Benefits of Organic Skincare- Guest Blog by Marisa Tolsma of Bumblebee Apothecary
It's so important to nourish our bodies with organic foods. But did you know that what we put on our skin matters just as much? Let's talk about the benefits of organic skincare.
Our skin is our body's largest organ. Our bloodstream rapidly absorbs whatever is put on our skin. That should make us stop and think: What are we putting into our bodies, by what we put on our skin?
My Health Journey
In my late teens and early twenties, I suffered from various chronic health issues. I'd never been extremely healthy as a child, and during this season of my life, everything seemed to get worse.
I was underweight, fatigued easily, and suffered from frequent headaches. Worst of all, I had horrible cystic acne. I couldn't get rid of these health issues, no matter what I tried!
Eventually, after trying many different things that didn't really help, I discovered the GAPS diet. It was exactly what I needed! I was finally able to heal my body from the inside out. I gained a healthy weight, my headaches went away, I had energy. As my body healed, I felt better than I ever had before. And yes, my cystic acne went away, too. I could finally enjoy healthy, clear skin.
Toxins, Toxins, Everywhere
Through my healing journey, I learned what a huge toxic load our modern world suffers from. Constant, gentle detox has to be a way of life.
I also learned that there are plenty of things we can do to take action. We can help to reduce our body's toxic load. An obvious way is to eat only the purest, responsibly raised, organic food we can find.
And then there's what we put on our skin! As I mentioned in the beginning, our skin absorbs anything we put on it. Everything we use for skincare goes quickly into our bloodstream.
Benefits of Organic Skincare
As I made efforts to reduce my toxic load while I healed, I explored the world of natural and organic skincare. Unfortunately, not all skincare commercially available that is labelled "natural" or even "organic" is really that great of a choice. I discovered that many of these products still contained a lot of ingredients that I wanted to avoid.
These included synthetic and artificial ingredients, synthetic fragrances, and other ingredients can really wreak havoc on our health. Here are some of the harmful things they can do:
Disrupt the endocrine system and our hormones
Are carcinogenic and cause cancer
Are linked to diabetes, obesity, fertility problems and developmental disorders
The cleanest skincare, on the other hand, only helps to enhance health and well being. Here are some of the perks of truly pure and organic skincare that fits my criteria:
Contains pure, safe, certified organic ingredients and no toxic chemicals or synthetic dyes or fragrances
Are made with ingredients you recognize, and in many cases, could even eat! (But I don’t recommend it - they probably wouldn’t taste good!)
Are packaged in glass & recycled packaging
Promote health and wellbeing
Work really well
Are safe for the planet
Make it Yourself
In order to have the purest, most natural organic skincare products, I combined my love of creating with my love for good health, and began to make my own skincare and personal care products. I had a lot of fun researching, experimenting, and recipe testing. Before long, I created products I loved and that worked really well.
Eventually, after sharing my products with others, I saw how much they enjoyed them as well. I was inspired to offer my products to a broader audience. My pure and responsible, organic, handcrafted skincare line was born.
Bumblebee Apothecary
I like to think of my skincare and personal care products as going beyond organic. My ingredients are pure and simple. Only the safest, most natural substances go in my products. I have strict, high standards about what I allow on my body, and my products reflect that.
My goal with my skincare line is to provide the highest quality skincare, personal care and baby products made with only the purest, safest, and most natural organic ingredients. I design my products to work with the body's natural systems and functions, and to enhance health and wellness.
One of my favorite ingredients, and one that shows up in many of my products, is organic, 100% grass fed beef tallow. I love how compatible tallow is with our skin cell's biology! It also contains an impressive array of skin friendly ingredients. In this blog post I talk all about why skin loves grass fed tallow. It is really incredible how well grass fed tallow works at healing so many different skin issues, as well as providing the best moisturizing and anti aging benefits. It really is skincare's best kept secret!
Everything I offer in my shop is handmade by me, in small batches, with high attention to quality and detail. You can shop Bumblebee Apothecary products here.
If you're more of the DIY type, I have recipes for all of my products on my blog, BumblebeeApothecary.com. Video tutorials for all my skincare recipes are on my YouTube channel, too.
Benefits of Organic Skincare Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Myljg-UDo&t=91s
Did you know about the importance of organic skincare?
Did any of this information surprise you? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
More on Natural Health
How the GAPS diet changed our lives
Reasons why skin loves grass fed tallow
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About Marisa
Marisa Tolsma is a wife, mom, health researcher, urban homesteader, and organic skincare products creator. Healing several chronic health issues with diet changed her life. Marisa's mission is to empower you with traditional wisdom to impact your own and your family’s health. Follow along as she shares natural remedies, DIY organic skincare tutorials, how to easily make nourishing and healing food, and all about living a beautiful and sustainable life!