Comments on: Poll: are you into natural or organic skincare?

By: nora

nora — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:09:02 +0000

I’m trying to use natural & organic products as much as possible. However, the cost always an issue. Why is it more expensive than the rest in the market?
It’s tough to be able to read everything on the labels too – the names are confusing & too scientific?
Sometimes, after using all those organic stuffs the results just sucks!
For now I’m using both non-organic & organic products.

By: Dave Curtis

Dave Curtis — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:32:42 +0000

The skin is the body’s largest organ, and it’s covered with pores that breathe – both in and out. Knowing this, and having enough education to do a little research on the ingredients found in most non-organic (as well as those that claim to be organic) skin care products I find it hard to believe that anyone could willingly apply chemical based skin care products to their body and NOT prefer natural organic skincare products. All the propyls and hexyls, benzenes and artificial fragrances – there are things in so many big brand commercially available skin “care” products that are byproducts of petroleum distillation, base ingredients that are in anti-freeze and brake fluid, and even formaldehyde. While it’s nuts that these companies add these things just because they’re under the illegal parts per million limit, and only to make a buck without regard for purity, it makes even less sense that intelligent and informed people are still choosing to use them. We don’t need these poisons on or in our bodies, near our children, our pets, or in our homes.

By: sesame

sesame — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:05:16 +0000

I agree…and the worst is some products work well initially and then goes downhill after awhile.

By: sesame

sesame — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:00:11 +0000

You’re probably better off avoiding that ingredient if you have health concerns. Although generally, the quantity is not a lot in one item, but taken together, the effects could be cumulative.

Personally, I try to avoid that ingredient too but I do not mind some products containing it if it’s listed at the bottom.

By: sesame

sesame — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:56:36 +0000

HSA? They use that hook? Sounds funny to me…