Natural online cosmetics: the advantages
It is now a fact: the Internet and online sites are also full of natural cosmetics, we see the advantages of buying them in this way as they are.
- First of all a huge advantage, that is the possibility to choose a broad spectrum, between natural cosmetics coming from all over the world, with comfort and from home: even if you don't really know all the languages (often it is enough to know English), it is now possible to shop up to Japan, if you want Japanese natural cosmetics that contain dokudami (the medical plant Hottuynaia Cordala), for example, go down to South Africa if you want something based on organic avocado oil, go for New Zeeland if you look in the products for the unavailable Manuka honey, and so on.
- Secondly, the products can have significant discounts, especially if sold directly by the manufacturer, or surprise gifts are included, and so you can combine multiple purchases including friends and relatives, so as to make a single shipment.
- The third advantage consists in the speed of delivery : very often it takes less than one product to arrive in Italy from miles away, which then to be distributed by the competent Italian post office.
Natural online cosmetics: few disadvantages
In reality, even if few, some disadvantages can be considered in the purchase of natural cosmetics online.
- Missing, with the purchase of natural cosmetics online, the chatter with those you meet on the street, the classic advice of the order, especially with regards to new and never tried products, and the fact of seeing the cosmetics and touching them with hand .
- You have to be careful to read the conditions of sale, to know how to behave in case of possible refunds if a broken product arrives, with the package broken or open, for example. In many cases, everything is repaid, but not always.
- Not all the products are actually available online . Sometimes natural cosmetics can be sold out and you have to wait, like when it happens that you have to queue in stores.
What to check online for it to be really natural cosmetics
To be sure of the purchase, it is essential that there is the certificate of control bodies (Aiab / Icea, Co.Co.Nat., BDIH, Demeter, for example) indicated on the site, or that the handicraft production is indicated; each INCI ( International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients ) must be published and accessible; priority goes to Italian products in compliance with the principle of short supply chain ; perfect if at home an ecological package arrives, made of recyclable cardboard boxes, natural filling material (Flo-Pak BIO 8: corn starch inflated with air and water, and completely biodegradable and recyclable) and even paper tape and vegetable glue .
You can investigate the permitted ingredients and prohibited substances in organic cosmetics
Natural cosmetics for sale online: where to find them
Natural cosmetics for sale online can be found easily in virtual organic shops, such as Iobioshop or Verde Alternativa or even in the many herbalists who have virtual shelves full of natural cosmetic products: on-line you can find lipsticks in base of Argan oil and lip gloss with shea, natural enamels free of formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates and camphor, kajal, mascara and natural pencils, even “cooked” eyeshadows, such as that of Benecos, a German company that offers its own natural eyeshadow cooked, produced in an oven at high temperatures, left inside to cook for a longer period.
Sometimes the sale of natural cosmetics takes place online directly on the websites of the producers themselves, as is the case with the Argital company and the more international ones such as the German Lavera, or the French Couleur Caramel, also natural in the packaging.
