What is the difference between ‘natural’, ‘organic’ and ‘therapeutic’ in regard to skin care products and ingredients?
These terms are overused and unregulated, so are often relegated to meaningless marketing chatter. OHA uses the following definitions of these terms to describe our products and ingredients: ‘Natural’ – Produced by or existing in nature. Not artificial. It is difficult to know whether a product or ingredients are natural without having knowledge of the ingredient/product manufacturer or the details of the extraction of ingredients. ‘Naturally derived’ is a term often used to create the illusion of a natural ingredient. Everything made must have a starting material that exists in nature. A synthetic is defined as something produced artificially by the synthesis of simpler materials or substances, rather than occurring naturally. The term ‘naturally derived’ can easily define ‘synthetic’. This is true of harsh ‘naturally derived’ surfactants such as sodium laurel sulfate and coco betaine. ‘Organic’ – This term is used to describe a agricultural method of producing a food or botanical. Th
