If your skin accompanies you all your life, don't you think it's time to start taking care of it the way it deserves, choosing, for example, organic makeup? Join us and discover in this post some of the reasons to choose this type of products. But beware...! Once you try them, you will become a fan! New call to action Five benefits of using organic makeup ecological-makeup Natural protection for your skin Organic makeup not only implies the use of natural ingredients for its preparation, but also that these have been grown using ecological techniques. Hence, this variety of cosmetics is more careful and less aggressive for our skin, since it involves the absence of synthetic or artificial additives. Do you take this into account when purchasing them? The Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology indicates that the substances that cause the most allergies or reactions in the skin are perfumes and preservatives, although they point out that something natural is not synonymous with harmless. We recommend a visit to their page to learn more about it! Blooming lavender in French Provence (Valensole) Environmental preservation There is no exploitation or abuse of natural resources, but rather a commitment to production systems that respect the natural growth cycles of plants.



The objective is to reduce the impact that human beings have on the environment and maintain biodiversity , the entire life stage of the cosmetic product is sought to be sustainable, hence recyclable components are chosen. Let's reduce our footprint on the planet! New call to action iStock-577947146 Respect for animals It may seem like a very basic premise Asia Mobile Number List to you, but unfortunately many of the cosmetics that you can find in the usual points of sale do not meet this requirement. However, in organic products, animals are protected throughout the entire process involved in creating a cosmetic, because experimenting with them or using them to test products is not allowed . © Héctor Mediavilla/ Oxfam Intermón General view of a mango tree. Bereadougou. © Hector Mediavilla. Oxfam Intermón / General view of a mango tree (Bereadougou). Community development If you purchase fair trade cosmetics, you ensure that small producer groups can sell the fruits of their work in the fields at a fair price , making their crops a means of ensuring education for their sons and daughters or health for their families. Bet on them! © Omar Traoré/ Oxfam Intermón Women workers cutting mangoes at the Bérégadougou processing plant. © Omar Traoré. Oxfam Intermón / Women workers cutting mangoes at the Bérégadougou processing plant.







Defense of human rights An example of the fight for people's rights is found in the Association of Spanish Ecological and Natural Cosmetics (ACENE), which does not grant its seal to those companies that use ingredients whose production has involved labor or child exploitation, or that allow discrimination based on sex or race. Take a look at their catalog! © Oxfam Intermón New line of fair trade natural cosmetics available in our stores © Oxfam Intermón / New line of fair trade natural cosmetics available in our stores. The Shea Origin of Fair Trade Lip Balm This is one of the products that you can find within the Senzia brand cosmetics range . With shea, vitamin E and chamomile extract, it is perfect for promoting hydration! In addition, it has the guarantee of the NATRUE and ECO-CONTROL seal . Today we want you to get to know a little more about the producing group from which its star ingredient, shea, comes: don't miss what it has in store for you! The NUNUNA Federation, in Burkina Faso There are 4,700 women from the areas of Zirto and Sissili , in the south of the country, who participate from the moment of collection to the final production in the entire process of making a Shea butter cream that they export, and which is characterized by its great quality. While for any consumer it is just another natural ingredient that can be read on the product label, for them it has been the means to progress and be independent.