Natural Beauty

I was reading an article from Better Nutrition Magazine Supplement on line yesterday and came across this information about skin care and remember, I'm not going to give you a lot of "unusable information".


Hopefully you are buying only the best wild Alaskan salmon (not farm raised or Genetically Modified). You seek out organic spinach and blueberries (don't forget you can freeze blueberries without losing any of it's nutritional value). You try to avoid trans fats in your crackers and high-fructose corn syrup in your jam. And you go to great lengths to avoid chemicals of any kind in your food. But if you’re buying cheap cosmetics?

You may still be putting those chemicals in your body every day.

What conventional cosmetic manufacturers don’t want you to know is that their products may contain chemicals that have been linked to increased risk of cancer, developmental disorders, reproductive damage, and other health hazards. Because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require health and safety studies or testing of cosmetics, manufacturers may use almost any raw material in formulating a product—and some of them are pretty dirty.

Think about that, the skin is the largest organ of the body and day after day you are washing, scrubbing, steaming and bushing these chemicals on it every day.

“There is no burden placed on manufacturers to be sure a product is safe before it comes to store shelves,” says Leeann Brown, press secretary for the Environmental Working Group (EWG). “There’s no government oversight, no non-biased organization evaluating products for safety. There’s really not much regulation at all of what can and cannot go into personal care products.”

Just do a test and go into any store, grab a few products and read their ingredients. Would you eat what is in that tube? Well you are ingesting through your skin these chemicals. Don't forget, medicine patches are a great way to take a medication without swallowing or injecting it. So what would be the difference?

So if you’re using conventional products, they may contain phthalates, propylene glycol, parabens, and other chemicals that can increase cancer risk, lead to organ system damage, and cause reproductive harm. “It’s a real horror show,” says Bruce Blumberg, PhD, professor of developmental and cell biology at the University of California, Irvine. “All the things we work so hard to avoid in food are used in vast quantities in personal care products.” No question about it—natural and organic is the only way to go.

Natural and organic beauty items are free of toxins and high in nutrients—just like your organic peanut butter and pomegranates. Confused about what to buy?

I found this line, sold only through doctors and Med Spas.
www.rejuva.com
I put the eye cream on my eyes and lips (moisturized) every day and yes I end up ingesting this product every day. They have taken out the Parabens, Gluten, Petroleum and scary preservatives.. and this skin care is luxurious.

Get on line to find a local MD that carries the line, they also offer discounts with 'on line' orders.