What Nutritionist Daphne Javitch Buys at the Drugstore

I love the brand. I love the packaging. It’s like the Patagonia of soap. It’s a family-owned product. They have an amazing corporate culture. They treat their employees with a lot of dignity and respect. And it’s a great natural product. Both the liquid andbar soapsare amazing, but I prefer the bar soap.

I use this as an extra moisture boost before I apply a serum or amoisturizer. If it’s a particularly dry day or I just want a bit of dewiness on my face, I reach for it. It gives me French pharmacy energy. I like to use it on my kids, too. It’s fun and something I feel comfortable putting on their faces so they’re included.

This is my go-to drugstoresunscreen. I have dermatitis and very sensitive skin, and this feels very gentle. Usually, my skin reacts with other sunblocks, but not with this. I also feel like it’s hard to put on a thick sunscreen every single day. This has a very light texture and finish. It’s very hard to find a goodzinc sunscreenthat checks all of those boxes or doesn’t leave your face ghostly. This is the one.

This is an all-star product. I travel with castor oil because it really helps if you’re experiencing time-change-related or routine-change-related constipation. You just rub it into your belly button at night before bed and that really helps toease digestionand have a nicer transition into a better poop schedule. I also use it at home if I’m ever experiencing any digestive congestion or constipation. It’s one of my top ways to address that. Once I rub it into my belly, I’ll put on a cottonT-shirt, something that I don’t mind absorbing a little bit of the excess oil. Any additional oil on my hands I’ll use on my heels or elbows. I’ve done it since maybe 2015.

I honestly have used thisshave gelfor so long. I’m pretty sure it’s toxic and not a natural product, but it works really well. My skin doesn’t get irritated and I have a smooth shave, but I’ve never really tried other shaving products. This just works and is easy.

When my kids were babies and had a diaper rash or even minor eczema, I’d use this. I still use it for any kind of irritation, since it has a lot ofzinc. Zinc is also helpful for dermatitis, so I use it anytime I have a flare-up. It helps calm it down pretty instantly.

I know this is bad, because you’re not supposed to use baby wipes. But I’m in remission for endometriosis. Basically, one of my treatment modalities is that I stopped using tampons and started using pads, so that I could fully release and cleanse every cycle of my endometrial tissue and my menstrual cycle. These are essential for me. I really feel like I need water wipes to feel clean during my cycle.

This is TMI, but you asked. I have a short cervix and tried to use the Diva Cup like a hundred times, but was it was always leaking. Then I discovered the Diva Disc, which is a slightly different shape. This is a greatalternative to tampons. It just collects the blood for eight hours, then you pull it out, and wash it. It’s like a reusable little cup that is not putting any kind of bleach or formaldehyde or cotton inside of you.