Origani Australia - Luxury Certified Organic Skincare

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A common question that beauty lovers ask is: Why is ‘natural’ or most importantly ‘organic’ skincare generally more expensive than their traditional counterparts? It is an incredibly good question and deserves a thorough answer or answers because there are some super important things that need to be considered when a brand formulates ‘clean’ skincare products. 

The second question that often come after this is: Is it worthwhile to pay the difference by upgrading to a ‘clean’ beauty brand? This article will attempt to answer these questions in depth to assure you the confidence that green will always be queen.

 

FIRST, WHAT DOES CLEAN BEAUTY MEAN?

The term ‘clean beauty’ categorises beauty products that are natural and or organic in nature, are responsibly made and cruelty-free, most often environmentally friendly, and safer to use as they are free from harmful chemicals and irritating synthetic ingredients like sulphates, parabens, and phthalates. So, the ingredients that are omitted from a particular product is equally as important as the ingredients that are used. 

 

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE FROM NATURAL AND ORGANIC? 

The terms natural and organic are often used interchangeably and the word ‘natural’ itself is open to interpretation but there are marked differences in these categories if brands are actually true to their claims about how their products are genuinely positioned. 

Natural skincare refers to products that are predominantly made with ingredients sourced from nature like plant and fruit extracts, botanical oils, clays, waters, and butters to name a few. 

Organic skincare refers to products that are 100% chemical free and made with ingredients derived from nature like plant and other raw materials farmed and grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms, or ionizing radiation. 

WHY ARE ORGANIC AND NATURAL LUXURY SKINCARE BRANDS GENERALLY MORE EXPENSIVE? 

The answer to this is for the same reasons that organic food is more expensive. Clean and green organic beauty products like Origani Skincare can be a little dearer than other types of skincare company philosophies because formulating organic skincare has many more considerations.

 

Ingredient Sourcing

The job of sourcing the highest quality natural and organic ingredients is labour intensive due to the research, authenticity due diligence and local sourcing preferences (Australia is expensive!). These types of ingredients that are farmed naturally also require more time to labour and produce them which also impact the actual ingredient cost. In short, such ingredients are costlier to source and more difficult to locate. 

 

Quality of Ingredients 

Natural and organic are rawer and more concentrated in nature as opposed to cheaper synthetic fillers, mineral oils, and factory-made ingredients. Simply put, synthetic ingredients are cheaper to manufacture. In fact, organic ingredients are generally twice as expensive to non-organic ingredients! An example is the use of natural and safer preservatives as opposed to potentially harmful and cheaper ones like parabens and propylene glycol. 

Formulation Timelines

It is a lot easier and much faster to make an ‘accelerated’ beauty product that is primarily synthetically based with fillers and preservatives etc. We know now that ingredient sourcing is time consuming but Research and Development formulation Chemists who make natural and organic formulas also need longer timelines for the development process: such formulas are generally more complex to due to the nature of raw ingredients, product stabilisation, and sustainment measures to ensure a longer shelf life.

Sustainable and Quality-made Packaging

An all-in, an honestly natural or organic beauty brand needs to seriously plan and create suitable packaging that is quality-made, sustainable in nature and allows for efficacious formulations while ensuring the active raw compounds of their products are not spoiled or oxidised. Additionally, the packaging itself can also limit the need for synthetic ingredients – an example of this is the Origani Dermassure Clear and Calm Toning Cleanser that uses a specific pump mechanism to naturally foam the product instead of using the very common synthetic foaming agent, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, which can be very irritating to the skin and potentially damaging to use long term.   

Smaller Batch Production 

Natural and organic skincare is generally made in smaller batch production runs as opposed to mass produced products. Why? Quality, purity, and potency are all key factors that often get lost or hard to measure with larger batch product runs. 

Lastly, it is important to note that at Origani skincare, we manufacture only in Australia where it is widely known to be dearer due to an adherence to the some of the highest manufacturing and safety standards in the world.

Try the Natural Organic Origani skincare difference today for the purest, gentlest, and most effective biocompatible skincare products that give your skin what it really needs and wants. It is 100% worth it to make the switch. 

Love, the Origani Team xo