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 Image via Terralina Today I noticed my girls over at Dame magazine are giving away a bag filled with green goodies--Local Celebrity's organic T-shirt and bag, plus a basket of skincare goodies from all-natural line, Terralina. The Terralina really got my attention because I'm not really familiar with the brand, but I'm always interested in hearing about chemical-free lines. I did some homework, and turns out this is a really sick collection of products. It was started by two ladies seeking an alternative to junk-laden skincare products when they were both pregnant. Not only do they incorporate lots of yummy, good skin-food eats like olive leaf and oat extracts, plus antioxidant white tea (which they claim is superior to green in that it requires less processing), but they eschew common chemicals like parabens, glycol and artificial fragrance. I know preggers ladies try to avoid dying their hair, but it totally makes sense to be careful about what you're washing your face with too, right? It's always rad to hear about new natural lines that deliver potent ingredients. Anyone ever hear of Terralina? I'm dying to give it a try... 3 CommentsLeave a comment |
 
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not to be nitpicky, but nothing is chemical free. water is a chemical. white tea is bunches of chemicals. oat extract is probably multiple chemicals etc. etc. etc. Sorry, this is a pet peeve of mine.
That's true. Shall we say, "light on the chemicals?" "Chemical-free-ish?" "Less harsh chemicals than your average cleanser?" Does look like a nice line though...
Be very careful about what you deem "natural". Clearly, if you read all of the ingredients in Terralina's face cream, it is not at all natural.
One case in point is the ingredient "Fragrance" listed on the face cream page. Fragrance is a term used by all cosmetic companies to cover vast quantities of substance - and that one word can contain thousands of different scents (sometimes in upwards of 4000). Most are artificially produced and thus, render them synthetic. I'm sorry but the last time I checked synthetic was not something that was produced by nature. They also use hydrogenated oils in their products and by now we should all know how dangerous they are. Most of Europe has banned their use.
Terralina gets the major double thumbs down for fradulent inducement. The Organic Consumers Association has cease and desist orders out to over 500 cosmetics companies claiming to be "organic" and/or "natural". They are being ordered to either change their labeling or remove their product from the shelf completely. I'm sure Terralina will be getting one soon.
Now if you want something really natural and organic, get your hands on this:
www.myspace.com/realfaces
Here is a line (which I am so happy to use) that uses no by-products, no "extracts", no "derived from", no fragrance, no solvents, no anything that is not a 100% whole molecular compound from an organic plant. Their skincare is amazing! The Face Oil got rid of my minor acne and my little wrinkly crepiness has diminished in just one month. I love this stuff! And it's REALLY REAL! Finally a company that speaks the truth about it's products. Thank you Real Faces!