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Natural Skin Care – Going Organic

Organic Skin CareOrganic skincare products work quite effectively but do not have any adverse effects on your skin. All organic skincare products originate from all natural ingredient sources and are guaranteed by the manufacturer that they are eco-friendly. Ingredients are certified by the USDA, a federal agency that maintains its own industry standard. Nowadays each country has its own parameters and regulatory board to certify a product authentically organic. If a product contains only 5% non-organic ingredients it can retain its title as organic, although harmful materials in that small of amount can still cause a lot of problems. Certain substances are extracted from petroleum and can cause cancer.

To give more help to consumers, the USDA in 2002 launched an improved quality system of labeling organic products into one of three categories. A product that contains 100% organic ingredients can bear the USDA 100% organic seal. Products with 95% organic ingredients can be labeled "Organic" and those with less than 70% organic ingredients can only list organic ingredients on the side panel. This labeling helps the consumer in selecting the correct organic skin product. It is also very important to note that a product labeled "natural" does mean organic and it has not necessarily been certified by the USDA.

The Miessence's (pronounced "my-essence") product line of organically manufactured skin care products are assured to be free from harmful colors or fragrances, synthetic detergents, artificial preservatives, tar derivatives, petroleum by-products or GMOs (genetically modified organisms). According to the manufacturer, their products have not gone through animal testing. The beneficial ingredients used in making Miessence's product line of skin care organic products are calendula, orange peel oil, geranium, hops, chamomile, and lemon peel oil, bergamot, witch burdock and hazel, lavender, water-soluble botanicals, organic herbs, oils for their moisturizers and organic seed butters, horse tail, organic flower extracts, gotu kola, plantain, organic Echinacea, and so much more. Several products have alcohol because it is used to extract some plant materials. Miessence organic products for skin care have a large number of product lines like facial scrubs and cleansers, moisturizers, organic skin treatments, organic skin serums, skin masks, toners, and mists, which are no doubt very good.

This gives you an idea of one of the lines of organic skin care products available to choose from on the market. There are certain things which one should keep in mind while buying these skin care products such as reading the labels and determining which category of "organic" the product falls into. The key is to use organic skin care products, along with other lifestyle choices, to help reduce the total amount of harsh chemicals that enter your body on a daily basis.