Saturday, August 29, 2009

Organic Wear Mascara by Physicians’ Formula - A Product Review


So this one will be for the girls out there who, like me, have been looking for ways to wear make up that is better for them and the environment without breaking the bank.

One of my big challenges has been finding mascara that I love and that won't cost me over 20$. I have tried quite a few, all very highly recommended, but all of them seem to have the same problem: After a few uses, they get very clumpy coming out of the bottle. I know, no petroleum so of course they would thicken, but after a few 20$+ ones, I had kind of given up until someone would either come out with one that was more reasonably priced for me to try OR someone would recommend it after more than a week of use.

Well, the first happened and I'm thrilled to share it with you!

Physicians’ formula’s new Organic Wear line is:
100% Natural Origin Makeup that is the first ECOCERT® Certified Organic Line of Makeup in the U.S. It contains 100% certified organic ingredients. They come in an eco-friendly packaging and 100% Recyclable Eco-Brush. The mascara (as are all their products) are 100% Free of Harsh Chemicals, Synthetic Preservatives, Parabens, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), Fibers & Dyes. They are also animal cruelty free.

So when I was in the states for a week-end I figured, why not pick one up? It was 9$ with taxes and worse case scenario, I throw it out in a month. Well, it has been almost a month and I have seen no change in the consistency of the cream. It is very light on the lashes (and I have very short lashes) and dries relatively fast compared to other chemical-free ones. And the fact that it is avalable in most drug stores and big name department stores makes it very accessible.

I for one recommend it to every one and cannot wait to try more of their line!

What are some of your favourite all-natural beauty finds?

2 comments:

Daisy Soap Girl said...

Do they say what kind of preservative is used? If any? I just don't want little nasties growing near my eyes or in them.

Yanic said...

Thank you for your comment!

I've been doing some reseach. First, I have the complete list of ingredients here as listed on the package :

CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) FRUIT WATER*, GLYCERIN, IRON OXIDE, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, WATER, BEESWAX*, JOJOBA ESTERS, TAPIOCA STARCH*, COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX*, STEARIC ACID, GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE*, CELLULOSE GUM, CINNAMIC ACID, CUCUMIS SATIVUS (CUCUMBER) FRUIT EXTRACT*, GLYCINE SOYA (SOYBEAN) OIL*, HYDROLYZED ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) PROTEIN, MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) LEAF EXTRACT*, PHENYLALANINE. MAY CONTAIN: TITANIUM DIOXIDE *PRODUCED FROM ORGANIC FARMING.

From what I have been able to find, a lot of citric oils and juices have antimicrobial properties so I'm thinking orange fruit water would do part of the job. I've also read that many essential oils have antibacterial properties.

I read about cinnamic acid having been used to fight Listeria, so I'm thinking it would probably be one of them as well.

I would have to do more extensive research, but they certify 100% natural origin preservatives so some are in there...

You may have just inspired an upcoming "natural preservative" post!

Hope this was useful!