Understanding Hormone-Safe Skincare: What You Need to Know

Why Hormone-Safe Skincare Matters

Your skin is your largest organ, and what you apply to it can be absorbed into your body. Many conventional skincare products contain endocrine disruptors—ingredients that can interfere with your hormones, leading to imbalances that may affect your skin, mood, and overall health.

Key Reasons to Choose Hormone-Safe Skincare:

🛑 Avoids Endocrine Disruptors – Ingredients like parabens, phthalates, and synthetic fragrances can mimic or block hormones, potentially contributing to issues like hormonal acne, early aging, and even long-term health concerns.

🌿 Supports Skin and Body Health – Hormone-safe skincare is formulated with clean, non-toxic ingredients that nourish your skin without disrupting your natural balance.

💖 Ideal for Sensitive & Mature Skin – Safe for those with hormonal fluctuations, pregnancy, menopause, or sensitive skin conditions like rosacea.

✨ Promotes Ageless, Healthy Skin – Instead of relying on harsh chemicals, hormone-safe skincare uses plant-based healing ingredients to restore and protect your skin’s barrier

Ingredients to Avoid in Skincare

When selecting skincare products, it's essential to read ingredient labels carefully. Here are some common endocrine disruptors to avoid: Being a Holistic esthetician for over 26 years I worked with several skin care brands and unfortunately found many of these ingredients are in many skin care and cosmetic brands.

This is one of the reasons I had a hormone safe skin care line created many years ago.

Now I teach this to other estheticians in the Holistic esthetician trainings

Below are a list of some ingredients to avoid.

• Parabens – Preservatives that can mimic estrogen and disrupt hormone function.

• Phthalates – Found in synthetic fragrances and plastics, they may interfere with reproductive health.

• Formaldehyde Releasers – Used as preservatives, these chemicals can cause skin irritation and hormone disruption.

• Oxybenzone – A chemical sunscreen ingredient that can disrupt estrogen levels.

• Triclosan – An antimicrobial agent that may alter thyroid hormone function.

• Resorcinol- A chemical that can disrupt the endocrine system specifically thyroid function

• Benzophenones

• Fragrance and parfum synthetic

• Bisphenol A( BPA)

• DDT

  
  

Choosing the Right Skincare

Selecting hormone-safe skincare means choosing clean beauty brands committed to transparency and safe formulations. Look for products labeled fragrance-free, non-toxic, and free from known endocrine disruptors.

Aroma Night Balm from Leslie Morand Soins Naturels is an example of a hormone-safe product that deeply nourishes the skin, minimize lines without harmful ingredients.

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Why It Matters

By choosing hormone-safe skincare, you’re not just taking care of your skin—you’re protecting your overall health. Small, mindful changes in your beauty routine can have a lasting positive impact on your well-being.

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Written by Leslie Morand,

Holistic Esthetician & Founder of the Clean Beauty Skincare Brand

Leslie Morand Soins Naturels.

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