The first thing that every dedicated organic skin care fan should do is learn how to properly read a label. Why is this important? The governments of all Western nations regulate what ingredients can be in certain products. Even if a product stretches the truth on the front of the label, they cannot, legally, do so in the ingredient section. So by checking the ingredients, you are getting a glimpse into what is really going on with that particular product.

A good rule of thumb is that the first set of 3 or 4 ingredients makes up almost 90 to 95 percent of what is actually inside the bottle. The next 3 or 4 ingredients make up about 3-4 percent of what is inside the product and any remaining ingredients make up only a fraction of the total product. So, how far down do you have to read before you run into something that sounds like it is from a mad scientist laboratory? This can be an excellent gauge on how pure and natural a product really is.

The next step works hand in hand with reading product labels. It is a good idea to get a general picture of what is organic and what isn’t. Many products will say one thing when, in actuality, they aren’t quite living up to the spirit of their claim.

One of the oldest tricks in the book is to label something as natural or organic, when it really isn’t. An example would be an ingredient that is derived from a natural source, say, from oranges.But the compound in your product was then synthesized and polluted with man-made ingredients that render the final product completely unnatural.

It can be impossible to keep up with the deceptive advertising on many “organic” skin care products, that’s why it is always a good idea to simply Google any suspicious ingredients to get to the bottom of what is actually in your product

To try to hold up the integrity of organic foods and products, many items carry a seal of organic proof or some kind of certification sticker to “prove” to consumers that the product is, in fact, organic. But many companies have taken it upon themselves to create their own seal of proof that doesn’t live up to the same standards as the rest of the organic community.

In most cases, for a product to be considered organic, it will need to be made up of 95 percent organic ingredients, with 5 percent room left for fillers and non-organic ingredients. If a product has a seal or a certification that simply states that it meets that particular companies organic standards, you might want to keep looking. In this case, just as it was with reading product labels, the Internet is your friend.

If you see an organic seal you don’t recognize, try to Google it and see what comes up. It could save you a lot of time and a lot of money buying products that aren’t really what they say they are.

Picking out organic products can sometimes be simple, but it can also be quite deceiving. Make sure you read labels and use the amazing resource that is the Internet to your advantage and you’ll be in great shape