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Certified Organic Skin Care - What Is It And Why Use It?

Organic certification guarantees certified organic skin care products contain only safe, beneficial ingredients
for your skin's health

This means NO synthetic chemical ingredients which are known to cause allergic reactions in some people such as skin irritations, redness, stinging and puffiness around the eyes.

Chemical compounds, including artificial fragrances and the widely used paraben family of skincare chemical preservatives are absorbed into your blood stream. This causes longer term health problems as our bodies try to cope with 'unnatural' products used both externally (skin and hair) and internally (eg food additives) every day.

There are no regulations worldwide covering the terms pure, natural and organic. Anyone can produce a personal care product and market it as organic. How do we know whether the ingredients are free from contaminants? Have the oils been extracted without solvents and heat? Organic certification removes this confusion.

Consider this also - wild crafted ingredients are included in many skin care preparations. Sounds very natural but, how do we know they are not contaminated by pollution from the air, soil or water? Are they gathered in a sustainable manner? Reports are emerging of plundering these natural resources by indiscrimate operators looking for a quick dollar.

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Firstly, a few notes as to why you can trust NASAA Organic Certification and use skin care products certified to international food grade standards
by them with confidence.

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NASAA Organic Certification Standards

The following information relates to Organic Certifier, NASAA - The National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia. Formed in 1986 NASAA is internationally accredited by USDA Organic, JAS, IFOAM and AQIS. This means products certified by them are recognised worldwide as certified organic. NASAA's organic certification standards for health and beauty products provide consumers with assurance of the organic integrity of each certified product.

Skin care products made with at least 95% organically produced agricultural ingredients (excluding water and salt) can be labelled as certified organic provided the remaining 5% meets the criteria of the certifying body, NASAA.

This 5% must not be genetically modified or include synthetic vitamins or chemicals. Non organically grown ingredients and non organic substances can make up the 5% provided they meet the stringent standards of NASAA.

More NASAA standards:-

agriculturally grown ingredients without pesticides or air, soil and water contamination
oils extracted without the use of solvents
naturally occurring preservatives (definitely no 1% chemical preservatives as found in some organic skincare products.)
no animal testing during development of products
no synthetic colourings or fragrances
meet required standards when harvesting from the wild
all ingredients must be listed on the label in order of percentage by volume
all production, handling and records are regularly monitored ensuring organic certificates are maintained for every certified organic ingredient

Look for NASAA's seal on organic skin care product labels. Certification is your key to authentic certified organic pure skin food for the good health of your skin.

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3 September 10 - Sadly, for reasons beyond my control these products are no longer available. However, this site is in the process of being updated which will feature a 'high end' range of botanical products instead - Rosemary.

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Organic Certification Information

Without certification there is no guarantee of organic integrity -
eg. organic certification prevents oil extraction using chemicals or including plants from contaminated
environments.

It usually takes 3 years for a manufacturer to become organically certified. Soil tests,
water quality and chemical
residues are monitored. The entire process from growing to packaging is recorded.

Following organic certification producers are regularly checked for compliance.

Certifying bodies such as
Australian NASAA and ACO are "IFOAM Accredited"

IFOAM is an internationally
recognized independent third party which accredits certifying bodies.

IFOAM provides a market
guarantee of the integrity of organic claims internationally.

Not all organic certifiers are accredited by independent third parties such as IFOAM.

Did you know?

Non certified organic skincare doesn't have to include ingredients, which comprise less than 1%, on their labels.

It's common to find healthy
sounding ingredients at
less than 1% included on
labels but chemical
preservatives at less than 1% aren't shown.

These small amounts can
cause reactions.

For indepth information on ingredients in personal care products visit Skin Deep Safety Guide at cosmetics database

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