Pure Truth About ‘All Natural’ Products & Other Beauty
Myths
by Deanna
Ferber
zone3
Myth: "All Natural" Beauty Products Are Best
Pure Truth: First
of all, there are not really any ‘all natural’ products available for
commercial sale. Unless you make them yourself, and are prepared to
refrigerate them & use them within a few days, you really can’t find
any. This is because, just as in food products, the ingredients are
perishable.
Just think what would happen to a jar of ’natural’
ingredients sitting on your vanity... The smell alone would keep me from
opening the lid, let alone touching it! So beauty products, like foods,
use preservatives to give them added shelf time. When you buy products,
they have to last through storage with the company, shipping and still
have some time left for you to use them. As for the term ‘natural’ it is
not even regulated. This means any company can call their product natural,
no matter what it contains.
Myth: Chemicals Are Bad For Your
Skin
Pure Truth: Not all chemicals are bad for your skin. Just as
medicines are chemical or synthetic versions of medicinal plants, so the
science of chemistry brings us beauty products. Many natural ingredients
have been re-created in synthetic form for ease of use & distribution,
which can also make them cheaper to supply.
Myth: Product
Packaging Does Nothing But Add To The Price
Pure Truth: Many people
believe there is no importance to the packaging of beauty products, that
the bottles and jars are just made ’neat looking’ in order to make us buy
the products. This can be true, but with some of the ’new’ beauty
ingredients, packaging has a much larger, more important role. Some
ingredients are considered unstable, meaning they are affected by sunlight
and air exposure. For those ingredients, like retinol and some
antioxidants, the packaging is a big deal. If you want to get some use of
what you paid for, look for packaging that limits the products exposure.
This may mean a dark colored container, or those similar to pharmaceutical
products.
Myth: Buying Beauty Products Is a Gamble
Pure
Truth: If you want to avoid buying products that simply don’t work, being
an educated consumer is your best bet. For the best information on
cosmetics ingredients in the US, go to the
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-prd.html, the FDA site. This site also
has information on labeling & label claims.
There are also
several websites with product reviews, done by independent consumers, just
like you. The best sites will post the reviewers’ information, so you can
get an idea if the reviewer’s skin type, age etc. is similar to your own.
Two review sites are http://www.cosmeticconnection.com and
http://www.emakemeup.com/reviewboard/cgi-bin/main.cgi. You may also try
the various message boards devoted to beauty. These boards are a great
place to get information on new products or companies before you buy. And
reputable companies will allow exchanges and refunds. If the company you
are considering doesn’t, look for another... In the competitive beauty
game, you can always find a company that is more like to cover your bet.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Deanna Ferber is President of GlamKitty, a cosmetics and skin care
company dedicated to helping Busy Women with 9 Lives find their own Tabby
Chic (tm). Take a ’paws’ in your day at http://glamkitty-beauty.com
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