7 Reasons To Switch to Organic Skincare

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Do you like to choose organic produce at the grocery store?

When it comes to the food we eat, it’s easy to understand why you might not want to buy food grown without synthetic and potentially dangerous fertilizers and pesticides.

What about what you put on your skin?

It might seem like organic matters less when it comes to the creams and lotions you put on your face or body.

But your skin is a permeable barrier, and what you put on it can get inside.

That’s just one reason we suggest using organic beauty products whenever possible.

Here are seven reasons why organic matters and why you should switch.

1. “Organic” actually means something.

Unlike many terms used in marketing products that aren’t regulated or protected, organic is. The term "organic" is regulated by the USDA.

Products made from organic crops are held to strict standards that require cycling of resources and physical, mechanical or biologically based farming methods, among other requirements.

Unlike “clean,” “natural,” “safe,” and other ambiguous terms that aren’t regulated, you can know exactly what organic means when you see it.

2. Organic skincare has fewer toxins.

When you choose organic products (or foods) you’re reducing your exposure to potentially dangerous synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and GMOs.

In order to receive the organic certification, farmers must prove that no prohibited substances—which include nearly all synthetic fertilizers and pesticides—have been applied for three or more years prior to planting.

Instead, organic farmers use physical and biological methods, like pulling weeds and beneficial insects to control pests.

Choosing organic skincare products is another way to reduce your lifetime exposure to many potentially dangerous synthetic chemicals.

3. Organic skincare is just as potent as conventional skin care.

Organically grown plants are just as potent as conventionally grown ones.

In fact, some studies show organically grown plants are more potent than their conventional counterparts.

When you put a product made with organic ingredients on your skin, you’re receiving the full benefits of that ingredient, with all of the vitamins, nutrients, minerals and natural compounds—without risking the environment, the soil or your health.

4. Organic skincare is better for the environment.

When you choose organic products, you’re making a conscious decision to support the health of the planet as a whole.

Organic farming techniques, including those used to produce many of BOOM!'s ingredients, are better for soil health, diverse wildlife populations and the environment.

That’s because organic farmers commit to using methods that maintain or improve the quality of the air and soil. They don’t use synthetic pesticides, which can harm biodiversity, or synthetic fertilizers, which can contaminate natural waterways.

5. Organic smells better.

When you choose organic skincare, you’re also choosing to reduce your exposure to synthetic fragrances that can be harmful to your health.

Synthetic fragrances have been tied to myriad symptoms, including headaches, nausea, contact dermatitis, watery, itching, burning or red eyes, sneezing, runny nose and congestion.

Natural fragrances from organic ingredients are far less sensitizing than synthetic.

At BOOM!, our scents come from active organic ingredients—like the sandalwood and frankincense oil in Boom Gold^™—rather than fragrances added to cover up the smell of synthetic chemicals.

6. Organic skincare is better for your skin and body.

Your skin may absorb up to 60-70% of whatever you put on it.

Harsh synthetic chemicals and contaminated ingredients can cause a range of skin reactions from contact dermatitis to rashes and hives.

Using organic products can reduce your overall lifetime exposure to the synthetic compounds that cause these reactions.

While there’s no guarantee that you won’t react to organic ingredients, the odds are lower, especially if you have sensitive skin.

7. Organic skincare complements a pro-age lifestyle.

Organic skincare is part of a holistically pro-age, healthy lifestyle that respects your body, the earth and all the creatures on it.

By choosing organic products, you’re choosing to reject harsh chemicals and synthetic additives and opting instead for gentle, nourishing elements derived from the earth.

That’s why we suggest choosing organic beauty products whenever possible. BOOM! offers many organic products and ingredients in our gentle skincare line.

From our organic facial oil, Boom Gold^™, to our organic skin-brightening serum, Boom Nectar^®, to our bestselling organic “everywhere” moisturizer, Boomsilk^®, Boom products are made with your health and the health of the planet in mind.

Tell us, if you choose organic products, what’s your primary reason for doing so?