Comments on: Organic Skin Care vs Nanotechnology http://www.organicmakeupandskincare.com/blog/2009/02/organic-skin-care-vs-nanotechnology/ all about organic makeup and skin care -- going as natural as we can Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:10:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Jane http://www.organicmakeupandskincare.com/blog/2009/02/organic-skin-care-vs-nanotechnology/comment-page-1/#comment-1871 Jane Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:34:03 +0000 http://www.organicmakeupandskincare.com/blog/?p=97#comment-1871 George, while there may be a few factual errors in the blog entry, the essential gist--that various products are now being sold containing minute quantities of materials such as silver whose health and environmental impacts in such micro-quantities have not been studied--is true. EPA has abdicated responsibility, again, in allowing industry to market untested products that have a high likelihood of causing harm, if not to the target organism, then to downstream organisms such as soil and water microflora and fauna. Finally, organic in the U.S. is not "self-regulated," it is highly regulated by federal law. And if you think we needn't worry about global warming--there goes your credibility right there. George, while there may be a few factual errors in the blog entry, the essential gist–that various products are now being sold containing minute quantities of materials such as silver whose health and environmental impacts in such micro-quantities have not been studied–is true. EPA has abdicated responsibility, again, in allowing industry to market untested products that have a high likelihood of causing harm, if not to the target organism, then to downstream organisms such as soil and water microflora and fauna. Finally, organic in the U.S. is not “self-regulated,” it is highly regulated by federal law. And if you think we needn’t worry about global warming–there goes your credibility right there.

]]> By: Lillian http://www.organicmakeupandskincare.com/blog/2009/02/organic-skin-care-vs-nanotechnology/comment-page-1/#comment-1753 Lillian Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:22:45 +0000 http://www.organicmakeupandskincare.com/blog/?p=97#comment-1753 Thank you for this great info. I am in process of building a list of organic products I can feel secure about recommending. I am very aware of nanotechnoloty! It appears that some scientist do not know the effects of what they have/are creating will have on the human race! I will follow your links to gain additional knowledge. Once again, thank you! Lillian Wallis Living in Wellness through Whole Food Nutrition Thank you for this great info. I am in process of building a list of organic products I can feel secure about recommending. I am very aware of nanotechnoloty! It appears that some scientist do not know the effects of what they have/are creating will have on the human race! I will follow your links to gain additional knowledge.

Once again, thank you!
Lillian Wallis
Living in Wellness through
Whole Food Nutrition

]]> By: George Russo http://www.organicmakeupandskincare.com/blog/2009/02/organic-skin-care-vs-nanotechnology/comment-page-1/#comment-1746 George Russo Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:25:50 +0000 http://www.organicmakeupandskincare.com/blog/?p=97#comment-1746 I have read this entire article, and find it appaling to say the least. The author of this article clearly lacks even the basic understanding of chemistry, or skin physiology. To begin with, all chemistry reactions are achieved at a nanoscale, just as most chemicals, including the "100 percent organic" kind, are measured in sub-micron and nanoscale units. Carbon nanotubes have NEVER been used in cosmetic skin preparations; -this is an ignorant statement directed at promoting the "natural" agenda of the author, who incorrectly states the FDA's position on nanotech, and leaves out that the same agency does not endorse, nor it has any guidelines to support or regulate "organic" materials. The "organic" movement is self-regulated and, just like the Global Warming alarmists, it cannot promote itself by its own merits, but seeks to gain traction by misinforming the public about "the other, less-natural" products. All bio-assymilation of nutrients and natural processes to support life happen at a NANOSCALE (think photosynthesis), and to insinuate that this principle cannot be used to produce skin care products that are more bio-available than the unpurified formulas used to produce these conventional, "natural" or "organic" labeled products is simply a lie. I have read this entire article, and find it appaling to say the least. The author of this article clearly lacks even the basic understanding of chemistry, or skin physiology. To begin with, all chemistry reactions are achieved at a nanoscale, just as most chemicals, including the “100 percent organic” kind, are measured in sub-micron and nanoscale units. Carbon nanotubes have NEVER been used in cosmetic skin preparations; -this is an ignorant statement directed at promoting the “natural” agenda of the author, who incorrectly states the FDA’s position on nanotech, and leaves out that the same agency does not endorse, nor it has any guidelines to support or regulate “organic” materials. The “organic” movement is self-regulated and, just like the Global Warming alarmists, it cannot promote itself by its own merits, but seeks to gain traction by misinforming the public about “the other, less-natural” products.
All bio-assymilation of nutrients and natural processes to support life happen at a NANOSCALE (think photosynthesis), and to insinuate that this principle cannot be used to produce skin care products that are more bio-available than the unpurified formulas used to produce these conventional, “natural” or “organic” labeled products is simply a lie.

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