Your Green Review

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The Rundown:

What: Miessence Balancing Skin Conditioner

Price: $31.77 for 3.4 oz at http://organicology.mionegroup.com

Materials:

Organic aloe vera (aloe barbadensis) leaf juice, purified water (aqua), organic rosehip (rosa rubiginosa) seed oil, organic jojoba (simmondsia chinensis) seed oil, organic safflower (carthamus tinctorius) seed oil, organic shea (butyrospermum parkii) fruit butter, organic sugar-cane ethanol, non-gmo lecithin, organic bitter orange (citrus aurantium) extract, d-panthenol (pro-vitamin B5), organic lavender (lavandula angustifolia) essential oil, organic grapefruit (citrus paradisi) seed extract, organic olive (olea europaea) juice extract, natural gum, olive (olea europaea) leaf extract, organic calendula (calendula officinalis) extract, organic chamomile (matricaria recutita) extract, organic marshmallow (althea officinalis) extract, organic olive (olea europaea) extract, organic st johns wort (hypericum perforatum) extract

**Read “Properties of Miessence Ingredients” Here**

What makes it Green?

Certified Organic to Food Grade Standards by the USDA, the ACO and the BFA; contains no synthetic chemicals; contains no GMOs, synthetic or immunotoxic ingredients and no suspected or known carcinogens or allergens; not tested on animals.

Miessence also offsets its carbon emissions, taking into account those related to the production and transportation of their products.  As a part of Miessence’s Green Fleet program, carbon emissions are calculated quarterly and sufficient native trees are planted to offset travel-related carbon emissions.

Pros:

• Great Moisturizer-Light formulation that leaves skin extremely soft and visibly hydrated without any greasy residue.

• A little goes a long way-it might come in a small bottle but not a lot is needed and lasts throughout the day without need for reapplication.

• Safe enough to eat-Certified Organic to Food Grade Standards with all natural ingredients means this product is in fact good enough to eat!  Betcha can’t say that about Jergens!

• Cold Formulation-Miessence states that it uses chemical-free cold formulations as opposed to heat emulsification processes which may structurally alter ingredients.  Their methods are “proprietary”, however, so this process is not publicly known.

• 100% Beneficial Active Ingredients- Claims to contain no ‘fillers’ or unnecessary ingredients.

Cons:

• Unusual smell-because synthetic fragrances are not used it doesn’t smell like typical perfumed moisturizers.  A very light fragrance, but unusual nonetheless.

• Expensive-$31 for 3.4 ounces may not be a lot in comparison to some product lines but it’s also not the cheapest out there.

View Miessence’s Certifications Here:

Australian Certified Organic Certificate of Compliance:

http://www.onegrp.com/docs/general/certifications/ACO-Certification-2007.pdf

Biological Farmers of Australia Certificate of Compliance:

http://www.onegrp.com/docs/general/certifications/ACO-Certification-2007.pdf

USDA Certificate of Compliance:

http://www.onegrp.com/docs/general/certifications/USDA-Certification-2006.pdf

Read More:

Environmental Working Group.  Skin Deep Cosmetic safety database (database)

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php?nothanks=1

The GreenGuide. Pocket Dirty Dozen ingredients to avoid (Guide)

http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/100/dirtydozenssc

The Breast Cancer Fund. Unmasked: 10 Ugly Truths Behind the Myth of Cosmetic Safety (Brochure)

http://www.breastcancerfund.org/atf/cf/%7BDE68F7B2-5F6A-4B57-9794-AFE5D27A3CFF%7D/Unmasked%202007_final.pdf

OrganicConsumers.org. Coming Clean Campaign: National Organic Program (Article)

http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/051203_natural_cosmetics.cfm

Organic Consumers.org.  List of USDA certified organic personal care products (Guide)

http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/links.cfm