Question about organic products

I'm going to guess that your LE therapist is thinking that organic products may not contain stabilizers and preservatives (which is mostly true), and therefor may just possibly be contaminated more easily than products that have preservatives. I think it's a pretty remote possibility if your organic products are fresh and come from a reputable company like Aveda -- as opposed to something organic you (or maybe a patient in the past) picked up at a farmer's market, etc., that wouldn't necessarily have the same quality controls that Aveda does. But, as I said, that's just a guess, and nothing I've ever heard before. As others have said, it will be interesting to hear her rationale. Deanna

Keep in mind that many of the mass market products use a brand name for a group of items but within each category, the formulations will differ. For instance, you may have tried the Eucerin creme and found it too greasy but they also make a lotion that might feel lighter. Just when you find a version you like (and can tolerate), the manufacturer may change the ingredients so I find it best to read the label carefully: often, the shorter a list is, the better. In Neosporin & generics, the usual offender is the neomycin which means going with a plain bacitracin or maybe Polysporin, also called double antibiotic ointment, for "first aid" use.

Certainly quality control is important as Deanna points out. No company can afford the bad press and potential lawsuits that would arise from shipping stuff contaminated with bacteria. When I worked in the pharmaceutical industry, we kept shelves of different batches in rooms at various temperatures and sent samples out for stability testing at prescribed intervals in order to be able to assign valid expiration dates.

The usual warning about observing things like cosmetics for alterations in consistency, odor, etc. always apply. Shop at a place that turns inventory quickly and that should be less of a problem. Sometimes, stores that attach their own price tags employ a code that discloses when stock was received. Ask a clerk to decipher it for you. It bothers me when packages for sale have been around long enough to gather dust...