September is fast becoming synonymous with going organic as the Soil Association’s Organic September campaign gets bigger every year and to celebrate Organic Beauty Week Yanar Alkayat brings you 7 surprising facts about organic beauty
If your shopping basket is already filled with organic
vegetables, coffee and tea then it’s time to go green with your beauty
too. Here are eight things you need to know about going organic with
your beauty choices.
1. Organic is not just a buzzword for posh
chocolate, cotton or coffee – it’s a genuine movement that promotes
sustainable farming without the use of chemicals and pesticides that
might cause harm to people, the environment or us.
2. Organic beauty comes back to farming too which
means the plants and herbs used in formulas have been grown without the
use of pesticides. That’s not only better for the soil, it also
produces a healthier plant which means more potent products.
3. There are no legal standards in beauty –
unlike food which has to comply with the Food Standards Agency- so
brands can use the word ‘organic’ and mislead consumers with as little
as one percent organic ingredients. Emma Reinhold, Trade Relations
Manager at Soil Association calls the organic and natural beauty
scene ‘the wild west of the beauty aisles.’ The Campaign for Clarity by Soil Association launched so shoppers know what they are buying when they buy organic.
4. A logo with an accredited organisation (not a
logo that a brand has created itself) is the only way to ensure
products, ingredients and manufacturing processes have met strict and
independent standards, guarantees quality and ethical values. No logo
means no guarantee you’re buying a truly organic product.
5. There are several certification bodies but there will soon be just one Different
levels of organic and natural certification standards have resulted
in confusion so five of the leading certifiers in Europe have created a
new standard called COSMOS. Look out for this logo in the near future.
6. Some of our favourite certified organic beauty brands include: Neal’s Yard Remedies, Odylique, Therapi Honey Skincare, Pai Skincare, Voya, Spiezia Organics, Green People, and Botanicals. Find the full list of beauty brands certified under the Soil Association here.
7. Join Organic Beauty Week with one of the activities nationwide.
She blogs on ethical beauty and lifestyle at cattywife.blogspot.com and tweets at @cattywife
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