Ever Wondered What the Big Deal is About Natural Skincare?

So, what the big deal is about natural skincare?

Let's have a look at some very good reasons why using natural skincare products is a healthier and environmentally friendlier choice than using the alternatives.

Truly natural skin care products are usually composed of natural and organic ingredients such as herbal extracts, essential oils, natural cosmetic butters, and so on. These ingredients also contain naturally occurring vitamins, essential fatty acids, minerals and other 'skin foods' that are absorbed easily and quickly by the skin.

Well formulated, natural skin care products give your skin the nutrition it needs to maintain a healthy, youthful complexion, without exposing you to the potentially harmful ingredients contained in many of the popular non-natural skin care brands.

However, quite apart from the health benefits to your skin, there are several other direct and indirect benefits to using natural skincare products. One of these is the effect they have, or rather don't have, on our environment. You see, the ingredients used in natural skincare products are far less harmful to us and our environment than the synthetic or potentially harmful ingredients used in many of the well-known department store brands.

Natural ingredients usually break down more easily and do not cause any stress on rives or the environment as a whole. This is unlike some of the other types of products that contain ingredients such as formaldehyde, DEA, EDTA, Diazolidinyl Urea, and other nasty chemicals, which can build up in the environment and cause pollution in our rivers and the surrounding ecosystems. Not to mention the real possibility of these chemicals entering into the food chain and ultimately on our dinner plate.

natural skincare products also have other additional benefits. Because the ingredients are usually extracted from herbs and essential oils, etc., they do not require to be manufactured by chemical companies. Herbs and essential oils are easily extracted from the plant and the pulp that remains, after the medicinal properties have been extracted, can be reused to produce fresh, nutrient rich compost. No potentially toxic waste products here...

As demand for organically grown herbs and essential oils increases, more and more farmers are switching to sustainable and organic farming methods. Again this benefits us because there are less pesticides and herbicides being sprayed and the fertilisers used on organic farms are mostly natural and/or organic. This is better for the soil and resulting plants, the surrounding environment, the air we breath and of course you, the end user of the product.

Another, additional benefit is that most ethical manufacturers of truly natural skin care products do not test their products on animals. Why? Because the herbs and essential oils used in their products have stood the test of time and have been used in herbal medicine and Aromatherapy for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. They are known to be safe and effective and therefore there is no need to test them on animals.

When we consider the number of chemicals we use just to have a shower and wash our hair, which get flushed down the plug and end up in our waterways, I think you'll agree that the less harmful these chemicals are, the better for the environment. Sewage treatment plants are simply not designed to remove these types of chemicals and invariably these slip through the system into our rivers and dams from where we get out drinking water...