That’s the question I ask myself when ever choosing to a use *skin* *care* product *of* ANY KIND! It’s a highly relevant question which we ALL should be asking ourselves every time we cover our skin with creams, lotions, body butters, shampoos, conditioners of any sort, and the LIST goes on.
As far as I’m concerned that should be the benchmark for *skin* *care* product formulators and manufacturers and one *of* YOUR main criteria when choosing any *skin* *care* product. Always keep this in mind!
As you read through this article, I hope you’ll come to realize that we are actually doing more harm than good to ourselves, unknowingly…
I’d like to think that you’re probably already aware that you should not and cannot trust the majority of ‘COMMERCIAL BRAND’ *skin* *care* manufacturers. The claims made in their misleading marketing presentations are dangerous techniques used to get you to flirt with their potentially harmful ingredients, and not to mention side effects these products cause.
*This absolutely includes the elite, big name brands.***
The greatest majority *of* industrial *Skin* *Care* manufacturers share the same trade secrets which they absolutely don’t want YOU and I to know about.
If their manufacturing shortcuts and secrets became widely known, their profits would take a dive. So, read on…… Once you know the facts about the harmful ingredients they use, you will see exactly what health dangers and risks you’re up against. Not only your *skin* but also for your overall health and well being.
*The truth is not pretty. In fact it’s downright frightening in some cases!*
*TOXIC CHEMICALS AND SKIN CARE PRODUCTS*
*Question:* *Why on earth would they use such **dangerous/harmful** ingredients?*
*Answer:** PROFITS!! Bottom line….. Nice fat profits! The mighty dollar will always be their chase! **Our health and safety comes in a distant second to their multi- million dollar enterprising profits.***
The sad thing is, is that these well known companies are completely capable of producing highly effective *skin* *care* products which are totally safe, totally pure, and produce substantial effective results, but they choose not to do so. This is primarily because of pressures from shareholders i.e. (*/GREED!/*)
*THE PROBLEM IS** - Skin care companies make their products to a price!*
The chemists and bio-scientists who formulate these products do not have the freedom in selecting ALL NATURAL and most effective ingredients. They are given a budget to work within and must formulate to this cost! *Completely natural options are simply not allowed as shareholder pressures in the large multi nationals *are purely focused on maintaining and increasing their *amazingly excessive profit margins.$/ /$
Here’s an example of what formulating skincare products to a budget can result in. Many *of* the *skin* *care *industry’s most well known, ‘BIG’ brands – use this nasty *chemical* in their *skin* *care* formulas which is *officially classified as a PESTICIDE!*
*It’s called TRICLOSAN – an anti-bacterial chemical which kills harmful organisms ON the skin BUT also destroys beneficial bacteria INSIDE our bodies!*
*There is clinical evidence to suggest **TRICLOSAN** may contribute to creating strains of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics because it is so widely used in skin care products.*
*No matter how small the dose may be! Why would anyone in their right mind allow a chemical used in weed killers to be absorbed into their bodies! Not me! That’s for sure!*
*LONG TERM EFFECTS………………*
There’s no research on the long term effects *of* the many chemicals used in *skin* *care* preparations today. Sure, for most people there will be no apparent immediate symptoms…but */_think_/*/ LONG TERM EFFECTS! What’s that going to do to our health some years down the track?
Our *skin* is the largest organ and one *of* our first-line defenses against disease. *Active ingredients are absorbed into our bloodstream so it’s the same as eating them! *So naturally we should be thorough and safety-minded when choosing body care and take more caution when it comes to our skin!
Keep this in mind: it’s completely possible to formulate highly effective *skin* *care* products from all natural ingredients with no chemicals whatsoever. It’s only a question *of* cost and desire! It is up to *_us_* the consumer to boycott these products…Make these BIG BOYS think! Think about natural alternatives! It’s up to us! You and I! THE CONSUMER!
Naturally, it’s more expensive to use naturally sourced options for certain ingredients. Healthy options always cost more. Sourcing high-quality, 100% natural moisturizing oils, natural butters, vegetable-based waxes, proteins, antioxidants, vitamins and plant extracts are significantly more expensive.
Yes, it's more expensive because it's grown differently, much more care is taken when growing and processing the produce, along with higher costs for alternative pesticides and chemicals used by the farmers. Most natural and all organic foods are produced without pesticides, chemical fertilizers and genetically altered seeds. It takes a few years to prepare soil to produce quality natural and organic crops. This is where most of the extra cost is incurred, plus natural composting, natural pesticides and applying them is more expensive than chemical fertilizers.
***Is it worth it?*
I would say “that depends on you”… I really don’t think it’s an issue of Natural Products vs. Non Natural Products, I think it’s an issue of High Quality vs. Low Quality. The majority of us will remain choosing the lower quality products as it is made readily available for us to purchase at very reasonable prices. The cheaper the better! Right!
But………. when a lot of us go natural, we find we need quality ingredients to maintain our overall health and we are more discerning in what is actually good for us… and that tends to cost more.
*SKIN CARE – BOTTOM LINE!*
The type *of* *skin* *care* companies we should be buying from, are the types who only use Vegetable Plant derived products and who only use Natural Preservatives and Anti-oxidants.
‘The very best formulas that actually work AND are SAFE TO USE ARE, the ones with ingredients safe enough to eat’.
Yes! There are *skin* *care* companies like that out there but nowhere near as many as we would expect or would like! Perhaps you’re lucky enough to have already come across one. (Maybe it’s Jah Naturals)! :0)
*KEEP THIS IN MIND: For the sake of **YOUR** **HEALTH** and **YOUR ENVIRONMENT!** It’s essential that we consider both purity AND efficacy when shopping for skin care products (in fact any product that will have contact on our bodies).
*Until then folks! Thanks for reading my post! :0) Venice from JAH NATURALS.COM.AU x*
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