Is natural skincare good for you?Updated a year ago
The term “natural skincare” sounds nice. It brings to mind this idyllic image of someone lovingly harvesting leaves or mixing plant oils in their kitchen, to create pristine serums or lotions. But is natural skincare really that great? Is it truly a safer choice? Does it even work?
Many people associate natural skincare products with a higher level of safety or gentleness, but once you dig deeper, you’ll learn it’s not quite so simple.
Places like Reddit’s skincare community and most skincare science blogs are quite critical of the concept of natural beauty. These spaces (and our team at the Lab) take an “evidence-based approach,” where science should come first. In this post, we’ll use that approach to dismantle the misconceptions associated with natural skincare.