These days, the term ‘natural ingredients’ is thrown around quite loosely. What does it really mean when a product is labelled as ‘natural’? Here are 5 levels of what natural ingredients could mean, starting from the most natural to the least.
1 ) Totally 100% Natural in Raw Form
This means that the bottle is full of the actual plants, roots, flowers, bark, and leaves. Obviously, this would be impossible to apply to the skin or scalp directly, and certainly not suitable to ingest.
2) Natural Extracts
In this case, you get an infusion of the extracts, which are all the active components of the plant.… This is also totally 100% natural, but slightly processed since the extracts have been, well, extracted from the plants, roots, flowers, bark, and leaves.
3) Naturally Derived Ingredients
The next level is ingredients that are naturally derived, meaning that a natural ingredient was used to turn it into a functional ingredient that helps with the absorption, ability to spread, and overall effectiveness of the product.
4) Ingredients that are not harmful
This category includes Ingredients that are basically known to be safe for human use.
5) Toxic, harmful ingredients
These are additives in many products that are irritants and can be harmful with prolonged use on skin and hair. These include Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, phthalates, parabens, and formaldehydes.
For our products, we on levels 2 and 3 as much as possible. There is no such thing as 100% natural, as that would be all raw material. You can rest assured that we do NOT use any of the bad stuff in our wonderful products.
NONE OF THE BAD STUFF
My research team and I have made a huge effort to never use ingredients that are harmful, toxic, or known to cause allergies and other kinds of ailments.
In these formulations for Feels Like A Facelift you get the best of the best. We stay away from harsh chemicals like Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, Phthalates, artificial colouring, parabens, formaldehyde, and sodium chloride (salt).
And we always will!
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