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Organic Cosmetics For A Healthy Skin And Safer Environment

3/13/2012

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By:  Florita Martinez

Nowadays, cosmetics are essential in the everyday lives of women, even in the entertainment industry, cosmetics are really just a part of them. It’s like there is no getting away with it. But with the massive intent to save people and the environment from the harmful chemical toxins from cosmetic products, organic cosmetics are now here to stay.

Organic cosmetics are made of organic plant extracts and mineral pigments which has long-lasting color property, natural sun UV rays blockers, and helps in developing a healthy radiant glow of skin. These organic cosmetics contain no synthetic FD&C dyes - or synthetic colors and artificial perfumes. They are highly ideal for people who are sensitive to chemicals. Although these organic cosmetics were processed, the chemical used are just really minimal and not harmful to the end users, as well as the producers.

Nowadays, there have been a good number of producers of these organic cosmetics. This is in response to the global call for a healthier environment. There are many chemicals found on artificial and synthetic cosmetics that are harmful to the environment, and to its users. Some are even found to be carcinogenic. Some of those chemical toxins are formaldehyde, formaldehyde-releasing ingredients, parabens, hydroquinone, phthalates, and lead.

Formaldehyde can cause skin sensitivity and, in worst cases, cancer. Formaldehyde-releasing products include diazolidinyl urea, 1.3-diol, dimethyl-dimethyl (DMDM), quaternium-15, and many more. Parabens concentrations can cause breast tumors. Substantial amount of phthalates (or the “fragrance) can cause disruptive hormonal system of a person. Lastly, lead can cause brain defects and impairment, and breast tumors.

There have been found many other side effects of these chemicals, the mentioned above are just few of its general concentrations side effects.

As for the environment, since cosmetic industry has been a really huge industry, the factory wastes and end-user wastes are the real culprit for keeping a safe and clean environment. The packages of synthetic cosmetics are made of plastics and other non biodegradable materials, the accumulation of these products leads to pollution. As a matter of fact, we are already experiencing it now. That is why there is this massive campaign no stop further world pollution.

You don’t want to experience any physical illness relating to the use of synthetic cosmetics and overly polluted environment in the future right? Then, let’s go organic. They are here to stay.
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