Are natural products as good as drug store brands? Episode 102

Is this natural product as good as a drug store brand? Gemma asks (in the Beauty Brains Forum)…It seems as though you guys aren’t the biggest fans of “natural” and “organic” cosmetics, but there seems to be a wider offering of lines at places like Whole Foods, Sprouts, and Erewhon. Lines like Andalou Naturals, Avalon Organics, MyChelle, and Dr. Hauschka. These are quite a bit more expensive than their drugstore counterparts and I’ve barely tried any of them. My question is, is there anything in these products that are as effective as the ones at the drugstore? They are chock-full of oils and extracts of plants and herbs, but can any of these moisturize, cleanse, and tone as well as traditional chemical-based ingredients? Do they justify the higher price tag, and will they have the same (or better) effect on my skin? We do stand by two generalizations: 1.) you shouldn’t waste your money on expensive beauty products and 2.) with natural/organic products you may be sacrificing efficacy to satisfy someone’s definition of “natural.”
 However, that doesn’t mean you can make specific product recommendations based solely on whether a product is sold in the drug store or the department store or whether a product is “natural” or not. You have to consider what the product claims to do, how well the formula will deliver against those claims, and how much the product costs. You ask “is there anything i...
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