subject: Natural Skin Care Benefits You and the Planet [print this page] Natural Skin Care Benefits You and the Planet
In a greener world it only makes sense that we should care about the ingredients in the products that we use directly on our skin. Industrially produced cosmetics can contain all kinds of chemicals including carcinogens, pollutants, and other chemicals that haven't even been tested yet. Natural beauty products are made with all natural ingredients instead of harsh or even poisonous chemicals. Natural beauty products provide many benefits.The main benefit of natural beauty products is that you aren't putting poisonous chemicals directly onto your skin. These chemicals can be absorbed directly through the skin into your blood stream where they can contribute to all kinds of health problems. The chemicals that are absorbed through the skin are either metabolized out of the body or they accumulate in organs, which can cause all manner of health issues. According to Pharmacopia.net, over 5,000 chemicals are used in the production of modern industrial beauty products.Another benefit of natural beauty products is that they aren't tested on animals. Many manufacturers of synthetic beauty aids test their products on animals before releasing them to the general public. When the chemical ingredients of these products are found to be harmful this is obviously very cruel treatment of animals. Also, even if the chemicals aren't found to be harmful right way there could still be problems in the long run that animal testing wouldn't unearth, because the studies wouldn't take place long enough to produce them. Using all natural ingredients would eliminate the need for animal testing for cosmetic companies.Being safe for human use as well as being environmentally safe is part of what makes natural beauty products great. Once used, the natural ingredients comprised in the product is returned to nature. The synthetic chemicals in other non-natural beauty products that get thrown away or metabolized out of the body go into the environment. This means they go into the soil and eventually reach drinking water where they can be ingested in higher concentrations along with using them directly on our skin.Natural beauty products come from ingredients that occur organically in nature. This means that they are safer than synthetically produced, industrialized chemically produced products. Always look at the labels to make sure you know what you're getting in your beauty products. The most predominant ingredients will be listed in descending order of importance.
