Organic Cosmetics
Because of articles I’ve recently written about the ingredients in personal hygiene and beauty products, I have received a few emails pointing out web sites that sell organic or “natural” personal care products. I am aware of these and there are many of them. In my town it is fairly easy to find these products in a variety of stores.
The natural or organic part of the industry has been around for a while and there are many choices available. Here is a very in-depth website article on some of the history of the cosmetic business. My beef with the traditional businesses in this industry is not with availability or even what products individuals choose to use themselves. What I have issues with is the labeling. Whatever products we buy, I believe we have the absolute right to know what the products contain. This is especially true with products we eat or put on our bodies.
It is not acceptable for manufacturers to be able to hide many of their ingredients behind the smokescreen of trade secrets. When you combine these hidden ingredients with deceptive product names the consumer is indeed being misled. You may think it unlikely that anyone can really believe that a product like “Herbal Essence Shampoo” is natural, or even contains herbs, but their many years of marketing success with this shampoo is based on suggesting that very thing.
Labeling is the key. It does not matter to me if it is food, shampoo, lipstick, sunscreen, clothes, or even pet food. We need to have the ability to easily read the list of ingredients and know for certain that every ingredient the product contains is clearly disclosed on that label.
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