Organic Skin Care Products
Organic skin care products are those products that are made using primarily organic ingredients. The USDA has created a certification system for organic products known as the National Organic Program and in order to qualify for its certification, you must prove that your products do not include any manufactured substances.
Since many of these otherwise organic products also contain other "natural" ingredients, it is common for "natural" and "organic" to be substituted for one another. Some of the more popular organic skin care products are for acne control, facial cream, facial toner, bath soaps and a whole host of anti aging skincare products.
The main focus of using natural organic skin care products is to avoid exposure to harmful chemicals that can irritate your skin. It is estimated that a large portion of the women who take skin care seriously are using over one hundred potentially harmful chemicals on their skin each day. In addition to that a large portion of those chemicals are actually making it into the bloodstream.
If you are seeking to use only organic or all natural skin care products as part of your daily regimen, it is important to make sure that harmful ingredients that are found in commercially made products are not present.
These include things like:
Parabens: Preservative used in many skin and hair care products.
Sodium Lauryl Sulphate: Mainly an ingredient for creating lather in soaps and shampoos, this substance is actually a known skin irritant. This ingredient alone will prevent you from receiving an organic certification.
Benzyl Alcohols: Another preservative and chemical used to enhance product scent.
The skin is the largest organ of the human body and a good rule of thumb when taking a purely organic approach is: if you can't pronounce it, or if you wouldn't put it in your body, you probably shouldn't put it on your skin.
Benefits of Organic Skin Care Products
-No unnatural substances that have a negative impact on the body
-Avoid skin irritations caused by non organic ingredients
-Reduce the chance of excessively drying out your skin
-Allow more oxygen to penetrate the skin
-Avoid the buildup of residue on the skin
-Reduction in clogged pores
-Helps to keep the skin's condition chemically balance
-Reduce the risk of hormone imbalances and other serious diseases which result from Parabens
Making Sure You Get What You Pay For
Organic skin care products often come with a higher price tag than most commercially available skin care products. Because of this, it is important to do your research before purchasing. Organic skin care ingredients must be present in sufficient levels to be truly beneficial.
Additionally, some organic skin care products are packaged in containers which let in light. This can greatly diminish their effectiveness since light can degrade many organic compounds. An organic facial wihtout the active ingredients can lead to undesired results like acne breakouts.
To relieve itchy skin, grind up oatmeal into a fine powder and mix with enough water to make a paste. Apply to irritated skin and rinse with cool water.