ORGANIC BEAUTY

You may already eat organic food, in which case you already know it’s is a no brainer in terms of being better for your health and the environment being produced without pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, plus organic food tastes a whole lot better too!

But why use organic beauty products?

Well the alternatives aren’t so great when you look below the surface. Unfortunately most products with any pure and natural ingredients also contain less desirable ingredients, including:

• Distearyldimonium chloride, known to be toxic depending on dose and conentration
• Isopropyl palmitate which may be of animal origin and is on NIH Hazards list (National Institutes of Health, USA)
• Cetyl alcohol which can cause hives and contact dermatitis
• Dimethicone which is created from silica using the petrochemcial methanol, known to have caused tumours and mutations in laboratory animals
• Methanol also known as methyl alcohol is on the Canadian chemical hotlist and can cause eczema, dermatitis, cardiovascular, liver, respiratory endocrine and neurotoxicity, teratogen (developmental toxicity : adverse effects on developing foetus.

So, do the benefits of one or two natural ingredients, even if they are certified organic, overcome the yucky ingredients mentioned above? You choose.

I know I choose the Integrity Cosmetics Certified Organic moisturizer with certification from the ACO (Australian Certified Organic) over a product containing the ingredients above. It’s simply better for my health and well being and I know no nasty chemicals will end up polluting our precious water ways and wildlife as a result of the production of Integrity products.

The chemical references are from The Chemical Maze, by Bill Statham, 3^rd Edition.