Organic Muslima: April 2014

Many people these days are switching to healthy, organic food but we don't think the same about skin care products. Our skin care products these days are loaded with synthetic fragrances and preservatives. These ingredients not only penetrate the skin but some of them actually enter our blood stream. This is why it is very important to choose natural and organic skin care products. It is specially necessary for people who suffer from dry skin, eczema and psoriasis to use fragrance-free creams and lotions that mostly contain natural, organic ingredients and if there is any fragrance in the product it must ONLY be of essential oils and nothing else.

According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), fragrances are considered the leading cause of cosmetic contact dermatitis. Dr Frank Lipman calls fragrance 'a complicated cocktail' in this article . He states: 'Although fragrance looks like it's one ingredient on the label, it's more likely a blend of many ingredients, confirms the AAD, which says about 5,000 fragrance molecules are used in heavy rotation. Cosmetic companies may use as many fragrance-forming ingredients as they like—and still "fragrance" takes up just one spot on the label. Suffice it say, it can make it hard to figure out exactly what you're allergic to.'

Its therefore important to choose products that state every ingredient present in it. I thought I would share the ones that we've tried and which have worked well to provide relief from itchiness and soothe dry, chapped skin. Here are some of our favourite products. First one on the list is pure, organic African Shea Butter called 'In the Raw' by Kynk Naturals. Its an amazing product that not only calms itchiness, it also keeps the skin moist for a very long period. Some of the products below have gentle aroma of essential oils which we love! The truth is everyone wants to smell nice and we can do so with the help of natural essential oils, no need of having synthetic fragrances in our products anymore.