Orange was one of the fruits found at the market. They are produced in Florida and California. Apart from the conventional oranges, there were organic oranges. The prices were different. The organic type was more expensive, simply because they were chemical free. They are grown using organic manures. Pests and diseases were controlled using purely biological means. Organic oranges have green and white USDA organic sticker to distinguish them from conventional oranges (Laroche, Bergeron, & Barbaro-Forleo, 2001).
Purex is one of the commonly used laundry detergents in United States of America. This is an inorganic detergent characterized by its pretty scent. Its perfume molecules stick in clothes and water and are the main source of water pollution. The chemicals and softeners in this synthetic detergent are designed in a way that they degrade slowly hence polluting aquatic environments and sensitive to the hands. Soap berries can be used as an organic detergent. They have a sweet scent. The berries produce a product called Saponin which is a natural surfactant. Saponin absorbs water and free dirt and oil stains from clothes. Soap nuts can also be used to clean dishes and used as a shampoo in cleaning the hair. They contain hundred percent biodegradable compounds and contain no pesticides. They are purely natural (Laroche, Bergeron, & Barbaro-Forleo, 2001).
In synthetic toothpaste, fluoride is the main component that cleans teeth and prevents cavities. Despite its success, there are other alternative natural alternatives of protecting our cavities. Fluoride can be toxic to the body. Baking soda is a successful alternative to the toothpaste. Inorganic toothpaste has baking soda has as it active ingredient but because of other toxic compounds. Xytosol a naturally occurring sugar is the best of known organic toothpaste. This sugar is found in fruits and vegetable it prevents tooth decay. Eucalyptus oil has a successful antimicrobial product. Its oil can be added to brushing water and used in rinsing the teeth after brushing.
There are regulations aimed at protecting the consumers against the misleading food labels and packaging. Natural products are labeled as natural or all natural to mean that there are no added colors or rather the synthetic substances. The food packaging of the products in Walmart when denoted as 100 percent organic means that the organic ingredients were used in the farming process (Chouhan et al, 2013).
The packaging of mango, for instance, is ‘organic ‘but not 100 percent ‘organic' meaning that the fruit is not pure but made with organic ingredients with less than 70 percent of the organic farm ingredients. In addition, at Walmart, there are naturally packaged laundry products such as Purex, a natural element, which is branded as containing plant based, or traditional elements. The detergent is thought to be made from natural products such organic flowers. However, it is very hard to verify the truth about the packaging of the detergents because of its nature of use (Bhate, & Lawler, 2008).
Toothpaste is another personal product with many brands in the market. Colgate, for example, is a brand of toothpaste sold in US markets. The wording used in the packaging of these products indicates if it is a natural or organic product. The characteristic of products being natural or product creates a perception in the market that the natural products are safer than the organic products (Bhate, & Lawler, 2008).
The organic oranges as natural products are expensive than the conventional oranges. This is because the natural products produced using the natural means such as the use of insects in pest control. The conventional products use artificial fertilizers, which are proven technically to be expensive. The price of regular tomato is about $1.99 per pound while organic tomato costs $2.99 per pound.
I would purchase the natural product over the conventional product. This because most of the conventional products are associated with increase in lifestyle related diseases. For example, cancer attributed to pollution of the environment, hazardous chemical exposed to water are food can trigger malignancy when introduced to living cells. I would also purchase natural products over conventional simply because of their relatively low prices.
References
Bhate, S., & Lawler, K. (2008). Environmentally friendly products: factors that influence their adoption. Technovation, 17(8), 457-465.
CHOUHAN, N., KUMAR, A., SHARMA, A., & AMETA, R. (2013). ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS. Green Chemistry: Fundamentals and Applications, 43.
Laroche, M., Bergeron, J., & Barbaro-Forleo, G. (2001). Targeting consumers who are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly products. Journal of consumer marketing, 18(6), 503-520.
