Safe and Natural Bodycare
Posted: Friday, March 28th, 2008
If you are conscientious about the foods you eat and are a label reader then I hope you do the same when it comes to the products you put on your skin. Anything you put on your skin is the same as putting it into your body and just like there are a lot of foods out there that are harmful there are a lot of skincare products that are harmful. Even if the label says it’s natural, organic, or herbal doesn’t mean it really is. Buying truly safe and natural skincare is harder for me than shopping for natural foods, because with bodycare products you have all these long and scientific names and you don’t know what the heck they really are. Luckily, there are people out there that write books about natural shopping and start watchdog organizations to protect the public from unsafe activities. David Steinman is the author of “The Safe Shopper’s Bible” and has been a part of overseeing a study commissioned by the Organic Consumers Association(OCA), that analyzes leading “natural” and “organic” skincare products for the presence of the undisclosed carcinogenic contaminant 1,4-Diaoxane. Some of the leading brands that were found to have 1,4-Dioxane were Jason, Giovanni, Kiss My Face, and Natures Gate. I use Giovanni shampoo and conditioner so I am curious to know if I should find another brand. There are many other nasty ingredients out there to watch out for, but if you do your homework you will be able to spot a nasty when you see it. Check out OCA’s website for more information.