Home ::
We all want beautiful skin and most of us wouldn’t mind turning back the clock, but at what price? For years women relied on natural, organic sources to cleanse and moisturize their skin. With the birth the modern chemical industry we turned to “scientific solutions” which (besides draining your wallet) are packed with petroleum-based chemicals, synthetic detergents and alcohols which strip the skin of its natural oils and degrade its protective function. These modern solutions are chocked full of chemical preservatives such as parabens, which mimic your body´s own hormones and can have endocrine-disrupting affect.
Concerns about the safety of these chemicals (see ingredients to avoid in personal care products) has lead to a resurgence of research into the cleansing, moisturizing and anti-aging properties of natural substances that have been used by women for centuries. We now have scientific support for these ancient beauty remedies
Our facial products cleanse with gentle emollient avocado, jojoba and olive oils. They revitalize your skin with the natural anti-aging, antioxidant properties of carefully selected organic herbs, teas, leaves, and petals. They do not contain parabens, mineral oil, phthalates, animal products, or their by-products. They were never tested on animals. We fully disclose all of our ingredients and explain each on our product pages.
- Apart from color additives, personal care products and ingredients are not subject to FDA approval before they hit store shelves.
- According to a report by the National Institutes of Occupational Health and Safety, 884 ingredients routinely used to make personal care products are toxic and another 500 are skin irritants.
- According to a report by the Environmental Working Group in 2005, one third of popular brand personal care products contained at least one carcinogenic ingredient. 45% contain an ingredient which may be harmful to the reproductive systme or to a baby's development. 60% contain an ingredient that can act like estrogen or distribute hormones in the body.
- Testing of humans indicates the presence of hundreds of chemical toxins from personal care products in our blood, urine, body tissue and even breast milk.
- Europe and many other countries have banned many of the ingredients because of compelling toxicity data. The United States stands virtually alone in its laissez faire attitude toward these chemicals.
