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Every morning the majority of women wake up to paint their faces with a collection of colors. What some don\u2019t stop to think about is what they\u2019re actually putting on their skin. Too many cosmetics and skin care products today are riddled with hormone-disrupting, skin-irritating, health-ruining chemicals. Many of which have been linked to cancer.<\/p>\n
From formaldehyde and phthalates to BHA, BHT, parabens and other conservatives, cosmetic ingredients can be anything but pretty. It’s a wild, wild west in the cosmetics industry, meaning it\u2019s basically unregulated. Even the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act doesn\u2019t require the FDA to approve every ingredient a cosmetic company uses.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, awareness of safe cosmetics is growing. More and more consumers are becoming conscious of the necessity to buy natural and organic cosmetics. Wait – natural and organic? What do those two words even mean?<\/p>\n
Glad you asked. The\u00a0difference between a label of “natural” vs. “organic” comes down to multiple factors. Let\u2019s distinguish the two:<\/p>\n
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Legally, \u201cnatural\u201d means nothing. It\u2019s mostly an unregulated marketing term. It means that at least some natural ingredients are used in a product. The catch: a product can contain up to 30% synthetic ingredients and still be \u201cnatural.\u201d If you look at a label and its full of ingredients that sound like they\u2019re produced in a lab, and only the ones that you recognize from the Earth are buried at the bottom, it\u2019s hardly natural. An exception to this example would be if all the ingredients listed are just the INCI (International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients) Latin names for this you recognize. In that case, the product is all-natural.<\/p>\n
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A product may or may not be certified to be considered organic. In the world of certifications, many certification authorities exits around the world, such as the USDA, COSMOS, ECOCERT, and more.\u00a0To qualify, a product\u2019s ingredients must contain absolutely no toxic pesticides, toxic synthetic herbicides, or chemical NPK fertilizers \u2014 and, in the case of animal products, no antibiotics or growth hormones.\u00a0This is the gold standard in cosmetics, and it\u2019s important to buy organic products like our\u00a0Organic Modern Soap.\u00a0Many chemicals used in non-organic makeup are downright poisonous to the endocrine system. Parabens and phthalates are two common examples of substances used extensively in cosmetics. Both of these compounds have been linked to cancer and type II diabetes, and the Environmental Protection Agency warns against their exposure.<\/p>\n