Comments on: Is Natural Always Good for you? http://toxicbeautyblog.com/natural-and-organic/is-natural-always-good-for-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-natural-always-good-for-you Exposing toxic cosmetics and exploring better organic beauty choices. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:04:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Foot Butter Guy http://toxicbeautyblog.com/natural-and-organic/is-natural-always-good-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Foot Butter Guy Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:42:39 +0000 http://toxicbeautyblog.com/?p=376#comment-90 Great article. Both terms are somewhat undefined so when looking for a really natural product, look at the company's definition first. Unfortunately, natural is used to greenwash products these days. If I want natural, I want products made with ingredients that go into making that product that have not have their molecular bonds altered in any way. Nature identical doesn't do it for me. GMO's don't do it for me. "Derived from coconut oil" doesn't do it for me. And while we are on it, ingredients should be sustainably produced and/or extracted. Too many companies that claim to be natural - aren't. And good points on natural not necessarily being good. Oil is natural. Poison ivy is natural. Some people are allergic to lavender - wouldn't want to use it just because it might be natural in that case. Many essential oils are estrogen-mimics - natural as they may be, if you are avoiding extra estrogen, you wouldn't want to use them. Natural is not a get out of jail free card - use natural products wisely, like you would anything else. Great article. Both terms are somewhat undefined so when looking for a really natural product, look at the company’s definition first. Unfortunately, natural is used to greenwash products these days. If I want natural, I want products made with ingredients that go into making that product that have not have their molecular bonds altered in any way. Nature identical doesn’t do it for me. GMO’s don’t do it for me. “Derived from coconut oil” doesn’t do it for me. And while we are on it, ingredients should be sustainably produced and/or extracted. Too many companies that claim to be natural – aren’t.

And good points on natural not necessarily being good. Oil is natural. Poison ivy is natural. Some people are allergic to lavender – wouldn’t want to use it just because it might be natural in that case. Many essential oils are estrogen-mimics – natural as they may be, if you are avoiding extra estrogen, you wouldn’t want to use them. Natural is not a get out of jail free card – use natural products wisely, like you would anything else.

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