My cosmetic list for passover – for jewish girls, only!

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Passover is in two weeks, and as a jewish girl  I was facing with every-years pre-passover question:

which cosmetic products should I use?

or to be more exactly:

where to find passover suitable cosmetics?

If you’re jewish, you know that on passover your place must be hametz-free, but even in cosmetics you can find a lot of ingredients based on hametz or derivatives. So it is definitely better to study your beauty lovelies and put them aside or sell for passover time.

However, if the hametz is not edible for human and even a dog (in cosmetics), it’s not prohibited to use such a product on passover.

source: http://www.star-k.org

Below is a list of ingredients to avoid during passover in cosmetics:

Alcohol (if derived from wheat, however denaturated alcohol is allowed)
Amino-Peptide Complex,
Aveena Sativa
Barley Extract,
Disodium Wheatgerm Extract
Disodium Wheatgerm Amino Peg-2 Sulfosuccinate
Hordeum Vulgare,
Hydrolised Wheat Protein
Hydrolised Wheat Gluten
Hydrolised Wheat Starch
Lauryl Lysine
Lauryl derivatives
Maltodextrin
Oat Beta Glucan
Oat Extract
Oat Flour
Perfume/Fragrance (if derived from wheat etc.)
Phytophingosine Extract
Sodium Lauryl Oat Amino Acids
Sorbitan Derivatives
Triticum Vulgare
Tocopherol (Vitamin E)
Wheat Amino Acids
Wheat Bran Extract
Wheat Protein
Wheatgerm Oil

I spent a lot of time to find hametz-free cosmetics online and offline, The most problem I had, was to find perfume-free and alcohol-free items. The manufacturers  put them everwhere and you can never find out; is it know corn-derived alcohol or fragrance? what its source, finally?

(At the moment I live in Germany, so you can see German descriptions on the pics).

For Lips 

Pure vaseline, I’ve bought in the pharmacy,

FACE

for cleansing

Jorgobé Micellar Water

Cosrx Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser

Ingredients; Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Polysorbate 20, Styrax Japonicus Branch/Fruit/Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Saccharomyces Ferment, Cryptomeria Japonica Leaf Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Flower Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Allantoin, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Betaine Salicylate, Citric Acid, Ethyl Hexanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Benzoate, Disodium EDTA

for exfoliating

Jorgobé  AHA Glycolic Peeling Gel

Bielenda Neuro Glycol+Vit. C (exfoliating & vitamin C serum)

for skin care

Pyunkang Yul Mist Toner

Ingredients: Coptis Japonica Root Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate

Pyunkang Yul Essence Toner

instead of serum, which I couldn’t find

Ingredients; Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Carbomer, Arginine

SpaScriptions Clinicals Lift & Firm Serum

Ingredients: AQUA/WATER/EAU, GLYCERIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT, HYDROXYETHYL UREA, GLYCERYL POLYMETHACRYLATE, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE, COLLAGEN, CERAMIDE 3, CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT, PHENOXYETHANOL, PANTHENOL, CARBOMER, TRIETHANOLAMINE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, DISODIUM EDTA.

Pyunkang Yul Balancing Gel

instead of cream

Ingredients: Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract, Polysorbate 80, PEG-150 Distearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polysorbate 20, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Caprylate

BODY

for hands and feet

Vasenol – Skin Expert Dry Hands Rescue Handcream

YAY, it’s fragrance-free!

I couldn’t find any footcream, so I decided to use that handcream for the feet too.

showergel

NATURA SIBERICA – Kamtchatka Rosebay Willowherb Showergel

Unfortunately I couldn’t find any perfume-free showergels. But not only fragrance was a problem, a lot of showergels contain pure hametz. These 2 seem to be hametz-free, but perfumed.

bodylotion

Peptid Plus – Vanilla Patchouli Body Cream

Contains fragrance, but this is the only one body cream I could find without pure hametz.

Ingredients; Aqua, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Myristate, Shea Butter, Stearic Acid, Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol & Ehylhexylglycerin, Triethanolamin 85%, Propylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Chlorphenesin, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Percea Gratissima, Macadamia Temifolia Seed Oil, Citric Acid, Benzyl Salicylate, Linalool, Citronellol, Limonene, Alpha Isomethyl Ionone

Deo

Rexona – Pure Fresh

Simply impossible to find a fragrance-free deo!

As for hair I’m going to use Head & Shoulders 2 in 1. I guess it’s so common, so don’t put a picture here.

So guys, I hope this will be useful for someone of you out there.  If you know that some of these products contains hametz, so write me a comment. Please, give me feedback.

I wish you all a kosher and hametz-free passover!