Imagine a diet that largely consisted of preservatives, artificial sweeteners, stabilizers, and filler ingredients. What would eventually happen to your well-being?
Your body would be depleted of vital nourishing nutrients and antioxidants that a healthy balanced diet has to offer. And potentially harm your gut along with other vital organs, killing all the friendly bacteria that help to boost your health.
Likewise, when using skincare products packed full of artificial fragrances, preservatives, fillers and stabilizers––you are not only potentially harming your skin health but may also be damaging your skin’s microflora which is there to protect your skin from external factors like pollution, UV damage and the overall health and quality of your skin is impacted over time.
Natural and organic skincare products contain nutrient-dense ingredients to nourish and support your skin’s friendly bacteria. The antioxidants and nutrients present help to enrich your skin with natural goodness enhancing your beauty and radiance with long term skin health as the focus.
When using natural and organic skincare, just like food, it is always good practice to support and buy local to reduce carbon footprint and ensure fresher products.
5 essential benefits of using organic skincare products
- Less chance for allergic chemical reactions
- Feeds nutrients to the skin, slowing down the aging process
- Heals, repairs and rejuvenates
- Free of controversial toxins
- Better for the environment
Good nutrition, exercise, and hydration are the cornerstones to a healthy lifestyle. To compliment these good practices, integrating a natural and organic skincare routine into your daily life will benefit your skins overall health and reduce the endless skin problems we are faced with in today.
Tips on how to switch to natural and organic skincare products.
- Finish any products you are currently using before converting to your organic product as switching between the new and the old will not give an accurate evaluation of how your skin is adapting.
- Be realistic of your expectations. No skincare product is going to instantly make you look 10 years younger, however organic skincare will pamper your skin with potent nutrients and antioxidants to promote a healthy glowing complexion and enhance your natural beauty.
- Some adjustment, both physical and mental is required when making the switch. Initially you may experience some breakouts and blemishes, this is the skins way of detoxing from your previous products. Your skin will heal and renew itself given a little time.
- Become label savvy! Check the ingredients to make sure your new organic product is actually organic and not just containing one organic ingredient. Many companies claim to be organic when they are not.
If you have doubts about any ingredient, refer to the Environmental Working Group Skin Deep database. There each component will have a rating of 0 to 10. 0 rating is not harmful, while a 10 rating could cause cancer and even death.
We’re here to help: Shirley Conlon Organics.
At Shirley Conlon Organics, we have a wide range of organic, vegan skincare products to nourish and pamper your skin. Our high-performance products are a combination of certified organic botanicals supercharged with proven bio-active cosmeceuticals to ensure healthy, glowing skin.
Our unique formulas are hand-blended in small batches to ensure freshness and efficacy. We manufacture in-house. We never outsource manufacturing; this keeps our formulas safe and ensures quality.
If you’re planning to shift to organic skincare, here is a few suggestions as to where to begin.
Cleansing Milk – The fundamental foundation to healthy glowing skin. Our gentle cleansing milk is suitable for all skin types and is both alcohol and detergent free. It removes impurities from the skin and respects the skins natural sebum balance – so it cleanses and hydrates in one. Excellent for all skin types especially sensitive, mature and dry
Hydrating Spritz – A PH balanced hydrating spritz that can be used throughout the day to gently hydrate and balance the skins complexion. It will hydrate the skin and minimize breakouts. It can also be used as a toner after cleansing to remove any final traces of impurities. Alcohol free so will not strip the skin of natural bacteria.
Fountain of Youth – The ultimate day / night face cream with hyaluronic acid and aloe vera. Specially formulated with potent skin-loving botanical extracts to suit every skin type. It is lightweight so will not leave an oily feeling. Helps to deliver hydration deep into the dermis and fix moisture onto the surface of the skin.
