Is a beauty product being labeled green, natural or organic a selling point for you?
Is a beauty product being labeled green, natural or organic a selling point for you?
It’s the latest from the Lipstick League & the Beauty Spotlight Team. This week we’re asking, Is a beauty product being labeled green, natural or organic a selling point for you?
The Lipstick League
EauMG – My log has something to tell you: House of Matriarch has launched a limited edition collection of perfumes inspired by Twin Peaks.
Gouldylox – Sure, your summer started out cute and perfect, but now that’s it’s half over, skip the fussy products and go for these beauty quickies.
My Beauty Bunny – has swatches of all the Urban Decay pink Vice lipsticks. Thinking about buying? Check the review first!
Phyrra – This guide will make you an expert with all the Cruelty Free Drugstore Brands! It’s now easy to shop cruelty free at the drugstore!
Prime Beauty – is fanning the flames of the new Urban Decay Naked Heat Eyeshadow Palette and has a tutorial to show you how to use it!
we heart this – found a dry lip slayer…a pout savior! We’ll never be without Dermalogica Nightly Lip Treatment again.
Beautygeeks – has four easy steps to decoding Deciem, the renegade Canadian beauty company that names its products after the key active ingredients that are in them.
Beauty Junkies Unite – Not only is Amber’s blog turning 9 this week (yes, NINE years!), she cares about your skin being protected from harmful UV rays. To celebrate her bloggy-versary go on over and enter her Avène Sunscreen Prize Pack Giveaway, valued at $140. 3 winners!
Blushing Noir – The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale preview days have arrived! The best in beauty exclusives, major deals and Fall trends right at your fingertips!
(Wondering what the Lipstick League is? Find out here.)
EauMG is Currently Craving: I told myself that I’m not buying anymore eyeshadow palettes for the year, but then Marc Jacobs dropped six new Eye-Conic Palettes that are absolutely gorgeous. How can I resist?
The Beauty Spotlight Team
Prime Beauty is fanning the flames of the new Urban Decay Naked Heat Eyeshadow Palette and has a tutorial to show you how to use it!
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Early Access for Nordstrom cardholders has begun and will last through July 20 before being available to the public, and Lola’s Secret Beauty Blog has selected some of the must-have BEAUTY EXCLUSIVES!
Courtney at Phyrra has a new guide that will make you an expert with all the Cruelty Free Drugstore Brands! It’s now easy to shop cruelty free at the drugstore!
Lancome mascaras are always top notch and their latest release is no exception! See how Blushing Noir is wearing Monsieur Big!
Race into the summer with Shipra of Taneja’s Bride Fast & Furious™ Inspired DIY On-the-Go Racetrack Clutch.
Pammy Blogs Beauty scopes out the whimsical and fun Zoella Beauty Collection at Target!
If you haven’t tried a glass nail file yet, you must! Allison from Never Say Die Beauty has fallen in love with Mont Bleu’s Swarovski crystal embellished glass nail file and you will too!
15 Minute Beauty has been revisiting some of her favorites. Today she’s sharing her Favorite Makeup Products from MAC. Have you tried all of her must-haves?
Marcia of Beauty Info Zone has been obsessed with 3 makeup items this summer. She can’t stop wearing them and thinks you’d become obsessed with them too.
The Dior Fall 2017 Metallics Collection has landed and wowsa is it GORGEOUS! Christa from Realizing Beauty shares her review and swatches.
Question – Is a beauty product being labeled green, natural or organic a selling point for you?
Answer – Things that are labeled green, natural or organic are also often cruelty free, so I do look for them.
No. For me those are often warnings signs because I’m allergic to a lot of things that are “natural” ingredients, like lavender, which gives me an asthmatic reaction. Zinc oxide gives me a terrible rash, so I have to use chemical sunscreens to get full borad spectrum SPF. Exfoliants that have papaya or pineapple enzymes give me a really bad reaction. Coconut oil makes me break out like craaz but I do use other oils for my hair, face, and body. I have a list of things that I avoid and some are what might be called “natural” and some “chemical,” though, really, everything is a chemical. I don’t go by marketing or tags on the packaging that says “natural” or “organic” over anything else because that’s not safer for me.
I also find that a lot of the “all natural” and “organic” brands tend to do a lot of fear mongering based on inconclusive evidence. When I pass the mall kiosks and the sales people want to rub stuff on me, I always say no, I have allergies. One guy actually told me that his stuff was all organic and wouldn’t cause allergic reactions. Dude, organic does not mean what you think it means. There’s a lot of misinformation out there and I don’t like to support brands who market based on misinformation or fear. If a brand wants to go the more natural route without fear mongering and without including a lot of essential oils that cause irritation and allergic reactions, I’m happy to buy them if they’re good quality, but it’s definitly not something I prioritize.
Using the terms, “natural” or “healthy” is essentially meaningless. Only organic or “non-gmo” are precisely defined. Paraben-free or mineral oil free also has a meaning. I do purchase foundation, skin care, shampoo, soap, conditioner and body creams that are organic or are free of some of the worst ingredients. It is also kinder to wild life and water ways for all agriculture to reduce or limit toxic pesticide use. And to avoid products produced by gene splicing from one critter to another when they two have never been cross bred in nature also seems more respectful of all species and the chain of life. I must admit that I don’t use exclusively organic cosmetics, but with the products that cover a lot of territory, I definitely go organic or check for the healthiest ingredients at the highest amounts.
I think those labels are definitely a selling point, however, I only started transitioning to cruelty free the past couple of months and I don’t want to be overwhelmed. So just ”cruelty-free” is what I pay attention to right now…it’s a slow process but eventually I’d love to progress to all vegan.