Skin is the largest organ of human body. Natural Skin Care is care of skin using naturally derived ingredients such as herbs, roots and flowers. These are combined with natural occuring agents such as natural soap, oils and even pure water. People with sensitive skin has found natural skin care very effective and has adopted it. Natural skin care recipes can be used at home. Specality spas and skin care salons now focus on using natural skin care products.
There is, however, no actual definition of "natural". All ingredients are chemicals by definition. "Derived" ingredients are "unnatural" both according to the original substance and the method of derivation.
The term "natural" has considerable market value in promoting cosmetic products to consumers, but dermatologists say it has very little medical meaning and the USA FDA states the claim has no legal meaning. The FDA recommends understanding the ingredient label, says "There is no list of ingredients that can be guaranteed not to cause allergic reactions, so consumers who are prone to allergies should pay careful attention to what they use on their skin", and further warns "There is no basis in fact or scientific legitimacy to the notion that products containing natural ingredients are good for the skin".
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