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Natural Health and Beauty Products Buying Guide

There are a lot of benefits to using Increasing Trend Organics have become increasingly popular over the last few years, thanks in large part to consumer concern for the environment, health and safety. In fact, organic products have had such an overwhelmingly positive response that unlike the general toiletries and cosmetics industry, the organic sector alone is expected to grow at a yearly rate of 9% during the next few years (compared to a 1% increase within the non-organic sector). It's not surprising that many mainstream brands and manufacturers have joined the trend, not only claiming to be eco-friendly, but also creating their own lines of "organics." However, it is important to remember that it is the ingredients that count, not advertising gimmicks. Misleading claims on many health and beauty products include the term "natural" or "organic" when in fact there is nothing organic about them at all. This guide is offered as a way to enhance your knowledge and awareness of the organic world of health and beauty products by giving you information about some of the best brands and products.

New to Organics?

If you are just catching on to the organic trend, then there are a few things that you might want to know before delving into this mysterious world called organics are entirely as safe as they sound. The explanation of which labels mean what is just the basics. For more information regarding product labels, see the official sites: National Organic Program (
NOP) and Eco Cert. You may also benefit from reading about this subject in detail at Organic Consumers Association. ! * '''100% Organic:''' This means your products are made entirely of organic products. Such products may bear the USDA organic seal of approval. * '''Organic:''' Close to perfection, but not quite. These products have around 95% organic material in them. * '''Made with Organic Ingredients:''' This means very little. It could have 2% or as much as 75% organics of the end product such products most certainly will not bear the USDA Organic stamp.

About Organic Ingredients

With all organic products, the most important thing to look at are the ingredients. That means becoming accustomed to reading labels and looking for the good and bad. No marketing scheme, falsely labeled or otherwise misleading claims can tear you away from the truth once you know how to decipher the language of the label. Learn more about ingredients here: * Cosmetic's Cop: A glossary of ingredients that beauty products may contain. * Natural Health Magazine: Natural herbal ingredients and what they do to help your skin, plus several product recommendations. * FDA: Information about ingredients in cosmetics.

Introduction to Organic Companies

Choosing from the countless number of brands can be difficult, especially if you are new to organics, but there are a few that stand out for their innovative products. *mascara. See the FAQ for more information about the product line and their philosophy. *Burt's Bees cosmetics are also available. One thing to note about this company, despite its large following, is that their products sometimes use ingredients that can be irritating to sensitive skin. *Night Nutrients moisturizers.

Product Spotlight

Here are some popular organic beauty products around as per recommendations and reviews from users on the Web. In general, you can expect each of the brands mentioned below to offer a wide variety of quality skin and body care products or cosmetics that will treat your body the way nature intended.

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Search for Natural Products By Brand

* Alba * Arbonne * Athena's Italian * Aubrey Organics * Avalon Organics * Aveda * Burt's Bees * Clearly Natural Soaps * Dakota Free * Doux Me * Dr. Bronner's * Dr. Hauschka * Ecco Bella * Essenceology * Forever Young * Gabriel * Green Ridge Herbs * Hemp Organics * Jason Natural * Lavera * Living Nature * Miessence * Mountain Rose Herbs * Nature's Gate * Saffron Rouge * Shikai * Tom's of Maine * Uhma Nagri * Vermont Soaps * Weleda

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International Resources

For this resource in your home country, please see: ! NL: Biologische Gezondheids- en Verzorgingsproducten Shopgids
FR: Cosmétiques Bio
ES: Productos orgánicos de salud y belleza