Every year people spend more than $600 billion on cosmetics products globally and this number is persistently growing. Almost every person on this planet has used cosmetics products at least once in their life and hundreds of millions of people use them on a daily basis. Products like moisturizers, lotions, shower gels, shaving creams and so on can be found in every house nowadays, so you can imagine what a great impact this industry makes on our life as well as on our environment. Organic beauty products are relatively new for us still and out of the $600 billion, they make only around 11 billion a year which makes the organic cosmetic industry less than 5% of the global beauty industry. Although it is growing steadily and by the year 2024 it is expected to achieve twice it’s volume.
So what choice shall we make and why? Go with well-known and easily accessible brand names or opt for new, niche brandsdescribed as the choice of the “new generation”? I believe the answer should be: organic, organic and organic again… And here are the 5 reasons why you should go with organic skin care:
- ORGANIC SKIN CARE AND MAKE-UP ARE MUCH HEALTHIER FOR YOUR SKIN
It’s not a secret that many cosmetics brands contain harmful ingredients such as well-known parabens, phthalates, triclosan, synthetic colours and other toxic and extremely unsafe components. Their danger is often underestimated. According to Breast Cancer UK Organisation these ingredients have direct link to different kinds of cancers, including breast cancer, asthma, Alzheimer’s disease, miscarriages and birth defects, dermatitis and other health problems. The issue is that these ingredients can be found in most of our “daily use” products such as shower gels, toothpaste, make-up, shampoos, sprays and so on.
There is a simple rule: you shouldn’t put on your skin anything that you cannot eat!
Organic skincare products use essential oils and botanical extracts that are both effective as well as safe to use. Like all things found in nature, there are substances that are toxic so the key with natural skincare formulators is to combine ingredients known to be safe at the right concentration.
- NATURAL COSMETICS PRODUCTS ARE MUCH BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
It is known that mainstream cosmetics industry causes a substantive damage to the environment: chemicals, toxins, nano-particles are being washed into the water which eventually goes into lakes, rivers, streams and not only effects the quality of water itself but the life inside it. The soil gets damaged by fertilizers, pesticides and plastic waste. The air gets polluted by carbon and other harmful toxins emitted by sprays.
Organic cosmetics is the best choice for our planet Earth. It eliminates the use of chemicals that can potentially harm the environment and its habitat. They are never tested on animals, and even the packaging is often environment friendly.
- COSMETICS INDUSTRY IS POORLY REGULATED
It’s actually shocking and surprising that the multibillion cosmetic industry is extremely unregulated. In the US only 11 out of hundreds of harmful ingredients are restricted according to FDA (US Food & Drug Administration). It’s up to individual companies, to ensure their products are safe. In addition ingredients can be often omitted in the ingredients list on the package, falling under the elusive “trade secret” clause.
To hold the name “organic” the company must go through a certification process. If they meet the standards of the process, they products are certified organics and they are issued the permission to use the ‘organic’ claim.
- ORGANIC SKIN CARE PRODUCT ACTUALLY WORK A LOT BETTER
Most mainstream cosmetics contain very little nourishing ingredients. Made with superior natural ingredients, organic beauty products contain essential vitamins, antioxidants and minerals which help to nourish our skin. The body metabolizes natural substances far more easily, while chemicals are alien to it.
- CHEMICALS IN COSMETICS CAN HARM YOUR BABY
The sad reality is that even the unborn babies can be harmed if the pregnant women are exposed to several compounds that are often used in commercial cosmetics. According to The Lancet Neurology study, chemicals and toxins in beauty products can affect brain development and lead to neurobehavioral problems like autism, dyslexia and ADHD while some studies show that phthalate exposure while pregnant can lead to testicular dysfunction in boys.
Organic beauty products should be the choice of our generation as it has got plenty of benefits over the mainstream cosmetics – no doubts that it’s safer. Moreover by choosing it, we are doing a bit more for our environment.
