| In the year of mineral makeups gaining huge popularity, | | | | female consumers who make the cosmetics industry |
| and earthy types of themes for makeup, even with | | | | the multi billion dollar industry that it is today, are calling |
| some of the top cosmetics companies adding natural | | | | for more natural and healthy products, which also |
| products to their lines of makeup, now there is a new | | | | emphasize environmental awareness. A lot of bad |
| kid in town : Organic makeup and cosmetics. | | | | press has also come to light that several ingredients |
| Organic makeup and cosmetics are exactly what they | | | | commonly used in skin care products, cosmetics and |
| sound like. These beauty products, like organic | | | | makeup are known carcinogens that contain toxins as |
| produce, foods and dairy products, are made | | | | well as allergens that many people can react to who |
| completely free of anything "synthetic" or man made. | | | | may not even know it. |
| They are made of environmentally friendly, pure | | | | Taking these man made irritants and allergens out and |
| earth-made ingredients, and a new and younger | | | | replacing them with healthy, wholesome and organically |
| generation who is more environmentally and health | | | | grown and minimally processed ingredients may also |
| conscious is just eating them up, so to speak. | | | | prove beneficial to the skin. Think about it. Your skin is |
| One of the biggest makers and a prelude to the big | | | | probably better able to breath as well as given the |
| organic cosmetics movement, is a company called Dr. | | | | benefit of not coming into contact with possible |
| Hauschka, which is a cosmetics and natural beauty | | | | allergens which can only exacerbate skin conditions |
| product based in Germany, which sells only 100%, | | | | and irritate and redden the skin. Many organic cosmetic |
| organically produced makeup and beauty products for | | | | customers rave that the products "just agree" with |
| women. Jennifer Aniston is reportedly a fan. Some of | | | | their skin. |
| the organic ingredients commonly used in this new | | | | The prospective organic beauty products buyer must |
| breed of cosmetics are organically grown pigmented | | | | beware though. Some of these cosmetics that are |
| fruits and veggie-derived, such as deeply stained | | | | labeled organic may not be the real deal. There are |
| berries and other highly pigmented, naturally occurring, | | | | currently standards being put in place by Organic |
| and more importantly, organically grown plant life. | | | | Groups who have consumers in mind and would like to |
| Other ingredients used as emulsifiers and consistency | | | | formulate some sort of certification and labeling |
| forming agents are items such as natural and organic | | | | system for organic cosmetics, just as is currently in |
| oils, waxes, flower essences, mica, organic corn starch, | | | | place for organic foods like produce and other |
| minerals, clays and other bonding agents which work | | | | consumable goods. Once this system is in place, this |
| just as well, and arguably better than their man made | | | | sector of the cosmetic and beauty market should take |
| counterparts. | | | | off like wildfire, and be the future of the beauty world, |
| With an increasing concern over health and a huge | | | | for a more health and environment conscious world. |
| boost in "natural awareness" over the past few years, | | | | |