Organic: Better For Your Skin and More ?
You may have seen recent news reports about Sheryl Crow's advice to limit toilet paper use to one square at a time to help protect the environment.
Recent controversy about the safety of ingredients in some skin care products - hydroquinone and paraben, for instance - and their effect on the environment caused some to take a fresh look at organic skin care products.
Many of my patients choose organic products just to be on the safe side. The USDA enacted new organic standards for skin and body care in August 2005. If a product contains 95 percent organic ingredients, it can be labeled "organic."
If it only contains 75 percent to 94 percent organic ingredients, then it is labeled as "made with organic ingredients." For skin care ingredients to be labeled organic, they have to follow the same rules that foods do. These rules require manufacturers to avoid using prohibited pesticides and fertilizers, and employ positive soil building, conservation, manure management, and crop rotation practices.
I am not convinced that organic ingredients are always better for your skin, but you may be inclined to consider them for several reasons. Organic products aim to exclude or minimize any ingredients that could be considered potentially harmful to people, animals, waterways, or the environment.
Organic products often are sold in recyclable containers. If more people buy organic skin care products, then more companies will begin to supply these products. I invite you to share your favorite organic skin care products.
Recent controversy about the safety of ingredients in some skin care products - hydroquinone and paraben, for instance - and their effect on the environment caused some to take a fresh look at organic skin care products.
Many of my patients choose organic products just to be on the safe side. The USDA enacted new organic standards for skin and body care in August 2005. If a product contains 95 percent organic ingredients, it can be labeled "organic."
If it only contains 75 percent to 94 percent organic ingredients, then it is labeled as "made with organic ingredients." For skin care ingredients to be labeled organic, they have to follow the same rules that foods do. These rules require manufacturers to avoid using prohibited pesticides and fertilizers, and employ positive soil building, conservation, manure management, and crop rotation practices.
I am not convinced that organic ingredients are always better for your skin, but you may be inclined to consider them for several reasons. Organic products aim to exclude or minimize any ingredients that could be considered potentially harmful to people, animals, waterways, or the environment.
Organic products often are sold in recyclable containers. If more people buy organic skin care products, then more companies will begin to supply these products. I invite you to share your favorite organic skin care products.
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