You've been using non-organic over-the-counter skincare products for years when you wake up one morning, look in the mirror and the face looking back at you looks old and tired. You take your old and tired looking face and bundle up all the butt lift, belly fat blasting and thin thighs in 30 seconds a day tapes and chuck them in the nearest dumpster - what's the use? Why worry about your body when you look like a troll? You decide to sell it all and move to the country where you can cultivate a Walmart mentality freely and without shame. On your farm, a bull from the ranch next to yours plows through the fence to get to one of your lovely cows and the last thing you remember is waking up in the hospital because you were gored by an errant bull. Don't get gored by a bull - ditch your old skincare products.
Ok, obviously this is written tongue-in-cheek ala "ditch your cable" style. But now that I have your attention, do you know why the organic skincare market has reached into roughly over $5 billion in growth and still growing at an unprecedented rate? Because people like me and hopefully you are getting the message that the big gun cosmetic companies are not producing products with your best interests in mind.
The more educated I become about the cosmetic industry at large and the lack of supervision and accountability (they have to answer to no one!) the more I have come out of my ignorant slumber and realized they care about one thing and one thing only - profit and sales. Have you ever noticed in commercials for a new anti-aging cream or lotion, the model on TV is like, what, 19? What the hell? Isn't that weird? It's because their crap doesn't work!
I am not going to hold myself out as some kind of "expert" on skin care products because I am not. I only know what works for me. I have literally spent a gazillion hours on the internet pouring through articles about organic vs. non-organic and have, of course, come across a few stating there is no scientific studies to back up that using organic skin care products are better than non-organic. I have to say, at least in what I consider my thorough research, I don't know where they're coming from.
I have turned to respected sources as Dr. Mercola, Cosmetic Database and in particular, a well received study published by researchers at Rutgers University entitled "Moisturizers Spur Skin Cancer in Mouse" study. This report was published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. While it emphasizes the study was only done on mice, it reports it does raise a red flag for humans.
In the meantime, here are 7 very powerful natural anti-aging ingredients from Mother Nature that your skin will thank you for:
- Green Tea-Studies show topical green tea reduces sun damage and due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, it can diminish slow down signs of aging
- Vitamin C - Another antioxidant that can inhibit and slow down collagen damage, fine lines and wrinkles
- Coconut Oil - Easily absorbed into the deep layers of the skin, immediately healing dry damaged skin
- Grapeseed Oil - A great fine line, wrinkle reducer - Tons of vitamins here and is good for all skins types, even those prone to acne
- Soy - Good for uneven pigments in the skin and has been shown to help prevent pigmentation
- Resversatrol - Derived from the skin of grapes, this is a very powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory and protects the skin from environmental damage such as lines, wrinkles and loss of elasticity
- White Tea - Only young tips are used to make white tea and studies have shown this to limit damage to skin caused by the sun
There are many more of nature's ingredients that your skin loves but these are some true powerhouses.
Chore: Go look at the ingredients on your skin care products and Google them - Cosmetic Database is one of the most comprehensive and trusted sources for identifying these ingredients and what studies and research have shown about them. This should at the very least cause you to be a little more concerned when slathering on this stuff.
Now, I'm not going to bore you here in this article with "not all organic products are truly organic" speech. While there is no truer statement, know this: the organic market is not FDA regulated and yes, there are just as many harmful products out there with the word "organic" proudly stamped across the front. Forget about that - just look for one of the certified organic labels such as USDA Certified. For a product to earn this seal, they must adhere to extremely strict and rigorous standards.
Anyway, to wrap up, when in doubt, why not err on the side of caution. Good organic products cost no more than regular skin products and to start, this at least can be one area of your life you know you are dong something good for yourself and not causing harm.
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