Absolutely brilliant entry. Thanks for saying out loud what many others won't dare to. I have to agree with you as well, since according to my experience all-natural organic products haven't worked as good as some of the rest. Keep up the good work!
Well said. Finally some impartial remarks on organic products and their effectiveness - not to mention the high prices. Have you noticed that organic products don't make a lot of best of beauty type awards for their effectiveness? Unless there is a special green product award?
Totally agree,I could not care less about if my products are organic or not. More important to me is the amount of packaging, the stance of a company on animal testing and overall ethics.
It may be a bit naive but I try to get products from companies such as M&S or Waitrose which have policies I agree with.
I'm a fan of Trilogy, Weleda and Organic Surge. I think they perform as well as or better than comparable non-organic products, and yes, there's a certain degree of feel-good in knowing your not paying for a bottle of chemicals. If that's a reasonable way to put it. I agree some organic brands are expensive; Trilogy is a good example, but the average face cream is now pushing £30 on up so it boils down to what your prepared to spend.
Having said that, I don't use organics exclusively, nor do I think I would want to.
This particular brand you've reviewed sounds very poorly thought out and that will only hurt it in the end.
Wonderful post. I am so glad you have the courage to say it out loud. I can't justify paying premium for an average product, and to add insult to injury they package it as if it was drugstore level. Tata could have at least made the effort to come up with some nice organic packaging since she's charging that large amounts. But in the end, if I am expected to pay more for a Tata cleanser than for a Sarah Chapman or Emma Hardie then it has to perform better!
From my perspective as a formulator, developing organic / natural products that perform as well as non-natural products is a challenge for us but not entirely impossible (more diffcult for certain products. It does however take time and skillful formulating to get it right! I wouldnt loose faith in natural products completely though as more and more natural ingredients are being developed to enable us to create beautiful and luxurious textures without the usual synthetic materials. In saying that this is the "new natural" movement which is not so much about pandering to unfounded safety concerns but more to do with sustainability and using green chemistry to minimise the impact of cosmetics on the environment which should quite rightly be the focus!
It is true though that there was a bit of fad at a point as nearly every range I was working on needed to be organic but now this is hardly ever requested -Performance is key, no compromises! :)
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Absolutely brilliant entry. Thanks for saying out loud what many others won't dare to. I have to agree with you as well, since according to my experience all-natural organic products haven't worked as good as some of the rest. Keep up the good work!
Well said. Finally some impartial remarks on organic products and their effectiveness - not to mention the high prices. Have you noticed that organic products don't make a lot of best of beauty type awards for their effectiveness? Unless there is a special green product award?
Totally agree,I could not care less about if my products are organic or not. More important to me is the amount of packaging, the stance of a company on animal testing and overall ethics.
It may be a bit naive but I try to get products from companies such as M&S or Waitrose which have policies I agree with.
I'm a fan of Trilogy, Weleda and Organic Surge. I think they perform as well as or better than comparable non-organic products, and yes, there's a certain degree of feel-good in knowing your not paying for a bottle of chemicals. If that's a reasonable way to put it. I agree some organic brands are expensive; Trilogy is a good example, but the average face cream is now pushing £30 on up so it boils down to what your prepared to spend.
Having said that, I don't use organics exclusively, nor do I think I would want to.
This particular brand you've reviewed sounds very poorly thought out and that will only hurt it in the end.
Great post!
Wonderful post. I am so glad you have the courage to say it out loud. I can't justify paying premium for an average product, and to add insult to injury they package it as if it was drugstore level. Tata could have at least made the effort to come up with some nice organic packaging since she's charging that large amounts. But in the end, if I am expected to pay more for a Tata cleanser than for a Sarah Chapman or Emma Hardie then it has to perform better!
A great post, I love your honest reviews! x
From my perspective as a formulator, developing organic / natural products that perform as well as non-natural products is a challenge for us but not entirely impossible (more diffcult for certain products. It does however take time and skillful formulating to get it right! I wouldnt loose faith in natural products completely though as more and more natural ingredients are being developed to enable us to create beautiful and luxurious textures without the usual synthetic materials. In saying that this is the "new natural" movement which is not so much about pandering to unfounded safety concerns but more to do with sustainability and using green chemistry to minimise the impact of cosmetics on the environment which should quite rightly be the focus!
It is true though that there was a bit of fad at a point as nearly every range I was working on needed to be organic but now this is hardly ever requested -Performance is key, no compromises! :)
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