I’m currently stuck in a crossroad when it comes to my skincare regime.  While I’m very keen to go all natural and organic, I’m caught up with synthetic form of ingredients not available in natural formulas such as Mexoryl in my new sunscreens and hydroquinone in the recent anti-aging product that I obtained from my dermatologist.  On top of that, I was told by my dermatologist that natural and organic skincare products are useless and I’m wasting my money.  While I can understand that he said that out of professional interest but that got me thinking hard about the topic.  WAS HE RIGHT?

You may have noticed that one of the main selling points of organic or natural skincare products is that they are Paraben and SLS free, amongst others.  Apart from the fact that these are said to be toxic ingredients suspected of being carcinogenic because of their ability to penetrate into our system with long term usage, how exactly are they damaging for our skin?   Let’s find out with some information I’ve gathered from various sources.