Questions? - ask Joe!
This
section is to answer, and respond to, the questions of
our customers and readers who seek knowledge in the areas
related to organics and skin care.
We
invite questions about ingredients, farming, and in the
past have even had questions about the universe - well,
if you insist, we can always ask grandpa the hard ones
- we will give you our very best answers and share any
research we know of relevant to your inquiries. We will
post interesting and frequently asked questions.
Q.
Joe, why should I believe you use no harsh synthetic chemicals,
almost every single product on the shelf has them and
their companies say they have to put those other ingredients
in for various reasons, including as preservatives? I
know cause I have asked most of them. - Monica Fuller,
California
A.
That is a great question. First of all, in our 100% Certified
Organic product lines, we do not just use certified organic
and certified biodynamic ingredients, we are also certified
organically as a farm, and manufacturer, blender, processor
and a bottler by two seperate, independent certifying
bodies, ACO/BFA and now NAASA.
Organics
is not about marketing, it is about accountability. While
other companies endeavor to use a bit of organic ingredients
to make organic claims, they are not fully accountable,
and some even may omit part of their ingredients from
their label in the pursuit of 'natural' marketing. The
OCA in the USA has started to make formal complaints about
some of these companies. However, even if another company
is using 1% organic ingredients we still support them,
because it all helps the organic farmers, and 1% can become
2% and so on...
When
a company is Certified Organic it is responsible to list
all of its organic ingredients and components, because
it becomes as accountable to the equivalent of an organic
food grade certification or such product. We are not using
synthetic preservatives such as Methyl or Propyl Parabens,
as we consider this potentially harmful and have over
the course of many years developed processes that use
the strengths Nature provides - natural preservatives
and antioxidants, such as citrus seed extract, amoung
others.
We
are also willing to state, in writing, that what is on
the label is 100% in our products, and if you go to our
web site link 'Know NOs' you will see that we are also
willing to state what we do not put in our products. We
are currently the only skin care manufacturer in Canada
and USA who qualifies to present the USDA logo for 100%
Certified Organic on our skin care products.
Q.
When will your products be ready for shipping to the USA?
- Tom Bannister, New York
A.
Very soon, we would be happy to keep you directly updated,
if
you indicate you would like to be on our customer mailing
list?
Q.
I
heard that you actually go to your stores and do demos
and train the store staff on your organic products and
processes, can you come to Oregon so that I can buy directly
from my Health Food Store?
- Sabrina Chesney, Salem, Oregon
A.
Sabrina, I would love to, please forward the contact details
of your Natural Products Store? for our follow up...
please
forward your questions and queries to:
sales@organicformulations.ca
(please,
cut and paste our e-mail address, to help us avoid web
spam)
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