Chemicals you don’t want in your shaving soap or cream

While my "home made" dish/laundry soap seems to work better than the detergent based Dawn, etc; the cost to make it is either the same or more than the retail price of a big ol' gallon of the synthetic stuff. So, it's not even worth it to make it myself.

I actively avoid:
SLS, SLES sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate
BHT butylated hydroxytoluene
BIT benzisothiazolinone
MIT methylchloroisothiazolinone
MI methylisothiazolinone

I still have cream where parabens were used as preservative, I don't worry about it even a little, the amounts are insignificant.

In my practice I find that there is a connection with parabens and low back pain. Even small amounts. 

I personally avoid perfume. I loved MWF, but was relieved when I was done with the bar because I couldn't stand the scent.  I need to be careful with the essential oils also. Most of the time I use unscented.