It seems like every time you turn your head, someone’s gone organic. The same holds true for skin care. Organic skin care is getting very popular because more and more people are worried about what they put on their skin.

Using skin care products that contain chemical ingredients has been linked to a variety of health problems as well as bad skin. What is the point of spending time and money on skin care if you aren’t going to get the results you want and you put your health at risk to boot?

Many people are going natural in order to achieve younger, healthier, and more beautiful skin. The only way to know whether the products you are using are truly natural or not is to look for some important characteristics. Here are 7 of them.

1. Only buy organic skin care products from a company that has signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics. Any company that has signed this compact has pledged not to use any ingredients in their products that are strongly suspected of causing cancer or other health problems.

2. In organic skin care, the only way to know if a product is truly natural is to find out whether it is edible. Products that are safe enough to eat are safe enough to put on your skin because they get absorbed and enter your bloodstream.

3. Organic skin care products should contain a high concentration of active ingredients. Make sure that at least 50% of the product is made up of active ingredients because the active ingredients can only have a significant effect when they are used in high concentrations.

4. Look for organic skin care creams with active ingredients that combat the three causes of aging skin if you want skin that is younger looking and more beautiful. Ingredients like phytessence wakame, coenzyme Q10 in the nano-emulsion form, and functional keratin fight the three main causes of aging which are the loss of collagen, the loss of hyaluronic acid, and the damage done by free radicals.

5. Make sure the organic skin care products you are interested do not contain any synthetic chemical ingredients whatsoever. Avoid ingredients such as mineral oil, which clogs your pores and causes photosensitivity, acne, and more. Also avoid parabens, which can cause cancer and interfere with your body’s endocrine system.

6. Make sure to use products that are compatible with all skin types. Gentle, effective products in organic skin care are okay to use on all skin types because they do not contain any harsh ingredients that can irritate sensitive skin. They also contain natural ingredients that balance sebum so your skin is never too oily or too dry.

7. Organic skin care products that contain an SPF factor should be avoided. You may have been trained to believe that products with an SPF factor are necessary if you want to prevent skin cancer but the truth is that the chemicals in SPF factors can actually cause skin cancer.

So what are you waiting for? Make the change and get started with organic skin care. Use this information to guide you in finding products that are effective, natural, and affordable. For more beautiful skin, go organic! Anousta Products are manufacturers of organic skin care products hand made at their factory in Wimborne Dorse. A range of luxurious organic skin care products that Linda has developed for her own skin and uses nothing else.

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Author: Dr. Valerie Rosenbaum

About the Author:
Dr. Valerie Rosenbaum is a dermatologist who specializes in natural skin care products using only clinically proven ingredients like Cynergy TK and CoenzymeQ10. At her website she recommends the best organic skin care products. For more information visit her website http://www.DefendYourSkin.com

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No it’s not compulsory, but the cosmetics and  that you normally use can affect your baby. For example, would you believe that in your normal beauty and hair regimes you could be applying more than 200 different chemicals to your body?

So ‘going organic’ may make a great deal of sense when you consider that anything you put on your skin will be absorbed into your body, and what is in your body can also pass into your growing baby.

There is no evidence that using organic beauty products can do something for your skin that regular products can’t. Although if you can avoid using the petroleum derivatives and waxes along with the synthetic fillers found in conventional skin care then it may prevent the possibility of some of these chemical nasties finding their way to your baby’s skin and causing any skin sensitivities.

To claim a product is organic, it must be made with at least 95% organically grown produce, while to claim that it has been made with organic ingredients, it must contain over 70% organically grown produce. But where does organic end and natural ingredients start?

For The Soil Association, organic ingredients are grown without the use of pesticides and according to their strict guidelines, while a natural ingredient is one from a natural source and is either untreated or treated and processed with other natural ingredients.

Clear so far? Unfortunately, sometimes natural ingredients are treated with synthetic substances to create the final ingredient – for example foaming agents used in shampoo (cocamidopropyl betaine is a common one) and as a result, The Soil Association allows certain semi-synthetic ingredients to be used in organic beauty products. You will also need to be very clear on the terminology that is used, ‘organic’ refers to the method of farming, but ‘Organic Skincare‘ doesn’t mean that no harmful chemicals have been added to the product during the production process.

Some organic products use safe, paraben free, semi-synthetic preservative systems, commonly phenoxyethanol, which is a Soil Association approved for use in organic beauty products, or benzyl alcohol, approved by Ecocert, and often used by French producers of organic and natural products.

If you are not sure what the ingredients listing means then ask the question. Any reputable retailer or manufacturer will be happy to answer your questions clearly and directly. So the maxim is, "If in doubt, find out" Anousta Products make a range of luxurious skin care products from ALL natural ingredients. Check out our website www.anousta.co.uk

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Author: Andrew Smith (mumstheword)

About the Author:
Andrew Smith is a Director of MumsTheWord, a leading supplier of Natural and Organic Baby Care Products and pregnancy safe products.

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Nearly everyone wants to feel smooth and rehydrated when they use a Moisturiser but many products on the market often fail to live up to their advertised expectations. why pay up to £50 for a glitzy packaged product that doesn’t really do "what it says on the tin".  Furthermore most commercial packaging is not recyclable and simply goes into landfill…further polluting our planet.
 
Quality Organic moisturisers are simple in their formulation and they should feed the skin and not contain  ingredients such as Mineral Oil, Liquid Paraffin and Petrolatum which will tend to dry the skin especially if used over a long period of time.  Buying a quality Organic moisturiser means that it will last a long time and will avoid endless trips to the shops to buy more and more of products that are actually drying out the skin and costing you a fortune.  Compare the "feel" of a Moisturiser containing the above products compared with a Moisturiser full of very few but simple ingredients such as OrganicThistle Oil, cold pressed Almond Oil, Cocoa Butter, Organic Olive Oil and VEGETABLE (not Animal) Glycerin.
 
All ANOUSTA moisturisers are made with essential oils and not Parfum which are artifically created scents made from petroleum based products  All ANOUSTA Organic moisturisers will feed and retain the moisture in the skin without having to use artificial humecants.  These are artificially created products which try to do the same job.
Who needs to apply Triethanolomine (TEA) to the skin.  Many potential side effects have been logged against this and research has shown that it is an irritant to healthy skin.

You really can have the skin that your age deserves by using a quality Moisturiser but obviously smoking, too much alcohol and bad diet will take it’s toll.
Quality moisturisers made with simple ingredients, recyclable packaging in glass and which are not over hyped and are reasonable in cost really are available at ANOUSTA PRODUCTS at www.anousta.co.uk.
 
Check out those harmful chemicals and make 2009 the year when you are kind to the biggest organ in your body……..your skin !!!

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Organic hair products and organic skin products can eliminate the amount of harmful toxins that our bodies are consuming through our scalp, hair and skin. Anousta make a range of organic and natural skin and hair care products which are luxurious to the feel and all handmade. These products are made in small batches at our factory in Wimborne, Dorset and you are welcome to check us out any time.

Some of these chemicals come from products such as:

Mineral Oil which by definition is a by-product in the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline and other petroleum based products from crude oil. Which is used as an alternative to expensive oils and has been noted to the cause of acne. The properties of mineral oil act like a protective barrier, so your hair or skin does absorb the actually properties of the other ingredients of the product. Think along the lines of Vaseline.

SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) – is an anionic surfactant and (Sodium Laureate Sulfate) – a less harsh version of SLS. This ingredient is similar to that of a detergent and removes oils from the skin. It can be harmful to the skin and cause skin problems (dermatitis). Although some people may be more at risk than others.

These are just some of the products that are in your daily products that we all use such as shampoos, conditioners, makeup, toothpaste, lipstick, facial products the list goes on and on. That is why it is important to know what we are putting onto and into our bodies.

The best way to gain knowledge is to read the ingredients in of the product, if the ingredients sound like you are at a pharmacy then the product probably contains to many toxins.

In an effort to protect their hair, skin, nails from these harmful chemicals, a lot of people have begun to switch to organic hair products as well as organic skin products. Now some of these of products can also be marketed as organic or natural and this is because some of these products are calling themselves organic hair products or organic skin products but they also have synthetic ingredients as well, mainly used as preservatives and those are mostly parabens.

Organic products can still caused allergic reactions, so if you are allergic to certain plant based ingredients please be aware. Since real organic hair and skin products are plant based it is important to stay informed of the product that you are choosing to use.

As long as you do your due diligence, we believe that you will find that organic hair product or organic skin product that will work wonders for your hair and skin.

For the very best in Organic handcream, hair and skincare products see the luxurious range made by Anousta Products

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Author: Donna McAlister

About the Author:

Donna McAlister is the Owner of
Be Botanical.com an online venture that promotes organic hair and skin products that enhance your self image by beautifying your skin and hair.

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