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Are organic beauty products worth the extra money?
Posted on Jul 20th 2007 7:05PM by Martha EdwardsFiled Under: Natural Products, Alternative & Green Health
Since organic foods are all the rage, it's only natural that organic cosmetics would follow suit. But is it really worth spending the extra money on something you don't actually ingest? According to Bethany's earlier post, up to 5 lbs a year of cosmetics can be absorbed in to the skin, so maybe organic cosmetics would have a positive influence on health.
But there's a problem: Unlike food, which must follow strict guidelines to wear the label 'organic', cosmetics are under no such guidelines. Organic cosmetics follow basically the same rules that natural cosmetics do, whether it is made from organic materials or not. As far as food goes, to be labelled organic, it must be made from 95% organic material and 5% non-agricultural material that is approved by the National Organic Program. So basically, it's up to the cosmetics manufacturer whether they want to follow these guidelines or not.
What do you think? Are you going organic, or is regular make-up just fine for you?
But there's a problem: Unlike food, which must follow strict guidelines to wear the label 'organic', cosmetics are under no such guidelines. Organic cosmetics follow basically the same rules that natural cosmetics do, whether it is made from organic materials or not. As far as food goes, to be labelled organic, it must be made from 95% organic material and 5% non-agricultural material that is approved by the National Organic Program. So basically, it's up to the cosmetics manufacturer whether they want to follow these guidelines or not.
What do you think? Are you going organic, or is regular make-up just fine for you?
