News for the soul — ecological skincare

We care about what we eat. We go to great lengths to buy the freshest foods possible, we may spend double the normal amount to buy organic food which has been grown without the use of chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers. However, we may not go to such lengths when we buy our cosmetics and personal care products. Do we want our skincare to be kind to and nourishing for our skin? Do we want the products and their effects be kind to animals and marine life? Do we want them to have no negative effect on the environment? What are the effects of our choices?