How to Know If Your Beauty Product is Organic Botanics

When you hear the word "natural", images of blue skies and birds chirping are what come to thoughts. However, when it comes to beauty products the term "natural" is often misused. Many companies claim their products are natural' even though they contain processed components. How can you tell if a product is truly organic or not?

Bluh Alchemy

Bluh Alchemy, an innovative clean skincare line, has a few treatment-focused synergistic blends that contain rare botanical extracts. Becky Bluh studied cosmetics chemistry and discovered how to harness plant-based ingredients that have transformative physiological effects. She sought out a wide variety of rare plant extracts to form a bluhprint for optimal skin health and guard against premature ageing, free radical damage, oxidative stress inflammation and bacterial overgrowth.

Bluh's studies on rare botanicals and her research led her to the revolutionary Cellular Extraction Process, which allows the extraction of the phytoactive characteristics of a plant in its most potent form. Her formulas use this game-changing tech to provide Advanced Bioactive Solutions directly to the skin.

We picked two full-size Bluh Alchemy products for February's Beauty Heroes Discovery: the Botanic Retinol Cell Regeneration Concentrate (hero but make it super!) and the Eye Oil serum (sidekick that every superhero requires). This concentrate Bakuchiol replicates the corrective properties of retinol and instantly reduce the appearance of fine lines, enlarged pores breakouts, and uneven skin tone. This is coupled with a range of antioxidants that include Kakadu plum to boost cell regeneration and reduce appearance of hyperpigmentation and finger lime caviar that helps smooth and tone the skin and mountain pepper extract cellular with off the charts ORAC to protect against premature ageing.

African Botanics

In a corner of the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Johannesburg, South Africa there is a yellow-tinged, Strelitzia (also called Mandela's Gold) is an endemic species that is also the nation's official botanical symbol. It's a tribute to the moral leader of the Rainbow Nation, and a reminder of the nation's deep connection with nature and its rich biodiversity.

For Craig and Julia Noik, founders of the hyper-luxe green beauty brand African Botanics, launching the line was more than a business idea. It was a chance to share their culture with others and give them an understanding of the ancient customs of the country that has been a constant part of their lives.

The resulting skincare line is a tribute to traditional African beauty rituals, using the ancient African phytochemistry and modern phytopharmacology. The most effective South African plants are sustainably procured from the country's remote, untouched regions, and then combined with potent actives sourced with the help of botanists and biochemists in South Africa and across the world. They are then encapsulated using advanced extraction and encapsulation methods to produce the ultimate in eco-luxe, high-performance green beauty.

Fifty7 Kind

Fifty7 Kind is an online first company that provides plant-based skincare products in environmentally sustainable packaging. The elegant line of skincare and body care includes ingredients sourced from Southern Africa. These include seeds and plant extracts as well as unique minerals from the desert, the ocean and the land. Gabrielle (founder of Fifty7 Kind) grew up as an organic child in the English countryside; she says that her mother taught her to cook with raw ingredients and to gather wild herbs for beauty.

Slow-fusion of artisanal processes using sustainable botanicals ensures concentrated extracts that help improve skin health by providing nutrients, vitamins, trace elements, Organic Botanics fatty acid, and non-polar amino acids. The brand sources rare wildcrafted, wildcrafted, and under the radar plants like Ugandan Vanilla, a subspecies of shea known as Vitellaria Nilotica. It is a source of high levels Vitamin A, E, and K, and non-polar antioxidants.

YINA is a California-based organic skincare brand founded by two female Chinese Medicine doctors. This brand combines ancient East herbal remedies with botanical organic luxury. YINA products are made up of traditional medicinal plants and herbs such as Ashwagandha, Hawthorne Berry and other common organic ingredients.

Live Botanical

Botanical skincare that combines traditional & modern methods & helps to create harmony and balance to enhance what makes you uniquely beautiful. Made in Portland, OR.

A botanical is a plant or part of it that is valued for its therapeutic qualities such as flavor, aroma or taste. Botanicals are utilized since the beginning of time to maintain and improve health, for example, in skin care.

Botanicals can be bought in dried or fresh form, and in a variety preparations. They are available in the produce section of a supermarket or in the dietary supplements section in the form of tablets, capsules or tea bags. A single chemical can be isolated from a botanical and then sold as a dietary supplement in capsule or tablet form.

The safety of a particular plant is dependent on its chemical composition and the way it is used within the body, and how it is prepared. The amount of botanicals that are used in a product could also impact the safety of the product. A cup of tea only contains a small amount of the plant, however, a tincture is more concentrated.

A tincture is made when a botanical is soaked in the form of a liquid, such as water or alcohol, in order to extract its desired constituents. A tincture can be dilute into different strengths. The strength of a tincture is expressed in terms of a ratio between the extract and the botanical.

YINA

The founders of YINA, Angela Chau Gray and Ervina Wu, are experts in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Their brand pays homage to ancient traditions with TCM experts at the helm. The result is innovative exquisite, handcrafted, and luxurious formulas that are designed for modern wellness rituals such as Acupressure, Organic Botanics acupuncture, jade rolling and full-body gua sha.

YINA products are manufactured sustainably in California and are full of powerful bio-adaptive herbal extracts. Their most popular products are NOURISH botanical oil serum and the anti-pollution mask. Both are rich in camellia seed oils, safflower oils, and licorice roots. They also contain anti-aging botanicals like rhodiola, bakuchiol and Asian knotweed. The mask also includes cleansing moringa, pear powder, and coconut carbon.

Felicia is part of the extremely efficient YINA operations team. She enjoys trying new products and adhering to the self-care routines advocated by the brand's founders. She loves the YINA Anti-Pollution mask, which contains cleansing agents such as pearl powder, skullcap root, and moringa.

Malaya Organics

Malaya Organics is a Brooklyn-based 100 100% natural high-performance line that was created by Katya Slepak, an expert formulator, designer of products and certified aromatherapist. The brand's nourishing, results-driven products support skin's aging process and are safe for women and men. The balancing elixirs are the therapeutic benefits of a blend of phytonutrients-rich whole-plant extracts that are made in-house for maximum potency, rich in anti-aging and nourishing plant oils and essences recognized for their anti-inflammatory and elasticity-boosting properties.

Ingredients come from the taigas of Siberia and the forests of India, the Amazon and the deserts of Morocco. They have been carefully designed to help you connect with your own inner landscape that is one of balance, peace, and healing. The name "Malaya" is derived from a sandwood forest in the Shambhala tradition, and also refers to a sacred garland of flowers used in ceremonies. These are the inspirations that drove the development of this thoughtfully curated collection of 100% pure, therapeutic-grade skincare.

Fran Miller

Before going natural was cool, Toronto-based Fran Miller launched her eponymous beauty brand with the mantra "less is more." Now, with the summer heat on the rise, Miller's pared-back roster of oil-based skincare essentials is taking the world of wellness by storm. The collection includes everything from shea butter and Goji berry body scrub to a spritz for smoothing hair and multi-tasking face oil.

Since its inception, F. Miller's commitment to environmental sustainability has been based on a focus on premium organic cbd, ethically-sourced ingredients and partnerships with mindful manufacturers locally and globally. All of their high-performance essentials are free of harmful preservatives, synthetic fragrances and colorings Parabens, phthalates, petrolatum, mineral oils, GMO's, aluminum, and SLS's.

To ensure freshness To ensure freshness, all products are blended by hand and then bottled in small batches. The brand collaborates with skilled cosmetic chemists to construct rich, nutrient-rich blends with botanical ingredients that cultivate luminous skin, provide multiple corrective results, and nourish all types of skin. In addition to their carefully sourced ingredients, the brand also carries an environmental conscience that extends to their packaging and practices. They focus on environmentally friendly packaging and make use of biodegradable and recyclable glass. They offer an annual subscription and refill program to reduce the amount of waste.