Monday, July 20, 2009

The Best Way To Buy Natural Skin Care Products

By Peter Albertonich

Are you looking to buy natural skin care products because youve become aware that many big brand skin care products may in fact contain dangerous ingredients?

Or maybe you're looking to buy natural skin care products because youve become aware that they actually work better than the big brand skin care and anti aging products?

Whichever reason it is, or maybe both, there are some home truths you need to know before buying natural skin care products.

But sadly, if it's news to you it's true, many big brand name skin care products can contain very suspect ingredients that may be bad for your health or your skin. And that's cosmetics and many personal and beauty products as well.

Quick example, a recent study found lead in many big brand lipsticks. Now is that scary or what?

So as a result there are many women who are looking to buy natural skin care products, cosmetics and more to find products that are safe to use.

But is this really a good idea? You see there is no real definition of what "natural" means for skin care products or cosmetics.

And on top of this the FDA isn't required to test any of these products for safety. And if they aren't required to they don't, hence the reason why there are unsafe ingredients in many products, including both "natural" and "organic" products.

There have been products that are called "natural" and "organic" that have been found to have 1,4-dioxane in them, (a byproduct of petrochemical processing and a suspected carcinogen).

So now you know that does that change your mind? It needn't, there are ways to buy natural skin care products that are safe and effective.

Firstly buy only from a supplier that has signed the Compact For Safe Cosmetics evidencing their commitment to use only safe ingredients.

Secondly find the Cosmetic Safety Database and put any proposed product into their search to see how the product ingredients stack up for health risks.

If you do these two things you should be reasonably confident that the products are safe to use. But that doesnt tell you they work well.

So if you do that you've got safe products, but how do you know you've got effective products? Do they work?

Without trying them there really is no way to know for sure. The best way is to try them. And if you try skin care products and they dont work for you you need to be able to get your money back, or youve wasted your money.

Well I'm pleased to say that one small niche skincare company has signed the compact, makes excellent quality products using only known safe natural ingredients and also is so proud of their products they offer a full money back guarantee.

So that's a little information for anyone interested in how to buy natural skincare products. Don't assume, if you see the word "natural", that the products are safe, or effective. They may be neither.

You can find out on my website which company makes the finest natural skincare products that are effective, safe and guaranteed. - 14130

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