We have come a long way from the days where the only Organic Skincare options were organic oils or thick white creams as moisturizers!
Today, there are great certified organic skincare products that are effective, convenient and wonderfully pleasant to use.
Are organic skincare and cosmetic products really better for skin and health? Let’s take a look.
Is Organic Skincare Better for my skin and health?
Let’s look at it this way: our skin is our body’s largest organ, and skin absorbs what is put on it, like moisturizers or body lotions.
Would you drink a cup-full of harmful chemicals? If not, you may also want to consider what you are putting on your skin.
Do Organic Cosmetics contain harmful chemicals?
Organic Cosmetics means that the natural ingredients are organically produced.
This means that NO chemical pesticides, chemical fertilizers or hormones have been used to grow and make the ingredient. Just as you may not want to eat such chemicals, you can choose not to feed your skin with them either.
But it’s not just about the agriculturally produced ingredients. Organic Cosmetics also means that certain ingredients are NOT permitted. Here are a few of the chemicals that have been widely studied and proven as hormone disruptors or irritants: parabens, phthalates, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, formaldehyde, phenoxyethanol… These synthetic ingredients may cause hormonal imbalances that can be linked to reproductive health problems, or trigger skin and respiratory allergies.
Certified Organic Cosmetics DO NOT contain such ingredients.
Are all Organic Cosmetics the same?
Let’s be clear here. It is very important to know if you are buying REAL organic skincare products and not the greenwashed type (those that claim “Organic” or “100% organic” without proof).
To be sure you are getting the real stuff there is only one way: purchase CERTIFIED ORGANIC cosmetics.
How to know if a product is Certified Organic? Certified organic cosmetics have an Organic label such as Cosmos Organic, Bio, USDA Organic… Organic cosmetic labels mean that the products have been checked by independent auditors such as Ecocert, and they guarantee a minimum percentage of organic ingredients and sustainable manufacturing practices.
Check out our list of labels and logos here to make your shopping easier.
Are all Organic Certified Labels the same?
Well, we’d love to say yes, but the answer is NO.
Each organic cosmetic label has different standards : Cosmos Organic (the European Organic Cosmetic Label) will not have the same standard as USDA Organic (the USA Organic Food label) for example.
The highest standards worldwide are the European Organic Cosmetic standards (like Cosmos Organic). The European Union has banned more than 1400 ingredients from being used in personal care and beauty products. The USA in comparison has only restricted about 30.
Skincare ingredients are more strictly regulated in Europe. Made in France or other European countries might be your best choice for skincare that’s truly organic and free from harmful chemicals. Make sure you look at where the product is manufactured!
So, is Organic Skincare really better for you? Not all synthetic chemicals are necessarily bad. However, it makes sense to feed our body the least harmful chemicals possible, and using organic skincare daily is definitely a way of caring for our body.
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