why skin loves organic
Our bodies are incredibly efficient at dealing with the wide range of chemicals that we would naturally encounter on the surface of earth. We can use these natural chemicals in plants to give us energy and we have developed ways to process and excrete the chemicals that we don’t need. There are new chemicals though – manmade chemicals that we have no mechanisms to deal with.
These chemicals often cause sensitisation in skin and can result in long term health risks.
Organic products are synthetic and chemical free and are better for you and the planet.
It shouldn’t be surprising that synthetic chemicals are more likely to cause sensitivity in skin or have long term health risks.
Using organic products means that you will not be exposed to synthetic chemicals that could have unwanted side effects. Conventional vegetable oils are often adulterated with cheaper petrochemical oils or low-grade mass produced oils. They often contain residues of pesticides and other agrochemicals. These chemicals are oil soluble and so concentrate in the oil that is pressed from the plant.
Organic farming uses natural techniques to combat pests and the oil that is pressed from plants grown in this way is free of contamination with agrochemicals.
Using an organic vegetable oil, as opposed to petrochemical oil (like mineral oil), has tremendous benefits for your skin. Vegetable oil mostly contains fatty acids that can be freely absorbed into the skin and incorporated into cell membranes or used by cells for other purposes.
By improving the structure of the skin these oils slow down Trans Epidermal Water Loss (TEWL) and ensure that the skin stays hydrated and moisturised.
Petrochemical oils, however, can’t be used by cells and can’t penetrate the skin unless aided by other chemical agents. These oils slow down Trans Epidermal Water Loss by forming an occlusive layer on the surface of the skin.
Esse uses cold pressed vegetable oils with lipids that closely resemble that of the sebum in the stratum corneum. We are mostly concerned with giving skin the ingredients that it needs to keep it healthy. Only once this is achieved can we focus on slowing the aging process.
Another benefit is that organic farming is more sustainable and tries not to support the petrochemical industry that has been responsible for a large portion of the global environmental damage over the last century.
Go organic – your skin (and your children) will thank you for it.
