5 Reasons Why You Should Start Using Organic Skincare Produ

5 Reasons Why You Should Start Using
Organic Skincare Products
Organic skincare essentially means looking after your skin
by only using products with completely organic ingredients.
For those that aren’t familiar with the concept, organic
products are those that are derived from natural, living
things.
That means nothing that has been highly processed in a lab,
and nothing with lots of letters and numbers to its name.
Organic products are made from minerals, from muds, from
oils, from plants, and from foods. The result is that they are
typically a lot less harsh and a lot more nourishing. And they
are extremely effective at helping you maintain better skin.
Not sold? Then here are five compelling reasons to make
the switch today.
1 Organic Products Are Good
for the Environment
A lot of those non-organic makeup and other cosmetic items
you’re used to using are actually pretty bad for the
environment. Creating non-organic products requires
factories that produce fumes and toxic gasses.
They tend to include compounds such as petroleum,
aluminium and lead, many of which require mining and don’t
play particularly well when left in land-fills. Aluminium mining
in particularly is a very dangerous and unrewarding job, that
has been known to cause cancer and Alzheimer’s for a long
time. Many other harmful substances will also find their way
back into the ecosystem through other means.
Apart from the fact that this is bad for the workers, it can
also be harsh on the environment that is being bled dry of its
natural resources.
It’s not an industry you should necessarily be supporting!
Conversely, organic products use ingredients that come
from natural farming and organic gardening. These are
products that are created by working with the land, and
unsurprisingly, they’re extremely good for the planet.
And don’t get us started on animal testing.
2 They Don’t Include Harsh
Chemicals
What will initially attract most people to organic makeup and
skincare though, is the freedom it affords them from harsh
chemicals. These products include a lot of potentially
harmful ingredients and these include the likes of parabens
and phthalates, which have been linked to cancer and type
2 diabetes among other issues.
Even where this isn’t the case, often the unnatural aromas
and binding agents used can cause a range of reactions in
the skin, leading to rashes and more problems.
Not enough for you? Here are just a few other ingredients
thrown into our sun blocks, moisturisers, and concealers:
Lead: Lead was removed from school pencils due to the
amount of health concerns surrounding it and the high
likelihood that it is carcinogenic. Despite this, lead is still
used in vast quantities in a number of different makeups.
Parfum: Parfum is not just one product but a term that
encompasses many different products. These are designed
to add fragrance to our skincare products (because that
matters?) as well as things like fabric softeners. They can
cause a vast range of issues ranging from rashes, to
headaches, to dizziness, to skin discoloration.
That’s right, the company producing the products intended
to improve your skin is actively adding ingredients that can
damage its tone and create rashes. So it will smell nice. Go
figure!
Aluminum: There’s nothing wrong with aluminum in
principle, it’s when you apply it all over your skin that it
becomes an issue! Aluminum is found in antiperspirants in
particular, but can be found elsewhere too. This has
estrogen-like effects, which can damage your hormone
balance, leading to loss of muscle mass, depression, and
more.
Estrogenic Compounds: Speaking of which, there are
actually so many estrogenic compounds in makeups and
skin products, that their disposal via the sewers has actually
led to the average male’s testosterone levels dropping
significantly.
The thing to know before you try using these products is that
the skin will absorb whatever you place on it. This means
that those ingredients will eventually make their way to your
bloodstream and that’s where many of the more serious
issues stem from.
Dangerous Chemicals Used in Conventional Shampoo
It’s not just your makeups and skincare products that
contain these contaminants and toxins either! Consider
shampoo…
Walking around with powerful chemicals in your hair is –
unsurprisingly – not especially good for you. This means
you’ll be absorbing those chemicals through your skin and
also inhaling the fumes.
Of course the risk this involves depends on the product
you’ve chosen but the question you have to ask is – do you
trust the manufacturers to have done their research?
One thing we do know, is that many shampoos and
conditions actually contain synthetic estrogen compounds.
As mentioned, these work just like real estrogens and can
actually prevent the body from producing the right amount of
testosterone.
Low testosterone is actually some of an epidemic among
men at the moment and this is often thought to be one of the
reasons why. If you use synthetic shampoos, this could
contribute to low mood, low energy, weight gain and
potentially even infertility!
These are all some pretty good reasons to switch to organic
shampoos. Then there are the added benefits you get from
choosing one of the best organic conditioner options – you’ll
be providing your scalp and hair with more natural oils and
nutrients for instance to support better overall health, you’ll
be providing yourself with a more pleasant natural scent and
you’ll even be able to benefit from getting the products much
cheaper in many cases!
What is Fluoride?
How about toothpaste?
Fluoride is included in most toothpastes and we’re often told
that it can be a very effective tool in combating cavities.
While this may indeed be true, what we hear about less
often is that it can also cause a large number of problems.
That’s because fluoride is toxic and in high doses it can
actually damage your teeth. It may even be linked with
learning disabilities.
Still not convinced about fluoride? Then consider that the
chief way of making fluoride is actually to extract it from the
airborne industrial waste given off by fertilizer
manufacturers? Nice.
Now this is where things get interesting, because you see
fluoride is actually already in our water. Governments
elected to add it there, believing that it would help to
improve our teeth and remove bacteria.
This upset a lot of people as you may have expected and at
the same time it means that you really don’t need it added to
your toothpaste! There’s actually more than enough of it in
the water already for any positive effects to be enjoyed.
Oh and by the way, fluoride is neurotoxic meaning that it
actually causes brain damage!
3 They Are Rich in Nutrients
and Smell Great
Organic products don’t contain all these things and thus will
not harm your skin.
Far from harming your skin in fact, these organic makeup
products will provide you with a ton of natural nutrients
including vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
Again, these are absorbed into the body and they can be
used to make you look more radiant in the long term as well
as the short. Often these even include natural antioxidants,
which can protect your skin cells and prevent premature
ageing – as well as fending off cancer!
Here's the thing to recognize: your body evolved in the wild.
We evolved to thrive in our natural environments, and thus
we are physically designed to benefit from the nutrients that
come from the mud, the plants, and the sea. When you
apply those to your face, it’s like going home again for your
body. It’s incredible for you.
Oh and natural makeups also smell great and feel even
better. Instead of being, harsh, sticky and chemicalsmelling, they’ll be soft, moisturising and natural. Some of
them even taste pretty good…
4 They Are Fun and Personal
As though all that wasn’t enough, natural makeup is just a
lot of fun and it’s highly rewarding. Imagine this
conversation:
“Nice lipstick!”
“Thanks, I made it myself!”
How rewarding would that be? And when you tell them it’s
homemade, organic lipstick, it’s bound to lead to a great
conversation.
When you make your own organic makeup, you can create
your perfect shade, feel and tone. What’s more, you know
it’s going to have a genuinely subtle and natural hue
because it is made from genuinely natural and subtle
ingredients.
We actually learned our idea of what’s ‘beautiful’ from our
time spent in the wild when we were evolving. So if you look
more natural, you will appear automatically more beautiful…
5 They’re Cheap!
With so many good reasons to switch to organic products,
you’re probably wondering what the catch is. It must be the
price right?
Nope! The price is perhaps the best bit. Many organic
products – as you’ll learn when you read the full ebook –
can be made as easily as mixing some items in your
cupboard. This means there’s no trip to the supermarket
necessary, and you can start benefiting right away.
Not only that, but it will save you a LOT of money. And even
if you decide to buy organic products, rather than make
them, they’re still cheaper than the synthetic alternatives!