Watch Out When You Buy Organic Cosmetics Like organic food, many people are now looking towards organic cosmetics. However, the lack of appropriate standards for organic cosmetics has enabled many manufacturers to take advantage of the situation and mislead consumers. The definition of organic should be modified for organic body care products with a different set of standards. Well, the question is, what’s the problem with the current organic certification system? If we talk about a 70% organic product while referring to cosmetics, the remaining 30% of that product can consist of strong chemicals. Therefore, many cosmetics in which the active ingredients are strong chemicals can be labeled as organic with minor modifications in the less active ingredients, or adding them with mild organic agents. As a cautious consumer, you always take a look at the contents apart from the organic label. If that’s what you already do, then how do the manufacturers succeed in fooling you? Good Question! If you observe closely, most of the 70% of organic manufacturers list the organic contents first and the harmful chemicals at the end. Floral waters and water extracts and infusions from botanical products are listed as the prime organic contents in most of these supposedly organic cosmetics. However, on the contrary, they hardly have anything in them. Floral waters are hydrosols that are basically water byproducts obtained during the distillation of essential oils. There is hardly an iota of essential oil in the actual floral waters. Can these, by any chance, be the organic cosmetics that you want to purchase? Many companies chemicals which are not good for health. However, the manufacturers manage to label their products as organic because the current rules enable them to do so. Some labels print false information. They add words like ‘derived from …’ to give the impression that the product is made from natural substances. Example is ‘cocamide DEA, derived from coconut oil’. It might not be necessary that the cocamide DEA mentioned in the product is obtained from coconut oil only. Again, the lack of proper standards makes it feasible for the manufacturers to do this type of fraudulent labeling. Some companies go a step further in misleading the consumers. When you purchase organic cosmetics, you intend to buy the cosmetic products that have ingredients made from organic means without the use of any chemicals. However, there are companies that will label their product organic, referring to the scientific meaning of organic, that is, something containing carbon in it. For all of these reasons, it is very important for us to know the composition of various cosmetics that we use. Many of the ingredients are chemicals that may have harmful effects on your body, even on the parts of your body you were trying to improve in the first place! These chemicals may also be present in other products that we use in our day to day life, but it is always better to minimize the exposure and subsequent effects of these chemicals in the long run. It is advisable to consult your doctor in case of any skin allergies or irritation. Remember, beauty is about more than what you can see on your skin, but protecting your skin over the long term is also important! Choose herbal and natural sources of organic products to improve your appearance, rather than resorting to harsh chemicals. Im going to post a list of ingredients so you can look at for yourself. As you can be told something is ORGANIC when its NOT. I do be amazed looking at these so called products on our shelves that claim to be ORGANIC when there full of toxins and harsh chemicals. Dont fall for false advertising and end up buying a cheap nasty toxic cosmetic. All my products are 100% organic gluten free products. Please pm me for any queries or FREE skin analysis. Remember organic is best Px
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:49:31 +0000
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