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Are you passionate about the health of your skin?

Are you passionate about the health of your body? 

Are you passionate about the health of your planet? 

Choosing certified organic skin care lets you answer YES! to each of these questions.  Here’s why!

 

Healthy Skin – Most skin care products on the market today are made from ingredients that have no direct benefit to the skin.  It’s true!  Petro-chemical by-products; synthetic fragrances; cheap, chemical fillers and chemical preservatives are combined with the current most fashionable “sexy” ingredients – vitamin E oil, rose hip oil, glacial marine mud, silk amino acids etc- to produce products that allow you to believe you are looking after your skin.  Are you really?

 

Since time immemorial people have applied plant extracts to their skin to soften, soothe, heal and nourish.  Rich in vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and emolliants, nut, vegetable and flower  extracts, and clays and minerals, are wonderful sources of nutrition for the skin. 

 

However, most skin care products on the market today contain only small amounts of natural ingredients.  They might be called “natural”, they might even be called “organic”, but in most cases they will be mainly petro-chemical derivatives that have been formulated so they feel good when applied to the skin.  They’re a bit like fast food – a quick hit, then don’t think about it again until the next time!

 

Your skin has its own natural balancing and hydrating processes, although modern living means it needs support!  Using products containing petro-chemical by-products, synthetic fragrances and toxic preservatives is like a person living on fast food – you can manage it for a few years through your late teens and early twenties, but over the long term your skin is going to suffer!

 

You can empower your skin by using genuine natural and organic skin care products made from ingredients that will support and complement your skin’s natural processes. This is your best anti-ageing defence!  Don’t be fooled by products that tell you they can do the anti-ageing for you – the simple truth is - they can’t!

Ultimately, skin care can’t perform miracles – it’s a life style choice!  Rest, exercise, good food, plenty of water and minimal exposure to the sun are the keys to healthy skin.  Your skin care practices are the nutritional supplement you provide your skin to compliment the healthy, bountiful life you choose to live. Skin care is a gift you give your skin on a daily basis.

 

Healthy Body –When we eat food, we have a complex system of organs and processes that eliminate toxins and waste.  The skin has no protective filtering processes and almost 80% of what is applied to it is absorbed directly into the blood stream. The blood stream travels through the body, visiting all the major organs on its journey, and along the way depositing the chemical compounds it has received via the skin.  What a great reason to know exactly what you are applying!

According to the UK Environmental Working Group, the average person will expose themselves to a cocktail of over 130 different chemicals through the use of personal care products in a single day!  And, more then one third of the skin care products on the market today, contain one or more ingredients listed by the World Health Organisation as potential carcinogens!  Did you know this?

By way of example, the most commonly used preservatives in the personal care industry are a family of chemicals called parabens.  The chemical compounds that form parabens are sometimes found by researchers in cancerous tumours and the only way they can have been introduced to the body is through the use of personal care products.  Makes you think, doesn’t it?

 

Healthy Planet – in this era of Global Warming and the increasing awareness and concern individuals and communities have for environmental issues, you can bet your bottom dollar, business is trying to make money out of it!  The personal care industry is currently being flooded with products described as, and called “natural” and “organic”.  What do these words really mean when they can be applied to any product?  Unless you learn to read the labels and decipher the code – nothing!  If you have the time and the inclination, this is easy enough to do.  Don’t know what an ingredient is? Google it!

 

Choosing “certified organic” skin and body care products can save you hours of research time.  For a skin care product to be “certified” it must contain a minimum of 95% certified organic ingredients with the remaining 5% being approved, GMO-free additives.

 

Natural skin care products can be just as good in terms of the ingredients used, but the methods of producing those ingredients creates distinctive qualitative differences.  Conventional (non certified organic) ingredients tend to be over-refined as this extends their shelf life, certified organic ingredients aren’t, which means they retain more of their health benefitting properties for the skin.  A great example of this is Hazelnut oil, the conventional version of which is pale yellow and fairly odourless, whereas the organic version is amber coloured and smells deliciously of roasted hazelnuts.

 

There are many skin care products on the market today called “organic” which creates much confusion.  Products may list organic ingredients in the contents but how do you know this is true?  Organic ingredients are much more expensive then conventional ones and we all know that “organic” is the latest marketing buzzword.  The cosmetic and personal care industry is highly under-regulated and really – any company can list any ingredients – no-one oversees it!

 

“Certified Organic” means that the manufacturer is subjected to twice yearly audits, one unannounced, and every organic ingredient that enters the plant must match up with every organic product that leaves the plant.  Labels, manufacturing processes, cleaning processes and even cleaning products must be approved by the certifying agency.  Failure to comply means the suspension of the certification, heavy fines and the immediate withdrawal from the market place of all product bearing the certifying agency’s logo.  Certification is no small undertaking!

“Certified Organic” also means that the products are made from ingredients that are sustainably farmed without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides.  A certified organic personal care industry also creates essential value-adding opportunities for farmers who are working hard to harmoniously co-exist with the environment. 

Expect to pay more for certified organic personal care products but what you are choosing is healthy skin, a healthy body and a healthy planet!

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