Whole Foods Taking Stance on Organic Beauty Products
The USDA regulates organic food products by making sure that at least 95% of all of the ingredients come from organic products. Even though I wish it was closer to 100%, it’s still far better than the non-existent regulations on organic beauty products. Even though the government has no regulations in place, Whole Foods has decided to take the situation into their own hands.
Whole Foods recently made the announcement that all of their organic personal care products will have to be certified organic. This means that it must hold up against the same standards as food by containing 95% organic materials, with the other percentage from a list of approved materials.
It’s good to hear that Whole Foods is not letting personal care products with false or exaggerated claims make it on their shelves. I have seen way too many products that have the Organic label on them, but still contain dangerous products like parabens, propolyne glycol and other products that you might no consider really natural.
No matter which store you buy your personal products from, always check out the labels and do you research before buying products. Make sure you are buying a product that has ingredients that are truly natural and is not just full of “green washing”.
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At least now I know what chemicals or ingredients to avoid on natural products. Thanks for the heads up.