Natural Products your thoughts

[Kosma]

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What about bee wax, lanolin or honey...?

[yummymum79]

"What about lanolin, beeswax, or honey?"

AS they're animal byproducts they're not vegan. I had a vegan ex who wouldn't even eat honey nut cheerios!

I also imagine it wouldn'th make a difference how "natural" lanolin, beeswax, or honey are if you were allergic to any of those things. I know my sister-in-law has terrible reactions to lanolin. That said, I like my Burt's Bees lip balm better than plain old chapstick (with honey and beeswax). My lips feel better and it also tastes better!

Here's a thought: you could technically claim a product was "natural" if it contained lead, arsenic, or plutonium! Those are all naturally occurring elements. I think sometimes people confuse "natural" with "wholesome" or "helpful".

[Kosma]

I've heard that lanolin and bee wax cause allergy..so why cosmetics companies use them.

Does lanolin have any extra property?
It sounds disgusting that lanolin is a product of the process of purifying sheep wool... sheep fat?

[Angie]

I don't find lanolin (sheep wool fat) disgusting. It's cleaned before they use it in cosmetics.
In winter I use a day cream with lanolin because it's often cold and stormy here and it protects my skin.

[falguni1]

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[Kosma]

Originally Posted by falguni1

add these to the list

http://www.shahnaz-husain.com
http://www.biotique.com

Thank you!!!

[Sentimental Cynic]

I like natural products as my skin behaves better with them. I try to avoid things with a lot of chemicals in them.

[EricaCD]

I'm totally indifferent. If a natural product works well, wonderful. If not, well...we're humans and we have the good fortune to create suitable alternatives. To be sure, one or two generations back there was a tendency to err on the side of artificial products and ingredients. Nowadays, I cannot think of a manufacturer of ANY product that would not prefer to say "natural ingredients".

So when natural products work, great! I am in love with LUSH body and skin care products, for example. When they don't, so be it.

Erica

Oh yes: lanolin... it may sound odd but the water-repellent lipids in lanolin really don't have an equivalent in the natural or artificial worlds. For some applications they're indispensible. Thanks, sheep!

[Norcal510]

No.I think.