Good Maternal Advice – Buy Only the Best Skincare Products
Of course you want the best skincare products for your skin. I don’t remember my mother giving me huge volumes of advice, but she did say to make sure not to skimp on the best skincare products. Make-up, she said sagely, didn’t need to be expensive, but skincare – ah, always buy the best skincare products.
As a teenager this didn’t make a great deal of sense, but now I realise just how right she was.
And of course it’s important that skincare products are ecofriendly. But genuinely green skincare is surprisingly hard to find. Lots of products say they’re green, but when I investigate them more thoroughly, I find that very few meet my exacting standards.
Here’s what I look for:
Certified Organic
Many skincare products say they are “organic” but don’t specify exactly how or why. Getting organic certification is a very time-consuming and quite expensive exercise, and it confirms that all organic ingredients are grown without pesticides, extracted without chemical solvents, certified non-GM, and do not contain petro-chemicals, parabens or other potentially toxic chemicals.
Do No Harm
To me, an ecofriendly lifestyle includes buying cruelty-free products. The best skincare products are not tested on animals, nor do they source ingredients from any company which tests on animals.
Long Shelf Life?
If a skincare product has a long shelf life, it may use chemical preservatives.
Ingredients List
If you can actually manage to read the ingredients list (often they are so small that you’d need a microscope), see how many ingredients you can easily pronounce. Chemicals often have complicated names.
Recycling
Look for products with boxes and packaging made from recycled materials, and you should be able to recycle them after use.
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Clare, is there on ingrediant that is more eco friendly than another? Or are all skin care products smilar?
Scott Sylvan Bell
Natural ingredient based products are the best for skin care. One of the best thing about these product is that they have no side effect and good for the skin. You have shared the good advice for good skin care products.
Clare,
Thank you for introducing us to Pai Skincare Products. My wife is always looking for the best in this area. I have passed this information along to her.
Dennis
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Clare, I am always on the lookout for a skin care product for my very sensitive skin. I will try this!
Sonya Lenzo
I will keep an eye out for Pai Skincare Products. Thanks for the information.