A Note About “Skin Deep”
May 1, 2008
While the EWG, or Environmental Working Group is an organization I cannot say enough good things about, and we support their fantastic efforts to make our world a safer and healthier place, there is one thing to consider when looking on “Skin Deep” otherwise known as “Cosmetics Database”.
Some products come up as a “Moderate” safety rating on “Skin Deep” for products that are extremely clean and use only the purest, organic, and natural ingredients. Suki Cosmetics point out:
“the EWG / skindeep’s rating system does not differentiate between a botanical extract that is clean (meaning does not contain parabens, propylene glycol, or is extracted with the highly toxic hexane or any other means-in fact people doing the rating didn’t even know when i spoke with them that ingredients can be hidden in extracts), or between regular lecithin and the lecithin we use (non-gmo, organic, food grade). there is no way to enter such a differentiation when you as a manufacturer go to enter your ingredients in the database. they do not make a distinction between organics, naturals in many cases, and/or regular, synthetic ingredients, not to mention cosmetic-grade and food-grade, nor do they care whether you use an ingredient at 100%, at 1%, or at .01% within your formulas. you get the same rating no matter how much of an ingredient you use.”
I have seen this in the instance of some amazing products such as:
- Dr. Hauschka
- Weleda
Both of which are sustainable, organic and biodynamic and are recommended for people with medical issues or with extremely sensitive skin. I also contacted Dr. Hauschka as well and got a similar response.
So please do not be alarmed if you see these ratings. If you have any questions you can always email us with any questions or the manufacturer and clarify the ingredients they use in their products.
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