The definition of what is organic skin care has been an ongoing dispute in the U.S that has created more consumer confusion than a Chinese puzzle box. And despite the growing abuses by many companies that position themselves as "organic", the United States still has no regulatory agency to prevent the defamation of the word organic. This is why I refuse to use the word "organic" in my skin care products.
The closest the U.S has come to form a regulatory body for anything organic has been the United States Department of Agriculture. However, those efforts fall short and only apply to organic foods. The USDA has no such standards for cosmetics or personal care items. Therefore the cosmetic and beauty industry indiscriminately use words like "natural" or "organic" to market themselves, but have no standards to back-up their claims.
The United States lack of regulations in this segment of the organic industry, beauty, cosmetics and personal care items, is in fact years behind its European counterparts. This is why for many years I used only organic skin care products in my facials and spa treatments from European companies. And these were the same standards that I used in creating my own products.
France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Belgium have had standards in place for years. The result is a trust in its organic labels that is lacking in the United States. The only thing that protects the consumer in the U.S is ones own education regarding the potentially harmful ingredients used in skin care products. Lacking that, the consumer must rely on the personal ethics of these companies and their standards for what they consider organic.
Some common ingredients that you should be aware are parabens, sulfate and petroleum based ingredients. A common rule of thumb I use is, if you can't pronounce it or don't recognize it, most likely its synthetic. This is not a very scientific method but it works when you are lacking a degree in chemistry. But if you really like the product investigate it further and find out what the word is. With the advent of the internet this is very easy to do now a days. There are many websites now a days that can give you a fuller list of ingredients. Knowledge of these harmful ingredients will make it easier for you to make up your mind about a personal care product. And any company that has done away with these basic harmful ingredients are heading in the right direction and should be consider safer. How safe? I don't know without inspecting the list of ingredients of course.
In Europe, for example France, skin care companies can follow the standards set by EcoCert and consumers would have immediate confidence that it was organic. Similarly in the United Kingdom, the Soil Association certifies not only organic products but organic foods as well and any label it issues carries the assurance that it is organic.
And to repeat my earlier point, this is one of the reasons why Joanna Vargas Salon, Skin Care Sanctuary, only uses organic skin care products from Europe in our skin care treatments. These strict guidelines have proven to craft superior skin care products that are not only safe but give you VISIBLE results when used them.
Your skin will be glowing, clear and healthy. Although the United States has many good companies which create organic skin care products the industry seems to be still working out the kinks as to what is identifiably organic.
Joanna Vargas is a celebrity facialist that invented her own full body Led light therapy bed, patent pending. The bed is for sale to spas and private owners. She also has her own natural skincare products line available to all.
Her signature microcurrent facial, LED light therapy skincare treatment and oxygen facial have been the source of rave reviews from the leading magazines such as Vogue, Allure, Harper's Bazaar and many others.
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