Organic Skin Care 101

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organic skin care is something of a mystery. We all know that things that are organic are supposed to be good for us. However most of us do not have a firm definition for the word organic. Organic skin care, we assume, must be good for our skin because it is natural. Natural ingredients alone are not sufficient to make organic skin care products truly organic. You need to understand how to interpret ingredients in order to get the most out of any organic skin care investment.

The label “organic” means that the product in question has 95 percent organic ingredients. Organic things are carbon-based. This means that any product that contains 95 percent carbon-based ingredients can legally be labeled as an organic product. As far as skin care goes, just being full of petroleum can make a product technically organic. For example, methylparaben, a suspected carcinogen, is petroleum-based and present in many skin care products. Probably before now, you had no idea anything labeled “organic skin care” might be a crude oil derivative or a health threat. You need to insure that an organic skin care product lives up to your standards and not just the person handing out labels before you buy.

In order to get organic skin care that meets your requirements, take some time to think about what you want. For most people, natural, unaltered, healthy ingredients are their main focus. (Naturally, you may find a few preservatives and processing compounds included for health reasons.) Usually, people also think “green” when they think organic. They want confidence that their product did not hurt the environment.

In the end, the best way to get the product you want is to read the label. Identify ingredients that were derived from something else. Say that you spot “Cocamide-DEA derived from coconut oil.” You could say this is organic because it comes from a natural substance. However, in reality you can only get it by using a known carcinogen to process it. Sadly, derived ingredients are unlikely to be organic in the way that most of us think of organic.

You can also factor in water content when evaluating how organic a product is. For example, if a product’s main ingredient is water (and most times it is) and a product is labeled 75 percent organic, then most of that organic volume can be attributed to water. Generally speaking, organic skin care products should be totally organic or not labeled organic at all.

Using truly organic skin care products can really benefit your skin. Your skin can benefit greatly from natural elements. In order to get true benefits from organic skin care, however, you have to be able to spot the “good stuff.”

This information provided as a courtesy of http://www.BeautyCtr.com, America’s leading source of free, unbiased information and reviews about health and beauty products.

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