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How to Shop for Organic Products

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Grocery shopping for truly organic & natural products can be difficult.  Company’s try to disguise products as better for you by marketing items as “dermatologist-tested,” “gentle” and “natural”, but these products may be no better.  The only way to really know for sure if a product is truly organic is by reading the ingredients, but there are tricks to help scan the aisles for your green merchandise.  There are particular things I look for and certain things I avoid when shopping, and now I can spot Green products like it’s my sixth sense!

Helpful Green Shopping Guide

Keywords to Look For

•USDA Certified Organic

•NON GMO

•Paraben Free

•Fragrance Free

•100% toxic Fre

•Certified Vegan

•Cruelty Free

What to Avoid

•Misleading and incomplete labeling of ingredients

•Claims like “dermatologist-tested,” “gentle” and “natural”

•Product has label warnings

*Good rule I use is the fewer ingredients the better, and I can read and am familiar with the ingredients listed. 

Look up your products’ safety ratings:

Cosmetics and personal care products: http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

Household cleaners: http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners

Tips for safer products: http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/top-tips-for-safer-products/

Please share your tips for shopping for Organic & Natural Products.

Why Choose Organic Personal Care Products?

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I never gave much thought of how natural or organic my families personal care products were. That changed after my husband found out he had Celiac, a gluten intolerance. When you have Celiac you have to pay attention to all products with gluten, not just your food.

To ensure no gluten I had to thoroughly read all ingredients on everything I bought.  This made me realize how many chemicals my family was being exposed to just from the products we used daily .  I did some research after coming to this realization, and discovered how bad some of these chemicals were for us. I decided then to do my best at converting my family to natural and organic products.

Anyone wanting to live more organic definitely needs to give their a personal care items a “green makeover.”

A good point to remember is, what you put on your body, ends up in your body. Certified organic products are made with ingredients that are free of harmful chemicals.  By using organic hair products and organic skin products you can reduce the amount of harmful toxins that our bodies are exposed to through our scalp, hair and skin.

The only issue from using organic products is they do cost more, sometimes a lot more.  I purchase most products from Amazon, but some are available in my local grocery store, usually in the Natural/Organic Section. Also, I use the Honest Company monthly family essentials bundle to save up to  35% on their products.

Here are the products we use:
 
Deodorant:personalcare
Me – Crystal – Crystal Body Deodorant Stick
Husband – Jason Natural Cosmetics – Organic Long Lasting Tea Tree Deodorant Stick
 
Toothpaste:
Me – Kiss My Face – Aloe Vera Gel Whitening Toothpaste
Husband – Tom’s of Maine – Antiplaque and Whitening Fluoride-free Toothpaste, Peppermint
 
Body Wash and Shampoo:
Honest Company – Shampoo + Body Wash
 
Lotion:
Honest Company – Face & Body Lotion
 
Hand soap:
Honest Company – Hand Soap
 
Baby and Kids Body Wash and Shampoo:
Nature’s Baby Organics – Shampoo & Body Wash (Lavender/Chamomile)
Earth Mama Angel Baby – Shampoo & Body Wash Angel Baby
 
Baby & Kids Lotion:
Nature’s Baby Organics – Organic Face and Body Moisturizer
Earth Mama Angel Baby – Angel Baby Lotion
 
 
Check out my easy tips for shopping for Organic Products: Here
 
What’s your favorite Organic Personal Care Products?

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