My mission is to develop products that are affordable for daily use but overwhelmingly natural in content. The process included learning a new vocabulary, wading through technical research papers, and experimenting with old and new ingredients and methods of production. I have found that I could spend another 5 lifetimes on this effort.
A giant focus has been on researching ingredients, dealing with product testing and consumer safety factors, and making decisions about what to include and what to leave out of natural product formulas.
It was only when I began to understand the history of these products and the effects of the revolutionary developments in science in the last 150 years that the path became clear.
Taking a Historical Perspective
Investigating the stories of products we use every day can help to create a road map for navigating the hype and mountains of detail. Understanding the background behind the messages and claims we are bombarded with helps us to make wiser choices.
The goal of taking a historical perspective is to tell a story about the products we see on the shelf every day, to make the details and history of these products and ingredients easy to remember and evaluate.
This series of articles is intended to provide a tool for use by others who would further their understanding of natural Body Care products.