I can not seem to find vegan skin care products for my face that do not make me break out
I feel like I have tried everything there is and they all make me break out
Does any one else have this problem? :wall:

I have sensitive skin, and my face stays really clear when I use the Avalon lavender facial cleanser. It's light and gentle. I can't seem to use most of the Aubrey products, most are too oily or thick for me. I also use the Avalon vitamin C spf moisturizer under my makeup, and it's great for my combination skin.

Miss Meg, being an Arbonne consultant, I have heard this before.
Quite possibly you could have a sensitivity to a common ingredient. Are you able to return the products that you have to get your money back?
Also, some people do break out initially after trying a new product, and it will often subside after a few days - but most people don't want to wait to find out and I don't blame them!

It is my job to help people with their skin, every day, so if you'd like to PM me with more specifics about your skin & the products you have tried, I may be able to help you figure out what's going on.
Good luck!

I had a problem about a year ago with eyeshadow. I think it may have been the metallic ingredients, but my eyelids got very sore and painful. When I quit using eyeshadow, they got better. Anymore I hardly wear makeup. When I do, it´s for a special occassion, and wearing eyeshadow for one evening doesn´t cause painful reactions.

I had a problem about a year ago with eyeshadow.

The best skin care products are either simple plant oils (grapeseed gets a lot of press, but sunflower, olive etc work fine. Strongly scented ones are suggested against, unless you want to smell like food ;)), or hyrdrocarbon waxes (white soft paraffin, and liquid parrafin). That's assuming it's a moisturiser.

Look for moisturising ointments - they tend to be totaly mineral, although unscented. Diprobase ointment (not the cream very different stuff) is good, although not cheap. That's a pharmacist, rather than a comsmetics counter job though.

Also worth noting is that a thick application will also act as a barrier, and putting eyeshadow on over that will stop it irritating the eye (that's from experience). Also works for foundations, although you'll need a powder finish or it looks shiny.

I´ll look when I get back to the States, syntax. The pharmacies in Barcelona are entirely different than the farmacies in the US. In the US, I can walk in, find my Q-tips and tylenol, pay for it, and then leave. In Barcelona, almost everything is up and out of sight, and I´d have to ask an employee to get me whatever I want.

This is interesting... I used to break out all the time. I tried everything. I was using a cleanser, toner, moisturizer, etc...in various combinations. Then one day, I just stopped. Now I just wash my face w/the same soap I wash my body with and I only get like 1 zit when I get my period... I know soap sometimes "dries out" your skin, but if it's not drying out the skin on your body, why is your face any different?? Some days, I do get some dry spots right after showering, but I just blot them w/cold water and I'm fine the rest of the day.

This method might only work for me, but it does work :)

On a side note...I might be paranoid, but all this face cleanser stuff could just be a way for companies to make $$. But that's just MHO...

missleigh, i use the same stuff and I never break out anymore like I used it. It is really gentle stuff.

on my face honestly all i use is a wet facecloth and once a week or so i use apricot exfoliating scrub to keep the dry flakies at bay. anything else makes me break out. yesterday i broke down and used some moisturizer and now today i'm all pimply :(