Philosophy

nature girl uses all natural, organically grown and wildcrafted ingredients, carefully cultivated on small family-run organic farms from all regions of the world to provide you with products that protect and nurture your skin and your health while also protecting the environment. We do not use any synthetic fragrances, synthetic dyes or animal testing. All of our nut, seed plant and flower oil are cold pressed and refined using old fashioned methods such as paper filters and natural clays, and our essential oils are organic or ethically wildcrafted and steam distilled.

History

Organic farming is a system of agriculture that does not use synthetic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, growth hormones or livestock food additives. Prior to World War II all farming in the United States was organic farming, accomplished in harmony with nature anwithout the use of harmful man-made chemicals or modern machines. Since then, the use of pesticides in farming has increased by one thousand percent, even though one third of all pesticides, one half of all herbicides and ninety percent of fungicides have been shown to cause tumors in test animals and crop losses due to pests are on the rise.

In 1950 less than ten percent of all cornfields in the United States were sprayed with pesticides. Today almost ninety percent are treated with synthetic chemical pesticides. In 1939 there were thiry-two pesticides registered with the federal government. Today there are eight hundred and sixty, formulated into twenty thousand different products. Many of us even today have detectable amounts of DDT in our tissues even though this harmful chemical was outlawed in 1972. Only four percent of pesticides in use today have been adequetely tested for their complete harmful effects on humans, but continue in widespread use anyway.

The United States is one of the largest users of pesticides and synthetic chemicals in the world with rates of cancer (after subtracting lung cancer and better detection methods) that have increased by thirty-five to forty percent since the end of World War II. Many scientists now believe that these elevated rates of disease form a direct causal link with simultaneous increase in the use of synthetic chemicals, including pesticides in the enviroment.

Many people don't realize that when farmers spray their crops with pesticides, roughly only twenty five percent of the chemical even hits the crop. The rest travels for miles polluting the air, the water, the soil, eventually contaminating our streams, our fish, our crops, ruining our health and the enviroment.

Organic Farming

Organic Farmers use a labor intensive means of farming that includes the use of crop rotations, green manures, and biological control to maintain soil productivity and pest control. Instead of harsh chemicals, organic farmers control crop destroying insects by introducing other natural predators such as ladybugs. No synthetic chemicals or fertilizers are used. The process is one hundred percent natural and chemical free.

Skin Care Industry

Most skin care products today are nothing more than a mixture of harmful, man-made chemicals. Prior to World War II, women made their own natural skin care products at home using plants, cold-pressed vegetable oils and herbs from recipes passed down through generations. However, after the war, factories used to make chemicals for the war effort needed new markets and manufacturers soon found that they could meet a growing demand for ready-made cosmetics. Women were entering the work force in greater numbers and there was a growing demand for convenient, store bought goods. Manufacturers soon found that not only could they make synthetic versions or mimics of natural, plant-based creams and lotions,

but they could do so at rock bottom costs by using cheap, syntetic chemical "substitutes". Unfortunately, at this time, what manufacturers did not know was how harmful these chemicals would be for our health and for the future health of the enviroment.

Plants and Harmony

There is nothing more beneficial to your skin than natural plant essences. Studies have shown that synthetic chemicals are skin irritants, allergens and substances our bodies do not recognize and therefore do not know how to process, breakdown and eliminate. Instead, these harmful chemicals collect inside our bodies, eventually contributing to the formation of unwanted disease.

Our skin is like a giant sponge. Everything we put on it is eventually absorbed into the body. Think about it. If you wouldn't consider drinking a glass full of synthetic chemicals, why would you put them on your skin? The same principle applies to our eating habits. We look and feel better when we eat a diet of organic whole foods than we do on a diet of synthetic, man-made junk food. The skin should be taken care of with as much care and attention. Everything that our bodies come in contact with has an effect on our health as it has an effect on our beauty. Beauty and good health go hand in hand.

Future

Please join us and use organic and wildcrafted products whenever you can. Together we can make a beautiful future for ourselves, our children and future generations to come.

Peace

nature girl donates a large portion of after-tax profits to projects that benefit and improve the lives of women and the enviroment.