Skincare: Natural vs. Chemical

With the vast number of brands and products out there plastered with marketing and sales, it’s hard to tell what is truly good for you. I have always liked the idea of organic foods and beauty, organic being free of pollutants and pesticides and harsh preservatives. As great as it sounds, organic skincare does have its downfalls. Being made of plant extracts with a short shelf-life, these products tend to be milder in effect. Nevertheless, the idea of applying ‘clean’ skin care in a world full of pollutants is very attractive to me. So in the recent months I have taken an organic approach to my skincare, using products from lines like Origins (not all organic but at least paraben-free *parabens have been linked to cancer*) and Eminence (organic spa line from Hungary). I have been testing out these lines for 3 months now and love the smell of their natural components, like blueberry soy and stone crop and coconut. And the results you may ask? Well these organic products have done very well in maintaining my usually nice skin condition, especially the Eight Greens Serum (hormone-balancing) from Eminence which has given me pimple free skin for almost 2 months now!!! But consistencies of certain products are thicker and rub off with excessive rubbing (like the coconut day cream with mineral spf 32). But I have not seen significant reductions in the fine lines around my eyes. In conclusion, I really love these natural products and will continue to use them as long as my skin is in good condition. But I will probably resort back to more non-natural or ‘chemical’ products when targeting serious issues like wrinkles or large pores. Because in the end, when I’m 40, I’m pretty sure I would rather have ‘perfect’ skin than ‘virgin but imperfect skin’.