Many moisturizers are laden with chemicals which can actually harm your skin as well as your overall health overtime. Some chemicals react with sunlight generating free radicals which damage and destroy cells causing your skin to age more quickly. The other risk with applying chemicals to your skin is the risk to your health. It’s been reported that over 60% of what you apply to the surface of your skin is absorbed into your bloodstream. Therefore, you want to avoid feeding your skin chemicals which may end up wreaking havoc on the inside of your body.
However, not all natural or organic moisturizers are created equal. Many companies will put a few natural or organic ingredients in a moisturizer along with inexpensive chemicals and slap an “organic” or “natural” label on it. But in the vast sea of skin care products there are respectable companies that create exceptional and safe