunscreen even around when we were younger?!” That is the one thing I wish I could go back and change- protect my skin better. I have had cancer removed on my hand, and it makes me more adamant and involved with my girls to apply sunscreen daily. Just part of their routine, the habit of applying before their moisturizer. Always apply products from lightest to heaviest. We all really love Supergoop sunscreen, products, cruelty-free and made with clean ingredients. Ella uses the Glow Screen and Lola loves the Unseen Screen for the face. I like Elta MD, that is slightly tinted. We are all obsessed with this Glow Screen for our legs and arms in the summer, it’s a shimmery daily body lotion with SPF 40 that hydrates and protects.

4.Glow Daily Moisturizer-

Then Ella applies her moisturizer. We both love and use our DIY daily GLOW face moisturizer. It’s so simple to make and easy to customize for your skin. The base for our “glow” moisturizer is Jojoba oil. Not every oil can work for every skin type. That being said, jojoba oil comes close. Jojoba oil hydrates, softens, and smoothes the skin while balancing natural oil production. It delivers antioxidant protection and can help reduce acne. We fill a dropper bottle with the Jojoba oil then we add our favorite skin essentials oils to it to get the most out of our daily facial moisturizer. (The Glow Bundle, is perfect way to start with oils because you can make this and also diffuse the oils!) For those really dry and irritated spots we use Ceramidin.

This is how we make our Glow Facial Moisturizer (you can apply anywhere!)

This is the guide we use to decide what oils are best for our skin type and other products we use for support.

5. A little color-

Here are Ella’s top pick for makeup. She has a very quick and natural makeup routine. Her eyebrows probably take the longest to shape the way she likes…teens have the best eyebrows! All our makeup makes the cut for good clean products!

Kosas Revealer concealer -we don’t wear foundation. It’s something I haven’t really ever used and the girls more just want a concealer every now and then to cover a blemish.
Anastasia Extreme Hold Brow Wax– Ella has the best sculpted eyebrows. The look is called “feathered”, I’m sure there are awesome tutorials you can google! She has tried a lot of brow wax and some left white flakes, the Anastasia Extreme Hold Brow Wax is the best!
Pixi Blush– fun that it can also be use for lip color! Ella and I use Ruby, Lola uses Fluer.
Eyelash curler-lash lift and curl, extra padding to avoid the pinching.
MAC Extended Play Mascara– they like for length
Maybelline The Falsies Surreal -they like for volume
Lip Balm– Do your lips actually feel more chapped the more you apply your chapstick? Dr. Piliang says, “Lip balms that contain ingredients like phenol, menthol, and salicylic acid make the lips drier.” Finn is really picky with his chapstick and this is the only one he will use, so we all use it!
Thieves Whitening Toothpaste– all of us love this toothpaste! It is fluoride-free. When Ella had her dermatitis breakout I read that in hypersensitive individuals, fluoride occasionally cause skin eruptions such as atopic dermatitis, eczema or urticaria. Something to consider that toothpaste effects your skin-care!