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Long Term Benefits of Organic Skin Care

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“As the number of consumers demanding natural products grows, so do the variety of vendors and items. Quality alternatives exist for everyday items that present healthier choices for you, your family, and the environment. Vendors like Aubrey Organics, Pangea Organics, Toms of Maine Citra-Solv and others remain true to the environment, use only natural ingredients and commit to animal cruelty free practices.” Villagegreenmarket.com

Author: Mike Stronghill

You want to be healthy, look good and smell good, so whats with all the over the counter skin care products? You eat organic foods, you drive a hybrid vehicle, and then you plaster yourself with chemicals!! Whats up with that?

Here is the scoop. We have all been using these products that we have been told to use by advertisers for years. Have you looked at the labels and read the ingredients of these products? Wow, you will be shocked to see the amount of chemicals that are being used. Maybe you are comfortable with that because the chemicals used are at levels that the US government has stated as safe. Are you good with that? I mean, have the US standards ever been wrong?? Think about all the medicines that you hear about that are advertised on TV and then a few months later you will see ads in papers and on TV stating that this product has been pulled from the market because they have discovered all these people getting sick and dying from using them. Does that make your ears perk up?

“Our skin has adapted to protect us from Mother Nature’s onslaught, but it is also designed to let things in as well. Back before the industrial age came along, the types of chemicals that touched our skin were pretty much those that the Earth made on her own. Today it’s a different story. What you are putting on your skin day after day, year after year, may be doing much more harm than good.” Suisskin.com

Yes, we are using chemicals on our bodies everyday and sometimes many times throughout the day. How often do you was your hands? Have you read what is in the soap that you are using? You might be surprised. You might be angry once you do.

So, yes, organic skin care products such as organic shampoo, organic deodorant, organic makeup and many more might appear to be a little more expensive than regular off the shelf products. But, I want you to think about this. What can happen from long term exposure to chemicals? Have you heard of cancer, bone diseases, all kinds of ailments. Now ask yourself what the medical expenses might be for a serious ailment? I do not know about you, but I have read about people having their family bankrupted due to an illness. So, which is more expensive, the long term use of chemical products or the long term use of organic skin care products? I think that you will agree with me that the use of organic skin care products is way cheaper than any of your other choices. Think about your loved ones, your children.

It is time for us to take action by doing our part. Our part can be a little as purchasing organic skin care products that are your for you, good for your family and good for the environment. I hope that you will think about this the next time you put on make up or the next time that you are bathing your children in a tub. A simple choice can make a huge difference.

Commercial skincare and cosmetic products are loaded with chemicals and they are absorbed quickly and easily through our skin. They are not regulated by the government individually and no one has ever studied cumulative, combined use of these chemicals. While there are many fabulous organic, cruelty free products on the market today, they are still too expensive for many people. Please don’t let cost be a reason to continue to buy commercially prepared products for your skin. Many skin care and beauty products can be prepared right in your own kitchen.

Buy: Pangea Organics Shower Gel - Egyptian Basil & Mint

Click here for an alphabetized list of chemicals commonly used in the beauty industry

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For a place to find organic skin care products that have been certified by the United States Government (USDA) as being organic, please visit: Healthy You Today

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