Choosing natural vegan cosmetics is opting for a more conscious and sustainable alternative for personal care.

Natural cosmetics use ingredients derived from natural sources, avoiding synthetic chemicals and potentially harmful preservatives. Furthermore, vegan cosmetics do not use ingredients of animal origin nor are they tested on them, maximally supporting animal welfare.

The art of cosmetics is at least 10,000 years old . That's what archaeological finds tell us.

Throughout civilizations, cosmetics have advanced in response to the eternal human desire to maintain and beautify the skin and overcome the passage of time.

We all know how important skin care was to the Egyptians . In particular, they had great mastery of eye makeup , whose varied colors were achieved by mixing different powders of vegetable or mineral origin .

They also knew that they should use fats , milk , honey , waxes or resins in different concentrations to achieve varied textures depending on the purpose of the cosmetic (powder, kohl, lotion, cream, ointment...)

Thus it continued to accompany the different civilizations in its, let's say, incipient state, until reaching the 18th century, when the perfumery industry took a great leap in Europe .

And it was already in the 20th century when science and cosmetics came together to give way to cosmetology .

At this time, industrial cosmetics was driven by the integration of industrial and distributed control systems that transformed manufacturing processes by offering greater efficiency, precision, and the ability to adapt to market needs.

Today, these technological advances continue to be fundamental for innovation and growth within the cosmetics industry.

Technological and industrial advances are also very important for natural cosmetics , since they allow the identification of new natural ingredients and more effective formulas for natural skin care.

Modern chemistry, red flags appear

The evolution of modern chemistry goes hand in hand with cosmetics, creating a large number of synthetic substances to improve the properties, conservation and texture of cosmetics.

Many times very dangerous chemicals for the skin and health have been used, which fortunately have been withdrawn from the market. And although there is currently great control in the cosmetic industry, today conventional cosmetics continue to use ingredients whose adverse effects are more than proven.

In this blog, we will help you reveal the different types of ingredients used in the industry. Some you should avoid if you don't want to cross red lines, and choose those that are safe for your skin and health .

Many cases of skin sensitivity or skin irritation are due to the use of cosmetics that include chemical ingredients that damage the skin barrier.

Type of cosmetic ingredients

Many disciplines are involved in the cosmetic industry . The most important is chemistry , but biology , pharmacy and even medicine also do so. All of them are interrelated in order to find, depending on the skin type, the best cosmetic products for the beauty of the skin and the prevention of signs of aging.

Depending on their origin, the ingredients can be classified as: animal, mineral and vegetable .

ANIMAL ORIGIN

The ingredients that have traditionally been used are lanolin from sheep wool , honey , milk , especially from donkeys and mares, or beeswax . In conventional cosmetics they are all allowed and are easy to detect in the list of ingredients .

Within this category are oils ( snail , turtle , fish , mink , the latter widely used for its anti-wrinkle properties). However, there are many others that remain hidden from the eyes of the consumer.

Almost most of it comes from waste from the meat industry ( hair , feathers , rooster combs , fish eyes , bones , fat , cartilage , connective tissue ). Collagen , hyaluronic acid , glycerin , fatty acids , certain alcohols , retinol , biotin , elastin , keratin , urea and any ingredient that may be derived from a fatty substance are extracted from them.

The ingredients obtained from fats are counted in the hundreds, but in the list of ingredients it is not possible to know if it is of animal or vegetable origin , since in the international INCI nomenclature this is irrelevant and they are called the same .

MINERAL ORIGIN

In this case we can differentiate between potentially toxic ingredients and those that are harmless and suitable for use in natural cosmetics.

Toxic potential (oil origin)

• Mineral oils, widely used because they are much cheaper than vegetable oil.
• Silicones
• P.E.G.
• Parabens
• Phenoxyethanol

Harmless and suitable for natural cosmetics

• Clay
• Salt
• Alum
• Zinc
• Titanium

Minerals do not cross the skin barrier as long as they are not in the form of nanoparticles . For this reason, the law requires putting “(nano)” next to the compound.

VEGETABLE ORIGIN

The great advances in botanical chemistry make it possible to get the most out of the different plant active ingredients and that we increasingly have more novel and innovative active ingredients.

In this category are:

• vegetable oils , extracted mainly from nuts and plants.
• essential oils , coming from the flowers, leaves, stems, bark, roots or seeds of various plants.
• hydrolates or floral waters, byproducts of the steam distillation process used to produce essential oils.
• the seaweed
• the waxes
• the butters
• natural plant extracts ...

Vegetable oils, honey, clays, milk... The ancients used a wide variety of natural ingredients as cosmetic remedies for facial skin, whether for facial cleansing, combating dry skin or combating signs of aging such as fine lines. expression.

Did you know that in conventional cosmetics...? Stearylic acid is obtained from whale sperm, an oil present in the skull of the sperm whale and in the vascularized fats of all whales. It is present in a large number of cosmetics. Hyaluronic acid comes from the combs of roosters or the eyes of fish. Carmine or carminic acid is obtained from mealybugs, plant parasites.

Natural cosmetics, guarantee of healthy beauty

In a world where concern for health and well-being is constantly growing, the move to natural cosmetics is presented as the wisest and most conscious choice.

Opting for natural cosmetics means choosing products made with natural and organic ingredients , free of harmful additives and respectful of our body and the environment .

It is a step towards healthier and more sustainable beauty, where the priority is to take care of the skin in the most natural way possible.

The industrial processes of natural cosmetics focus on the use of natural and organic ingredients, as well as gentle and environmentally friendly processing methods.

Each OhMyKoko product It is conceived as a gesture of activism towards your skin. We offer authentic bombs of natural and ethical active ingredients that respect and improve the health of your skin.

Behind each of them, there is a great effort to be an active voice against the unhealthy standards of conventional cosmetics, providing your skin with not only high-quality products , but also a genuine commitment to its well-being .

Every choice of ingredients, every step in its creation is part of an activism dedicated to transforming your skin.

In addition, OhMyKoko cosmetics are free of ingredients of animal origin and their derivatives, so it has a positive impact on the planet: maximum respect for its preservation , the environment and the animal ecosystem .

We not only care about beautifying your skin , your health matters a lot to us.

You will only find innovative botanical active ingredients and natural ingredients , guaranteed to be tested on the most sensitive skin .

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Our commitment to you is to offer you products free of:

SILICONES - PARABENS - PHENOXYETHANOL - SULPHATES - DYES - MINERAL OILS - PEG - MICROPLASTICS - PETROLEUM DERIVATIVES - NANOMATERIALS - SYNTHETIC PERFUMES

and any other ingredients that are unnatural for your skin