http://organicsunblock.net Organic Skin Care and Sunblock Information, Resources, and Links. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:01:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://organicsunblock.net/2009/12/15/organic-skin-care-product-standards/ http://organicsunblock.net/2009/12/15/organic-skin-care-product-standards/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:06:00 +0000 admin http://organicsunblock.net/?p=135 Organic skincare products are a small part of the beauty product market.  Organic skin care products are not regulated by the FDA, but there are certain industry standards most large manufactures uphold.  In order to be certified with the FDA as an organic skin care product, there is a certain percentage of organic ingredients you must use.  However because the FDA doesn’t regulate the personal skin care market there is no real enforcement of its policies.  The true challenge becomes determining what is organic vs. non organic.  This can be especially difficult when you source natural skin care ingredients from foreign countries which may not have the same regulations as the country in which the organic skin care product is being distributed.  Most truly organic skin care companies have a standard of excellence because they feel a social responsibility to provide a cleaner safer skin care product.  This is good because it allow large companies to pave the way for providing consumer information and natural skin care standards, with the strictest standards falling onto organic skin care products.

]]> http://organicsunblock.net/2009/12/15/organic-skin-care-product-standards/feed/ 0 http://organicsunblock.net/2009/12/10/women-are-using-organic-skin-care-products/ http://organicsunblock.net/2009/12/10/women-are-using-organic-skin-care-products/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:45:12 +0000 admin http://organicsunblock.net/?p=126 Pregnant women are becoming more aware of the potential harmful effects of introducing toxins from main stream skin care products infused with synthetic chemicals.  Organic skin care products are a great alternative with added benefits.  100% natural organic skin care ingredients can provide nutritional benefits through the absorption process.  Essential oils, plant extracts, natural vitamins and anti oxidants are the most common base ingredients of organic skin care products.  Each natural skin care ingredient will perform the same function as many of the synthetic ingredients without the risk of exposure to carcinogenics.  The growing organic skincare product market offers more and more skin care products that are safe, clean, and pure.

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