Organic skin care doesn't mean you have to concoct face creams in your home kitchen anymore. Plenty of products are on the market these days promise 100% certified organic ingredients. Organic products are not all the same quality. You need to know the difference between certified organic and natural. If labelled certified organic it means it is backed by strict guidelines in the country where it is produced and may have to pass the same strict guidelines to be produced or sold in other countries.

What is certified organic, why do people want it and why is it a better choice than the chemical based products we have now? We address these questions in this article, giving you the information you need to make a decision about the right skin care for you.

Certified organic products mean different things in different countries. In some countries nearly all products are required to be organic under that law. In the U.S. certified organic products fall under a few different guidelines; those that are 100% organic, those that are 70% or more organic, and those that are less than that.

In the United States, you must follow some strict rules in order to use the words organic on your product. The guidelines state that to be certified organic the ingredients must be grown in soil that has been pesticide free for three years or more. In addition they must not use sewer sludge, human feces or any other chemically enhanced fertilizers. The manufacturer must keep detailed records of their sales and production rates. As well as subject the product and their facilities to random intense inspections.

Ingredients not manufactured or grown organically are gown in pesticide rich soil and many times covered in sewer sludge. Yes, the sewer and we all know nothing good could possibly be in that stuff! In addition, they will often use human feces to fertilize the plants and cancer causing chemicals to rid them of pests. If all these were not bad enough the use of human faeces can lead to all kinds of medications transferring to the product including antibiotic.

More and more consumers are looking at way to get healthy. Lifestyles are changed and bad habits are being broken. When people invest this, much effort in their health it is only natural to see them taking a second look at the products they use on their bodies.

Lets face it when it comes to what you put on your skin do we really want any of that stuff? Not to mention the fact that the skin will absorb chemicals and toxins through the pores. This can lead to allergies and other diseases, which is why consumers should be careful to put only certified organic products on their skin.