From toothpaste to skin creams, shaving foams, deodorants and hair gels, right through to aftershaves and shampoos, men are putting more and more different products onto and into their bodies. Whilst the average woman uses 12 different toiletry products per day, applying over 175 chemical compounds to her body, the average man applies a little less than this, but with men's skincare a rapidly growing market, they are fast catching up with some men I know using a great deal more.



Whilst anti-smoking remedies such as nicotine patches flag up the fact that 60 per cent of what we put onto our skin is absorbed into our bloodstreams, the connection between this and the slathering of face, hair and body with lotions and potions on a daily basis seems to go unheeded. Men are often not aware that their favourite products can contain harmful ingredients linked in studies to causing certain cancers and affecting fertility. Some products can contain 'gender bending' toxins which can affect hormones and have even been linked to feminisation of baby boys.

There is a solution however - organic men's grooming and personal care products are the ideal- not just for the male skin but also the environment, as organic ingredients are grown, harvested and produced with respect for nature and without pesticides, fertilizers or genetic modification. More and more brands are becoming available - such as Miessence, Spiezia, Earthbound Organics, EcoSopia, Green People and a new totally organic and paraben-free range of specialist products just for men, Eyre Biobotanics - all of which have been carefully chosen by specialist UK organic on-line store buyOrganics (www.buyorganics.co.uk). Recent addition Eselle Organics uses only the most nutritionally rich, pure organic, skin-enhancing ingredients which make your skin and hair look and smell good without the adverse effects that other man-made chemicals are suspected of.

The core ingredient in Eselle Organics products is sea buckthorn - an incredible oil which contains 190 nutritional compounds as well as the rare Omega 7 fatty acid. Eselle's anti ageing properties and cell and tissue regenerative qualities makes it suitable for a wide variety of skin conditions, with amazing formulations but at a cost which is highly accessible to the general public.

Organic men's skin care products certainly have the ingredients to do a better job than their non-organic counterparts, which is great news for men's bodies inside and outside - and the ranges available are packaged just as attractively for a male audience - meaning they are a welcome addition to any man's bathroom shelf, not just for his skin and well-being, but the environment as a whole.