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What’s The Difference Between ‘organic’ And ‘natural’ Beauty Products??

November 2, 2009 by  
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“Natural” can mean just about anything– chemicals are natural because they are made from things found in nature, poisons included. “Organic” has very specific definition about how things are grown and processed and does not allow “harmful” chemicals.

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6 Comments on "What’s The Difference Between ‘organic’ And ‘natural’ Beauty Products??"

  1. rosebud on Mon, 2nd Nov 2009 10:06 am 

    Organic products refers to items that are produced, manufactured and handled using organic means defined by certifying bodies such as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under its Organic Food Products Act. Natural products on the other hand, generally refers to items that are not altered chemically or synthesized in any form. These are derived from plants and animals. Thus a natural food item is not necessarily organic and vice versa.

  2. Anonymous on Mon, 2nd Nov 2009 2:07 pm 

    anything can be called natural, certified organic products have to be 100% organic, to get the USDA stamp. check out whole foods market stores, they carry several great brands of organic skin care, and cosmetics.

  3. Gabi ? on Mon, 2nd Nov 2009 4:57 pm 

    The main difference between natural and organic is that there are no official guidelines as to what constitutes natural beauty products, whereas organic …
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  4. Terri on Mon, 2nd Nov 2009 2:02 pm 

    There really is no such thing as organic makeup, because nearly all color is derived using minerals. Furthermore, makeup ingredients require a ton of processing in order to adhere to the skin and “perform” the way we expect them to.

    With skin and hair care, ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ are easier to define (although still not foolproof). Certified organic skincare is what others said above: made with over 95% (or more) certified organic ingredients.

    Products that are not certified organic, however, are not necessarily full of synthetics. Organic vs. natural vs. synthetic beauty product ingredients are like organic vs. conventional vs. plastic grapes. Or, if you prefer, grape-flavored kool-aid. Natural ingredients can describe minimally processed plant extracts that were grown on conventional (vs. organic) farms, or ingredients sourced from forests or other areas that cannot be certified organic. They often describe ingredients that were derived from natural ingredients like coconut, but have gone through quite a bit of processing in a lab to make them foam, prevent them from spoiling, and so forth.

    And then, of course, there are products called natural and are anything but. The best way to know you’re not getting synthetically loaded beauty products masquerading as natural is to look for certifications such as BDIH. That is the best standard we currently have for natural products that are not certifiable organic.

    Terri

  5. alidon_4 on Mon, 2nd Nov 2009 10:54 pm 

    ORGANIC makeup is makeup made with all natural ingreadients and NO chemicals! NATURAL makeup is a way of applying make like this is NATURAL makeup.http://www.flickr.com/photos/_never_/368…

  6. gvfsdvdf on Tue, 3rd Nov 2009 3:39 am 

    i think organic products are made from natural ingredients without any chemicals used to grow them. natural products are made from natural.. things. i would go for organic.