What to Trust in Skin Care?

"Many beauty products found in health food stores contain harmful ingredients and are not 100 percent natural, no matter what they may claim.

There are no federal certifications or official guidelines for beauty products, so anyone can claim that such a product is natural or organic. Some "organic" beauty products contain only a single-digit percentage of organic ingredients.

Alba Body Lotion, a "natural" body product, contains ingredients such as octyl methoxycinnamate, benzophenone-3, and methyl/propylparaben, for instance. The EPA has linked methyl parabens to metabolic, developmental, hormonal, and neurological disorders, as well as various cancers."

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I guess the bottom line is ALWAYS read labels!