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All Natural ProductsWhat is Natural? by Larry Plesent Many products on the market today claim to be "natural." But what makes a product natural? Most people have a common-sense definition of what it is or should be. For example, natural to most means being able to pronounce all the ingredients and not needing a chemistry textbook to understand them. The definition of "Natural" is important. It sets apart socially responsible companies from the rest. Synthetic ingredients can be toxic, and usually cost less than natural ingredients giving the mass-marketed multinational corporations a competitive advantage. The big companies know that the natural product market is growing by 25% every year and consumers are demanding products that are healthier and better for the environment. These big corporations have jumped on the "natural" bandwagon and cranked up their marketing machines to benefit from green consumerism. Having a loose definition of natural is just what they want. Take a look at the supermarket shelves and you will see the multitude of "natural" claims. Their definition of natural includes manipulated and chemically altered ingredients. To them "natural" is just another marketing gimmick, not a way of life. With all of the bogus claims out there, how do we get consumers to realize Vermont Soapworks products are really natural? Can any product claim to be natural? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the watchdog for bogus environmental claims. The FTC's guidance does not address "natural" marketing claims specifically. However, the guidance includes a section on general environmental benefit claims that states, "every express and material implied claim that the general assertion conveys to reasonable consumers about an objective quality, feature or attribute of a product or service must be substantiated." With so many products on the market claiming to be natural and so few government resources to enforce bogus claims, it is up to consumers to identify what is truly natural. Consumers should carefully read product labels including ingredient lists and then vote for their definition of natural with their buying power! Are Synthetics and chemical Ingredients safe? Some ingredients in mass-marketed soap including Isopropyl Alcohol, DEA, artificial frnces, FD&C Colors, Propylene Glycol and Triclosan have been proven harmful to human health and can cause severe skin irritation in some people. These ingredients are not natural. Some companies will include a trace of truly natural ingredients in a product with some of the synthetic ingredients above and claim the product is natural. Bogus! What natural means at MotherNature.com What does "Natural" mean at MotherNature.com? MotherNature.com is the place to shop for all natural, cruelty-free and environmentally-friendly health and beauty products. They have worked to enable their customers to identify and purchase health and nutritional items produced without hormones, antibiotics, herbicides, insecticides, chemical fertilizers, genetic modification or radiation. In short, they offer the largest selection of healthy all natural products on the Internet. |
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