Clarify Organic

Newsflash: The words “organic,” “eco” and “natural” are totally unregulated: They can mean that a product contains plant-derived ingredients and is cruelty- and preservative-free, but because they’re simply descriptives, they could also mean the manufacturer just threw these words on the label to make a sale. Get products that walk the talk, by looking for labels like USDA 100% Organic, which means that every single ingredient in the product is organically grown: No pesticides, antibiotics, chemical fertilizers, bio-engineered, synthetic growth hormones or irradiated ingredients. USDA Certified Organic products contain at least 95 percent organically grown ingredients. EcoCert also contain at least 95 percent, as certified by an independent European agency. That was easy, right?

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