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Proving Cosmetic & Personal Care Product Claims – Efficacy Tests
Cosmetic and personal care companies are receiving increasing pressure to provide solid evidence to support product claims. We have all seen and read it. Labels touting 80% stronger hair, 24 hour effective, reduces wrinkles, and the list goes on. But consumers are wising up, and companies are forced to change their tactics.
Companies can no [...]
Health & Beauty Products Embrace Sustainable Packaging
Cosmetic companies have long been burdened with the reputation of using unethical and non-environmentally friendly business practices; rightfully so in some cases. Now they are working hard to reverse this notion, both in theory and practice. The health and beauty industry is jumping on the natural and organic bandwagon, and investing heavily in corporate social [...]
NPA Certifies 300 Natural Personal Care Products
The Natural Product Association (NPA) natural certification program is now 300 products strong and growing. NPA is now the leading third party certified natural seal of approval for personal care products in the United States.
The natural personal care market is full of brands misleading consumers to think their products are natural or organic when [...]
6 Steps to Verify a Natural Label
Marketers and manufacturers are working overtime to deceive consumers and trick them into thinking that a product is natural, all natural, pure, chemical free, or fragrance free, while the product is actually full of chemicals. However, it is true that many natural products do include natural ingredients, but usually in part with other unnatural ingredients. [...]
The Science Behind Natural Crystal Deodorants
Crystal deodorants are becoming an area of focus lately at Natural Cosmetic News, mainly due to their increasingly popularity, and the confusion and conflicting information available online. This post is dedicated to understanding how natural crystal deodorants work, and how they differ from traditional deodorants and antiperspirants.
To begin understanding natural crystal deodorants, first it is [...]
Crystal Deodorant Stone – Natural or Not?
The natural cosmetic industry is growing increasingly rapid pace. You can walk into any pharmacy, department store, or grocery store and find a wide selection of natural cosmetic products. From skin care to make-up, deodorants to shampoos, there is now a natural product for ever synthetic product. And lately, there has been a [...]
Natural Deodorant Stone that Really Works
Lately, there has been a lot of discussion in the natural skin care and beauty products industry regarding natural deodorant stones, also know as crystal deodorant or rock deodorant. I did a little research online, as well as talked to some industry reps and consumers alike, and everyone seemed to have a different opinion [...]
How Healthy is Your Makeup?
It seems that the everyday consumer plays into the hand of the tactful marketers and does not look at the ingredients contained in their products. And when a product claims to be healthy, or provide a health benefit, whether it be for you skin, hair, etc, it is all the more reason to closely [...]
Natural Cosmetics in Your Pantry
More and more we hear stories about people making their own natural cosmetics from easily accessible, cheap products. So, we decided to prepare a list of natural cosmetic ingredients that you may find in your pantry and the potential benefits they may provide.
Apples
Not many know this, but apples have a lot of vitamin C, which [...]
Wearing Cosmetics that are Highly Nutritional
Everywhere you look products are being labeled certified organic and 100% natural. But as we have seen and reviewed on this Web site, not all natural cosmetics are safe or in fact actually natural. So, lets go one step further and examine natural cosmetics that are not only safe, but are also nutritional.
Nutritional [...]
