To begin with, it's safer for you and healthier for your body.

Your skin is your largest organ, and more than half of what you put on it gets absorbed. That means whatever you see on the list of ingredients in your skin care products will likely end up in you, absorbed by your skin. Using natural skin care products means you'll be absorbing natural ingredients into your skin, which is safer and healthier. Products made with unncessary chemicals are not good for you and your skin because you're taking in chemicals through your skin for no good reason. Why put your skin through that, when you can find natural skin care products in most stores these days? It's even easier today than it was years ago, when you had to search out natural products in health food stores or pay premium prices at fancy european retailers to get products with minimal chemical ingredients or no fragrances.

Natural skin care products are less irritating to your skin

For the same reason that natural products are healthier and safer, they're also less irritating, which can mean a world of difference in how products feel going on, and how your skin reacts after applying, as well. Many of us have sensitive skin, especially on the face, but even those of you who consider your skin normal and not especially sensitive, may be having slight reactions to harsh ingredients in some products, without realizing it. Some women are amazed at how much cleaner, softer, smoother, fresh-feeling natural products make their skin feel, but never knew their old, harsh ingredients were bothering that at all, until they tried products with natural ingredients and fewer chemicals. Try it, you owe it to your skin to sample what's out there, try and find the products that work best for you, see how much better it can be.

Natural skin care products are effective

Let's face it: the harsh chemicals and fragrances you'll find in most common skin care products are there not for you but for the retailer. Chemicals found in skin care products are often there as preservatives...not to preserve your skin, but to preserve the product while it sits on the shelf in the store waiting to be bought...or sits in a warehouse with no air conditioning or humidity control, for lenghty periods of time, waiting for transport to retail stores. Natural skin care products do not contain harsh preservatives, so they must be transported more carefully and inventories must be more closely maintained to ensure freshness (this explains why, in part, natural products sometimes cost a teensy bit more...but as you can see, it's worth it!), which means once you purchase and take home a natural product, it's fresher and more effective. Also, natural skin care products usually contain essential oils, which are absorbed more effectively into your inner layers of skin, penetrating and working their magic...which includes fighting wrinkles, blemishes, dryness, and bacteria while promoting regeneration of new skin cells and exfoliation of old ones. Good stuff!