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Natural Care Products

June 23, 2009

naturalcareproductsThe demand for natural beauty products has increased in recent years as more and more consumers discover the health benefits associated with their natural ingredients. Today, more natural products are available than ever before as the demand has increased and manufacturers are trying to create an adequate supply.

Many manufacturers have caught onto the demand for these products and are producing items that claim to be natural but may not actually be. The term natural is hard to define and the word itself is ambiguous and easily manipulated.

Several large companies market products that contain just one natural ingredient as entirely natural. Truly natural ingredients are limited and are available only on a seasonal basis.

The smaller companies that produce products using only natural ingredients have to target smaller audiences because the supply is limited. Many larger companies include the term natural in their advertising but are actually using products that have synthetic chemicals.

Synthetic chemicals are included in products because they are convenient, easy to manufacture, relatively inexpensive and consistent. For example, when using natural ingredients, batches are unique and take longer to match to previous batches of the product, whereas synthetic chemicals allow for uniform batches every time. Just as everything in nature is not safe and effective (e.g. poison ivy), there are also some preservatives that are harmful to the body.

By using natural ingredients consumers benefit from the familiarity of the herbal names found on ingredient lists as opposed to the ingredients derived from natural ingredients.

For example, many vitamins are almost impossible to pronounce and consumers do not understand their importance. Conversely, herbs are much easier to pronounce and many customers understand what they read about them.

In general, natural products are the best choice in personal care items. Using natural products will improve your appearance without harming your skin.


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