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Dear Friend,

Congratulations on your decision to start using a truly pure natural skincare line. You are on your way to kicking chemical products forever.

This quick guide is to help you transition from water/glycerin based skincare to oil based skincare as easily as possible.

Many of us desire to switch to truly natural, preservative free natural skincare formulations. However, some people may encounter an unexpected difficulty – their skin is addicted to water/glycerin formulas! Unfortunately, it may sometimes be difficult to start using completely different formulas and expect our skin to behave the exact same way as what we are used to. Totally pure skincare will act uniquely upon the skin and you may experience a period of adjustment to the new regimen.

After years of being treated with synthetic ingredients, silicones, preservatives and alcohols, skin cells develop a system of defense – they tend to stick closer together in the desperate attempt to defend from assault by synthetic chemicals while holding on to the moisture and lipids still remaining in the skin. Additionally, our skin craves surface moisture that water/glycerin formulations provide to the epidermis.

 7 FACTS ABOUT PRESERVATIVES THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU

 We all want to live forever.  Well, if not forever, then as long as possible. And we want to be healthy and vibrant while we are doing it, right? So, enter new movement: organic, natural, vegan, gluten-free and so on and so on. We are always on the hunt for the next magic ingredient that will make us live a longer, happier life and we will pay any money to reach our goal.

This is a worthy undertaking! However, you will be surprised to find out that behind all these beautiful words – natural, green, pure, organic, etc. there are some hidden secrets that not only did not change from the old conventional ways, they have gotten worse.  More dangerous. These little secret additives are preservatives.

If you check even the most “organic” of today’s natural product offerings, you might be unpleasantly surprised that 99.9% of them still have preservatives. No big deal, right? However, take a trip to your bathroom and check the products currently there. See if you can find the following ingredients on their labels: anything that starts with PHENO- (phenoxyethanol), anything that contains the word BENZO- (benzoic acid, benzyl benzoate), any word with  -Paraben in it, or anything abbreviated (EDTA, BHT, BHA) or another word you don’t understand and know it is not edible.

Well, here are some facts that might change your mind about our current beliefs regarding these little toxic poisons called preservatives.

Myth #1 – Preservatives are not dangerous to us – they only kill bacteria.

Sadly, this is not true at all. Preservatives work by irritating cell walls of bacteria and entering and killing them as a result. Unfortunately, since our cells differ very little from bacteria cells, the preservatives are unable to make a distinction and kill whatever cells they encounter along the way – human or bacterial. Since our body consists of billions of separate cells, preservatives cannot kill us quite as easily as they do microorganisms.

All preservatives used in personal care items today are very aggressive since they are designed to kill anything and everything that might jeopardize the length of shelf life of a product. They have been researched and proved to be carcinogens, mutagens, high power allergens, reproductive toxins, neurotoxins, skin irritants etc., etc. Many times, a single preservative can be many or all of these things – that is why they are so dangerous. Various cancers and autoimmune diseases have been linked to preservatives – hormone-based cancers such as breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer or immune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, autism.

If you have ever tried to read the ingredient label on a moisturizer and wondered about all the ingredients you could not pronounce or understand, you are not alone. Even experienced skin care professionals are often confused about what words "natural" and "organic" really mean.  There are plenty of brands out there advertising their products as 100% natural, totally organic and pure, yet these products are nothing more than chemical coctails with some plants and oils thrown in for good measure. 

Watch our video on 5 super easy ways of determining if the moisturizer you are considering purchasing is worth your hard earned money. 

Please be ready to be surprised and even shocked. Some of this information cannot be found anywhere else. The good thing about science is it doesn't care what we think - it simply is. Laws of nature stay true regardless of our opinion of them.

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