Friday, February 7, 2014

"Natural" and "Good" -- There's a Difference

 A New York 1 blog post about so-called natural beauty products got us thinking. In the piece by writer Jill Urban she tells us:
From parabans to sulfates, more and more people are looking to steer clear of beauty products that are loaded with chemicals they can hardly pronounce. That's why all-natural ingredients are taking the beauty industry by storm and are offering alternatives with the same results.
Believe us, anyone who has ever performed a facelift in Beverly Hills knows and understands all about the appeal of products that do not appear to be synthetic, since so many of our clients love these kinds of products. We get it. After all, it's only natural to assume that, say, "pure cane sugar" might be healthier than "high fructose corn syrup solids." At the same time, whether or not there is any real difference between these two products, neither of which is healthy, remains a hugely debatable matter.

We think that it's possible the same thing applies to cosmetics. Should being able to pronounce an ingredient make us think it's any better? Nearly everything you buy in a bottle starts out as a "natural" product at some stage of it's creation; even the petroleum-based plastic bottle started out as something that came straight from the earth. Moreover, many "100% natural" products are pretty unhealthy. Many poisons, like cyanide, are completely natural products. (It comes from apricot pits...what could be more natural?!)

At the same time, our work here at We Know Beauty is definitely a matter of helping nature along. After all, the kind of changes that make for great plastic surgery before and after pictures don't make themselves.Yet, the entirely "unnatural" process of surgery can lead to changes that make us not only happier, but healthier -- whether or not you find the name of the surgery easy to pronounce!

If there's some aspect of your appearance you'd like to change, it's only natural to want to consult one of the world's best plastic surgeons through We Know Beauty. For a complimentary consultation, please call our offices today at 310-300-1500.

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