Posted in EarthTalk on May 29, 2011

By:Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss

Organic products are becoming more and more popular. It may have started with organic foods, but the all natural life style is also beginning to become a big part of other areas of our lives. The idea that what we expose our bodies to can have either a positive or negative effect on us has led people to change their diets as well as their skin care.

Organic beauty products present an all natural option to consumers who do not want to expose their skin to the questionable and often harmful chemicals found in most cosmetic, bath, body, and hair products. The fact is that many of the chemicals found in inorganic beauty products would be entirely restricted to take orally. Yet, the skin–being the largest organ on the body–both excretes and absorbs. This means that the skin absorbs many of the chemicals that it comes in contact with and the inorganic beauty products that you use on a daily basis may contain ingredients that can damage skin and end up in your blood stream. Some of the most common chemicals found in inorganic beauty products are parabens.