During my holiday I gave an interview about green cosmetics. The results appeared last weekend on nu.nl. Super!
I have written before about certain ingredients which are best avoided. You can check if these ingredients are in your product by looking at the ingredients list (also known as the INCI list). But I realise that for many, this is like reading “Double Dutch”.
I have written previously in my blog about herbal ingredients in cosmetic products. People often feel that if a cosmetic product contains natural ingredients, then it is safe and also beneficial for the skin. Today more about lavender.
Although there are more than 100 different botanical ingredients that can be used in cosmetic products, the effects of only a quarter have been well researched. Of these researched ingredients, only a limited number are shown to be effective.
The trend is ‘green’ especially when considering the reports given about dangerous and toxic substances in cosmetic products. So products will frequently also contain ‘natural’ ingredients. I often receive questions as to whether it is advisable to use these so called green products.
A common occurrence in the cosmetics world is so called “angel dusting”. This means that a minimum amount of active ingredients is added to a product. The active ingredient can be placed on the ingredients list even though there is no possibility that it can have any effect.
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