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Organic lotions are a wise replacement for many lotions that contain chemicals. Lotions are rubbed into the skin and stay there for a long time. If there are harmful ingredients in your lotion or natural skin treatments, the chances for harm are greater. Organic cost a little more, but the value lies in there effective ingredients that improve your health.

Safety isn’t the only reason to choose organic lotions. A problem with many chemicals used in non-organic lotions is that they solve one problem, but create another. You may solve your dry skin problem, but break out in a rash from a reaction to one of the ingredients. Unwittingly, you’ve created another problem and now you need to buy a solution to this too! Organic lotions improve your overall health and this problem doesn’t happen.

Many people find that when they switch to organic lotions, other health problems start to lessen too. On the front page of this website, you’ll see a list of harmful chemicals in skin care products and the effects that they have. Some of these symptoms are completely gone soon after switching to organic lotions. The extra cost is not just a luxury, it’s an investment in your health that could lower what you spend on trying to heal from damage done by chemicals.

Some chemicals used in lotions, like parabens(another name for wax), are used to increase product shelf life and as a filler. The lotion container looks like it contains more than it does and it can be stored much longer, so you get a reduction in price, but an increase in health risks! It’s not really a savings at all, but rather a marketing trick.

Some of the ingredients may sound a little exotic, but most are common. Hyaluronic Acid for example, is just an extract from common seaweed. It’s very helpful for it’s anti aging properties on skin. As the science progresses more great solutions are being found to not only improve your skin’s health, but to improve your overall health. Some other common organic lotion ingredients are:

• Wakame – Japanese sea kelp that is very rich in nutrients for the skin
• Manuka Honey – special honey with powerful antibiotic properties that is useful for things as serious as psoriasis
• Grapeseed Oil – great for hydrating the skin and removing stretch marks

There are many more and you should look up any organic ingredients to find out if they are right for your skin problems and price range. It’s not uncommon to find ingredients for great prices and make your own organic lotions!

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