How to Find Truly Organic Skin Care Products
Many people find the term organic skin care somewhat confusing. In general, we know that organic things are good for us. However, most of us do not really know exactly what the word organic means. We probably assume that organic skin care labels mean a product is good for our skin because it is natural. This is partly true, but there is far more to organic skin care than natural ingredients alone. To get the most out of buying organic skin care, you need to know how to read the ingredients properly.
By law, the word organic means that a product contains 95 percent organic ingredients. Something that is organic contains carbon. It follows that a product that contains 95 percent carbon-based ingredients can be considered organic. As far as skin care goes, just being full of petroleum can make a product technically organic. This is important to know about compounds like methylparaben, which is a suspected carcinogen that is petroleum based and present in many skin care products. Obviously, when you think of “organic skin care” you do not think of crude oil derivatives that might give you breast cancer. As a result, you need to be very careful to reconcile your interpretation of organic skin care with the legal definition before you buy.
Organic skin care that meets your requirements is out there, but you need to know what to look for. For most people, natural, unaltered, healthy ingredients are their main focus. (Of course there may be some basic processing and preservatives in there for health reasons.) Traditionally, most people think organic products are related to “green” products. They want to be sure that their investment did not hurt the environment.
In the end, the best thing to do is just read the label. Keep an eye out for ingredients that were derived from other things. For example, say you spot “Cocamide-DEA derived from coconut oil.” This can be claimed to be “natural” or “organic” because it is a compound that comes from a natural substance. Turns out, processing this compound cannot occur without using a known carcinogen. Usually derived ingredients are not organic in the sense that most of us use the word.
You can also use water content to evaluate how truly organic a product is. In many cases, a 75 percent organic product will have nearly 75 percent water. Generally speaking, organic skin care products should be totally organic or not labeled organic at all.
You will love the results you get from using truly organic skin care products. Your skin is a natural organ, and as such can derive great benefit from natural elements. In order to get true benefits from organic skin care, however, you have to be able to spot the “good stuff.”
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