| Ten Natural Ingredients That Do Wonders For Your Skin |
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| Lesley Haw | |||
| Wednesday, 21 May 2008 | |||
  Consider that your skin absorbs 60% of the products you put on it. We bring you a list of ten natural ingredients that cleanse, regenerate and soothe, to ensure that what you put on your face isn’t poisoning your body. “The human body is a giant communication system, and nowhere is it more apparent than in the skin” – Barbara Close, Pure Skin, Organic Beauty Basics. Our skin is more than an outer covering – it is actually a vital organ that has the tough job of blocking out all the bad elements - bacteria, viruses, pollution and chemicals. It also has the added job of protecting and nourishing our body. It is not that easy to try and limit the amount of chemicals we put into or onto our body – we eat healthily, choosing organic foods, but our skin is still exposed to many other chemicals every day! There are certainly many man-made products that have become invaluable to society, but some of these innovations are simply harmful and nowhere is it more apparent than when we use harsh synthetic ingredients on our skin. Skin care products and cosmetics do not stay on the surface of the skin. The skin absorbs at least 60% of the products we use, and dumps it directly into our circulatory system. It is estimated that over a period of an average life time for a women (60 years), we can absorb more that 15kg’s of ingredients through our skin. If you consider that we are absorbing chemicals or petroleum derived ingredients, plant nutrients and plant oils are obviously a far safer choice. Our ability to choose the right skin care and cosmetics depends are the accuracy of our ingredient knowledge, personal needs and market choices. Caring for your whole body includes choosing skin care that supports and contributes to a healthy lifestyle. Natural, and preferably Organic, skin care products are safer and healthier alternatives, especially when they are made from ingredients that are chemical and metal free. Natural skin care products have come under fire when it was found that only a small amount of natural ingredient is used and the bulk of the product is made up of petroleum by products and loaded with fragrance. Consider moving to all natural and organic products, which perform to the same standards as other non natural products. Many skin problems, such as acne, contact dermatitis, irritations and allergies may disappear once petroleum or synthetic ingredients are removed from your skin care regimen. Using fully natural products can contribute to healthy skin and a healthy body in the long term. Organic Skin Care Products formulate and combine organic flower and herb extracts, and aromatherapy oils to offer a nutritive skin solution for varying skin types. Some of the most well known and beneficial ingredients are:
Acknowlegements: Lori Stryker, B.Sc, BHEC, B.Ed – Why switch to all natural cosmetics? Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Skin Deep - Cosmetics Safety Database, The Environmental Working Group. The Environmental Defense, Ottawa Canada, 1 Aug 2006.  Lesley Haw founded Aeon Organics cc in South Africa to address the lack of quality, All Natural and Organic skin care and cosmetic products. Lesley discovered in her travels to Europe and the United States that SA consumers do not have the choice of products, without harmful chemicals, or with the suitable nutritional quality, to apply to their skins without damaging it. As a mother to two daughters she also saw the need to protect and nourish the young skins of today in these times with heavy pollutants and chemical overload. As a business woman with many years of experience in marketing, sales, international trade and logistics she has started introducing global brands that are not only offer a choice to the local market but also ensure world renowned quality using only natural and organic ingredients. Simplicité offers a range of 40 nutritive and specially formulated skin solutions using organic plant extracts, Australian bush-flowers and aromatherapy essences. They are hand-made by leading Australian naturopath and herbalist, David Lyons, and sold worldwide. The Simplicité secret lies in using fresh, organically grown, gently extracted plant nutrients. Simplicité ingredients are hand-picked for quality and extracted entirely from plant and aromatherapy sources. They yield visible, substantiated results after just six weeks of use. Simplicité results come from a regime of gentle exfoliation, applying enzyme-lift plant masks, and feeding high levels of broad-spectrum antioxidants into the skin. These methods improve the structure and health of the skin, instead of damaging it. The large amount of plant nutrients in Simplicité products sets them apart from the chemically-based majority. Essential fatty acids, proteins and fat-soluble vitamins nourish and enrich, soothe and protect the skin. The simple thing about Simplicité is that it feeds the skin back to health in the purest way imaginable. Simplicité is available through discerning Spas and Salons, or alternatively directly through www.simplicite.co.za
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