The personal care industry is highly unregulated which means that companies are essentially free to call their products “clean, organic, green or eco, natural, and even nontoxic” with little government oversight. And since the coronavirus pandemic has forced many of us to reexamine what is healthy when it comes to our own personal care and beauty, how can we be sure that the products we use are not doing more harm than good?

We talk to Teju Owoye, the model-turned-founder of Clean Rebellion, about the difference between “clean” and “natural” beauty and the surprising “natural” ingredients that can be irritating. We also discuss:

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• With so many DIY recipes popping up online, how can we know what’s effective, or even safe?
  
• When it comes to navigating the clean beauty world, how can we tell if the products called “clean” are truly free of toxic ingredients?
  
• Is it even possible for “clean beauty” products to be truly free from all preservatives?
  

Teju shares her favorite (and affordable) natural oils that you can order directly from Amazon, the antiviral supplements she takes, and talks about her line of Castile soaps for glowing skin.