Why are natural products more expensive?

Natural products, beauty products, use higher quality ingredients. These ingredients can be costlier to source and harder to locate. Organic farming is more time-intensive, unlike conventional farming that use chemicals and pesticides. Since organic farmers do not use chemicals or pesticides on their crops, it requires more time and labor to produce them. Most conventional products use synthetic and harmful ingredients because they are cheaper to manufacture.

Natural companies are usually smaller operations than their competitors. By keeping the company small, it allows them to maintain product quality and ethical manufacturing. Natural companies often pay their employees a fair wage and provide a safe work environment, while most conventional manufacturers are dedicated to whatever means that can reduce overhead costs. Subsequently, supporting natural product companies supports fair labor practices.

The question is now “How can natural products become cheaper?” The answer is supply and demand. The more consumers buy natural products, the more affordable they will become. Understandably, we all want to save money, but should the cost be exposing ourselves to toxic chemicals to save a few dollars?

Here we have other facts on why natural products are slightly more expensive than conventional products:

Ingredients

Organic ingredients are one-and-a-half to two times more expensive (at least) than non-organic ones.

When you factor in how organic ingredients are grown, not genetically altered to speed up production, there’s another source for cost: “Not only are organic farms typically smaller than conventional ones, but they also, on average, take more time to produce crops because they refrain from using the chemicals and growth hormones used by conventional farmers. Time is money." Additionally, essential oils, hydrosols & infused oils are really expensive.

Production

Many organic lines are made in small batches, driving up cost for the consumer. “Companies that have the capability to produce on a mass scale can keep costs down by buying ingredients in huge amounts."

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Formulation

Typical over the counter brands are usually filled with emulsifiers, preservatives, fragrance, texture/feel improving chemicals—leaving a very small margin for the actual natural oils which are supposed to be the main source of nutrition for the skin. Which is also why they have longer shelf life. On the other hand, natural products are worth it as you’ll use less of a more potent product since they have higher concentrations of good-for-your-skin ingredients.

Shelf life

Organic products have shorter shelf life because their botanical ingredients have naturally limited “life” and break down after a while.

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