Are You Prepared For An Organic Skin Care Routine?
By Claudia Budu
Ph.D. Skin has many important functions in our body such as: protection,
excretion and nourishing. It protects against UV rays by absorbing and
converting them into dark pigment to prevent further damage. The skin is also
the largest excretion organ, eliminating bodily waste through its pores. Its
oily glands secrete sebum, which maintains the elasticity of the skin’s
surface. The water skin storage helps metabolic reactions, minerals and
vitamins absorption.
 Today, when people are more concerned about side effects, due to chemicals
in personal care, when traces of parabens (preservatives) were found in breast
tissue, organic herbs and genuine oils in skincare formulations become a
necessity.
The general knowledge about herbs as ingredients in personal care along with
the understanding of skin functions can open unlimited possibilities for people
to choose a proper skin routine, free of side effects.
A natural and organic treatment for the skin has the same importance for
your inner health as a natural and organic food. The natural and organic skin
care routine becomes the new way of finding the right approach to feed the
skin.
Skin requires water, vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, proteins for
its cells as much as your inner body needs them for a proper metabolic function
of its organs. This is the natural and valid way of obtaining a younger looking
skin for a long period of time while keeping the skin healthy.
The name natural or organic in skin care becomes very controversial since
usually natural ingredients are mixed with chemical ingredients for the sake of
nice and fluffy structure and for a long and strong preservation of the
products.
If you are looking for a nice looking cream with white and fluffy structure
you will never find it to be a real natural cream unless they contain bleach
and/or stabilizers.
One or two natural ingredients are not enough to start all chain reactions
necessary to promote extended collagen and elastin production, or other vital
metabolic reactions.
Many chemical ingredients in a formulation that also contain natural
ingredients can induce oxidation of the last releasing free radicals that can
damage the skin.
On the other hand, chemical substances can mimic similar structures with
natural active constituents and compete for the same cell receptors. The result
is the diminishing of the effects of the natural constituents.
Some chemicals are very difficult to eliminate from the skin due to their
unrecognizable structure and tend to accumulate in different parts of the body
and even block the skin pores makes the toxin elimination very difficult.
In conclusion: Be very careful when you choose a natural cream; be aware
when you see more than one or two unknown names (chemicals) in a natural
product. Be picky as if you were choosing a proper outfit. Don’t be tricked by
fancy advertising. Look carefully at the ingredients of your skin care products
as you would look for side effects on a prescription medication.
About the Author: Budu has a Ph.D. in Cell Biology and a Master in
Biochemistry. She is the Founder of Active Herbal Cosmetics and Skin
Therapeutics (http://www.telbari.com). Her line of skin care products
created only of Certified Organic herbs and genuine oils represents her
continue dedication to satisfy the customer needs for healthy and radiant skin.
Source: www.isnare.com
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