How do you choose your organic skin-care products and what sort of things you should avoid?

Based on reliable data from medical journals.

Best organic skin care for the face.

Sarah Villafranco, M.D.

Finding the best face-care products for your skin key in requires patience and persistence.

Taking a skin-punch in approach can help you figure out where to begin.

Best organic skin care for average skin.

josh rosebrook nutrient day cream spf 30

A basic routine for this skin involves cleansing every night (always!)

and providing adequate moisture and sun protection.

Exfoliation once a week will keep cell turnover healthy and allow products to penetrate more effectively.

S.W. Basics mask

Basics Mask

Odacite Gentle Rejuvenating Cleanser

Best organic skin care for oily or breakout-prone skin.

Less is absolutely more when youre dealing withsensitive skin.

If you react to something, its harder to do the detective work when youre using lots of ingredients.

Odacite Gentle Hydrator

Sometimes, your skin just needs simplicity and time to heal itself.

Skin can getdry or dehydratedfor various reasons, from diet to sun damage to age-related changes.

Be sure to apply product while your skin is still damp, to lock in moisture.

Osmia Black Clay Soap

Dullnessis often a sign that your skins cell turnover rate is on the low side.

Be sure to use acombination of exfoliation methods, from enzymatic to mechanical.

Why would you choose an organic skin-care brand over a conventional one?

tata harper clarifying mask

Let me disclose from the outset that I am a believer in the organic movement.

This is a great place to start, but its not the whole story.

NOP guidelines are designed for crops and livestock, not for cosmetics.

Dr. Alkaitis Moisturzing Gel

Look for brands that use mostly food-grade, certified-organic ingredients.

So, does a food-grade certification make sense for all skin-care products?

The take-away.

Cocokind Matcha Face Moisturizer

You are what you eatand what you slather on your skin!

naturopathica manukey honey cleansing balm

True Botanicals pure radiance oil

Indie Lee Squalane oil

mv skin care cleanser

Typology Niacinamide Serum

ren skin care anti-redness serum

cv skinlabs calming moisture

Wabi-Sabi Light Reveal Illuminative Eye & Face Serum

Ursa Major Vitamin C Face Serum

Marie Veronique Gentle Retinol Night Serum