• Organic Pomegranate Seed Oil (Punica granatum)
• Organic Cupuacu Butter (Theobroma grandiflorum)
• Organic Sweet Almond Nut Oil (Prunus amygdalus dulcis)
• Organic Shea Butter(Butyrospermum parkii)
• Organic Aloe Vera Leaf Juice (Aloe Barbadensis)
• Organic Lecithin (from sunflower) Helianthus annuus
• Organic Cucumber Extract (Cucumis sativus)
• Organic Watercress Flower Extract (Nasturtium officinale)
• Organic Rice Bran Extract (Oryza sativa)
Our Moisturizing Daily Face Lotion and Moisturizing Overnight Face Cream are both USDA Certified Organic. And unlike many other moisturizers on the market today, you won’t find potentially harmful hidden ingredients, including artificial fragrances, parabens, phthalates, dyes and undesirable chemical preservatives.
• Cruelty-free – Our products aren’t tested on animals and are Leaping Bunny Certified.
• Soy-free – We use only lecithin from sunflowers and not soy in our formulas.
• GMO-free – Our formulas contain no genetically engineered ingredients.
• Gluten-free – Our formulas contain no gluten-containing ingredients.
There’s no need to look older than your years. Or suffer with persistent dry skin and its effects. When you use our Organic Moisturizing Daily Face Lotion and Organic Moisturizing Overnight Face Cream as the final steps in your daily skincare routine, you help…
“It’s no secret that plant foods nourish your body, and applying botanical-based products to your skin has the same effect. Don’t put anything on your skin that you wouldn’t eat. Botanical-based products provide a smart and natural way to help yourskin feel and look radiant and flawless.”
Dr. Mercola
1. Organic Shea Butter
Many are surprised to learn that, unlike food, there are no federal regulations for beauty products, including moisturizers. Any company can claim its product is “natural” or “organic.” Just because some brands of moisturizers contain ingredients derived from natural sources, it doesn’t mean they are organic or natural.
So unless a product displays the USDA Organic Seal on its packaging, the word “organic” may be meaningless. A product containing a small handful of organic ingredients can’t be called a Certified Organic product, no matter what the label says. For a product to bear that prestigious seal, it must contain at least 95 percent organically produced ingredients.
With moisturizers and other products that you apply to your skin, the devil is in the details. Your skin is your largest organ and when you lather on moisturizer, its chemicals flow right through your skin and into your bloodstream without any filtering. From there, they go straight to your organs. Because your body doesn’t have enzymes to break down chemicals, they accumulate over time. Here’s what’s especially troubling about the long-term accumulation of chemicals in your body..
Small but frequent exposures can be more harmful than a few larger exposures.
The danger lies in the cumulative effect of chemicals. Any product that’s designed to moisturize is by nature more readily absorbed into your skin. However, some products contain chemicals that enhance skin absorption even further, with the potential to drive toxic ingredients deeper into your skin
and, ultimately, your organs.
You have many choices when it comes to skin moisturizers. However, not all are ideal for your skin or your health. Many top-selling products contain
potentially hazardous ingredients. However, it’s surprisingly difficult to find out what those ingredients are, especially with moisturizers sold online, as
their ingredient lists are often hidden from view.
This family of preservatives mimics the action of the female hormone estrogen and can drive tumor growth. Plus, parabens can act as potent hormone or endocrine disruptors. EWG gives them a “high” rating for endocrine disruption concerns.
This is a surfactant that comes with “high” concerns for contamination with potentially toxic impurities (such as 1,4-dioxane, a likely carcinogen), and “low” yet still significant concerns for enhanced skin absorption.
Used as a barrier to lock in skin moisture, this semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons from petroleum has earned “high” concerns for both contamination and organ system toxicity. The European Union classifies petrolatum as a carcinogen and restricts its use, but it is widely used in American products.
A silicon-based polymer used as a lubricant and conditioning agent, this chemical has been rated by the EWG as “moderate” for concerns of organ system toxicity.
A polyethylene glycol ester that acts as a surfactant, it has earned “moderate” concerns for contamination and organ system toxicity.
A polyethylene glycol ester that acts as a surfactant, it has earned “moderate” concerns for contamination and organ system toxicity.
Fragrance or “parfum” is rated “high” for overall concerns for health and “moderate” concerns for immune system toxicity, allergies, skin, eye and lung irritation and organ system toxicity. A synthetic fragrance can contain dozens of untested and unlisted chemicals, including carcinogen phthalates, which accumulate in human tissue. There are many more ingredients that may be harmful to not only your skin but your overall health. For the most part, ingredients in personal care products are not tested for safety.
If you have sensitive skin or need a product that won’t exacerbate an existing skin concern, you know how important it is to avoid ingredients that can be irritating.
So what do you do?
If you’re like many others, you look for products labeled “fragrance free” or “hypoallergenic”.
But is that enough to truly give you the insurance you need?
A university dermatologist and his colleagues recently put that question to the test. They searched online and visited big-box stores to identify 174 of the most popular brand-name moisturizers. What they discovered when studying their contents was truly stunning…
The majority of products labeled “fragrance-free” or “hypoallergenic” contained some form of potential skin allergen. And nearly half of products advertised as “fragrance free” contained a fragrance. Only 12% of the best-selling moisturizers advertised as “hypoallergenic” were free of potentially allergenic chemicals.
Another study by a dermatologist-led team took an even closer look at moisturizers. Here’s what they found when they analyzed 276 products:
68% contained synthetic fragrances or “parfum”
62% contained parabens
20% contained propylene glycol and formaldehyde releasers
While “fragrance-free” is certainly a step in the right direction if the product is truly free of synthetic fragrance, relying on the word “hypoallergenic” to
avoid potentially harmful ingredients may be misleading and potentially dangerous.
I suggest a different approach…
Rather than choosing products with questionable ingredients that may pose a risk to your health, I recommend looking for ingredients like these that you can not only pronounce, but trust…