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What is Natural?

Our definition of Natural:  Existing in, or formed by nature; not artificial.

The Cosmetic Industry definition of Natural:  Any ingredient "derived from" a natural substance.  With so many "natural" products on the market, how can you tell the real thing?  We often see long chemical names followed by the phrase "derived from coconut oil."  For example, to create cocoamide DEA from coconut oil requires the use of the carcinogenic synthetic chemical diethanolamine (DEA).  It is therefore no longer natural and, to insinuate it is a natural substance by adding the phrase "from coconut oil" is, at best, misleading. Just because vodka is derived from potatoes, doesn't mean it is good for you!

What is Organic?

Our definition of Organic:  Grown, cultivated and processed without the use of synthetic chemicals such as insecticides, herbicides and fumigants.

The Cosmetic Industry definition of Organic:  Any compound containing carbon.  This is the organic chemistry definition. Carbon is found in  anything that ever lived. So, by using this definition of organic we could say that the toxic petrochemical preservative methyl paraben is organic because it was formed by leaves that rotted over thousands of years to become the crude oil used to make this toxic preservative.

What is Certified Organic? 

Certified Organic is an independent third party guarantee of an organic claim. Certified organic products must comply with stringent international standards that cover all aspects of the processing chain to ensure that the organic integrity is maintained from seed, growing, harvesting, storage, transporting and processing through to the finished product.

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