(NaturalNews) The world of conventional body care products is filled with gimmickry. Products that claim to be "natural" or even "organic" on the front label are often not. And some of the chemical toxins that go into conventional body care products would make your head spin if you really knew what they were. (Yes, even on "baby" products...)
Thank goodness for
natural body care products. There are lots of really good natural brands to choose from: Dr Bronner's soaps, Lluvia skin care from the Amazon Herb Company, and even some of the MSM lotions we've offered through our own store in the past. There are many more, too, that you can find in Whole Foods and other natural product retailers. The Organic Consumers Association sponsor page is a pretty good collection of honest companies:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/sponsors/index.cfmToday, however, I'm going to introduce you to a new line of skin care products that I think will challenge the very best the industry has to offer:
Annmarie Gianni's skin care line created by Annmarie Gianni -- yes, the super fit and super healthy partner of Kevin Gianni, one of the top educators in the natural health world and the creator of The Renegade Health Show (
www.RenegadeHealth.com).
Annmarie's skin care line is truly one of the most impressively formulated natural product lines I've ever had the joy to discover. Her skin care product line includes:
• Aloe-Herb Cleanser
• Ayurvedic Facial Scrub
• Neroli Toning Mist
• Coconut Honey Mask
• Coconut Body & Face Oil
• Anti-Aging Serum
• Anti-Aging Facial Oil
• Herbal Facial Oil for Normal and Combination Skin
Learn more about these products right here:
http://www.annmariegianni.com/natural-skin-care-products. Below, I list the
full ingredients of what's in these products, and I can state with confidence that you are unlikely to ever find a more thoughtful and expertly-blended collection of skin-enhancing ingredients in ANY product line offered by ANY company, anywhere in the world.
Or to state it another way (in my opinion), those high-priced "brand name" skin care products sold at department stores are nothing but junk compared to
Annmarie Gianni's line. There's literally no comparison once you look at the ingredients (see below) and what you get for your dollar.
Watch my video interview with Annmarie to hear her explain the thinking behind these
skin care product formulations (the audio isn't great, but you still get the idea):
http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=46A9526735A8F8BD5A809F4477D3B727Most of the Annmarie Gianni products are available now through the NaturalNews Store:
Click here to see what's available now.
(Full disclosure: I have no financial ties whatsoever to this product line and receive no compensation for product sales.)
What's in it?
Here are the ingredients (note the complete lack of toxic synthetic chemicals that you'd normally find in other skin care products):
• Aloe-Herb Cleanser
Organic aloe vera juice infused with
organic herbs (lavender flowers, calendula flowers, life everlasting flowers, hyssop, lemon balm, neem leaf, olive leaf, plantago leaf ); organic coconut oil; cocoglucoside (coconut oil & glycerine); organic vegetable glycerine; aspen bark extract; organic ruby grapefruit
oil; organic lemon oil; organic green mandarin oil; xanthan gum; organic rosemary oleoresin
• Ayurvedic Facial Scrub
Organic lavender flowers; organic fenugreek seed; rhassoul clay; organic rosemary leaves; organic lemon balm leaves; organic shavegrass (horsetail herb); organic neem leaves; organic comfrey root; organic lemon peel; honey powder
• Neroli Toning Mist
Pure organic neroli distillate
• Coconut Honey Mask
Raw mountain wildflower honey, organic extra virgin
coconut oil, beeswax, organic vanilla powder
• Coconut Body & Face Oil
Organic extra virgin coconut oil; organic sunflower and grapeseed oils infused with wild-crafted & organic herbs: milk thistle seed, rosemary leaves, green tea leaves, roobibos, life everlasting flowers, licorice root, gingko leaves, ginseng leaves; gotu kola leaves, calendula flowers, lavender flowers, hibiscus flowers, echinacea purpurea, plantain leaves, shavegrass, chamomile flowers, malva flowers; organic aloe vera oil; organic olive oil; organic Rice Bran Oil; vitamin E tocoperols (non-GMO); essential oils of lavender, elemi, peru balsam, frankincense
• Anti-Aging Serum
Organic rose distillate; organic aloe vera gel; organic rose distillate & vegetable glycerin herb extract of gotu kola leaves, gingko leaves, rosemary leaves, calendula flowers, comfrey root, fennel seed; rhodiola root; life everlasting flowers, milk thistle seed; plantain leaves; roobibos, shavegrass, nettle leaves, amla berries, seabuckthorn berries; olive-derived sodium hyaluronate; organic edelweiss extract; organic buddleja davidii extract; organic flax seed extract; organic sunflower seed extract; organic red raspberry seed extract; organic chia seed oil; organic carrot seed oil; organic tamanu oil; organic rose hip seed oil extract; vitamin E tocopherols (non- GMO); aspen bark extract; essential oils of rose absolute, frankincense, sweet myrrh, vetiver, jasmine sambac; organic rosemary leaf extract; xanthan gum
• Anti-Aging Facial Oil
Organic jojoba oil infused with wild-crafted & organic herbs: milk thistle seed, rosemary leaves, green tea leaves, roobibos, life everlasting flowers, licorice root, gingko leaves, ginseng leaves, gotu kola leaves, calendula flowers, lavender flowers, hibiscus flowers, echinacea purpurea, plantain leaves, shavegrass, chamomile flowers, malva flowers; organic oleic sunflower oil; hempseed oil; organic rosehip seed oil; organic red raspberry seed oil; organic cranberry seed oil; organic blueberry seed oil; chia seed oil; organic carrot seed oil; organic broccoli seed oil; organic pumpkin seed oil; organic pomegranate seed oil; organic black cumin seed oil; organic
acai berry oil; wild-crafted buriti fruit oil; organic seabuckthornberry oil, vitamin E tocopherols (non-GMO) essential oils of sandalwood, jasmine sambac, vetiver, rose absolute, sweet fennel, frankincense
• Herbal Facial Oil for Normal and Combination Skin
Herb oil (grapeseed oil, life everlasting, green tea, gotu kola, rosemary, calendula, lavender, milk thistle, lemon balm, licorice root, roobibos, hibiscus, rhodiola, gingko, plantain, amla, ashwaghanda, acai, goji berry, horsetail, comfrey leaves, comfrey root, rose petal, echinacea, ginseng, lotus, boswellia, blue violet), fractionated coconut oil, oleic sunflower oil, olive oil, aloe vera oil, passion fruit oil, tamanu oil, carrot seed oil, vitamin E tocopherols, evening primrose extract, seabuckthorn berry extract, red raspberry seed oil, cranberry seed oil, rosehip extract, calendula extract, buriti fruit oil, sandalwood oil, jasmine sambac oil, bergamot oil, blue chamomile oil, rosemary oleoresin
Why try it?
Since learning about Annmarie's skin care product line, I've been asking women about their skin care products, and I was shocked to learn that
most women are quite dissatisfied with their skin care products. They often end up "chasing symptoms" from one product to another. They might, for example, use one product to eliminate acne, but they find it dries their skin too much so they need a moisturizer, but the moisturizer causes some other effect requiring a third product to nourish the skin in the hope of some healing effect.
I personally don't use any skin care products on my skin (other than Dr Bronner's soap) and rely solely on inner nutrition to handle my skin health, so I wasn't aware of all these frustrations with skin care products. Of course, the real problem most women are experiencing with their skin care products is that
they're putting toxic chemicals on their skin because they're buying conventional products. Such products are just loaded with nasty fragrance chemicals and sometimes even heavy metals like lead and mercury. We just posted a story recently about the alarming mercury levels discovered in
skin whitening creams, to name one example. (
http://www.naturalnews.com/029765_skin_whitening_cream_mercury.html)
Most skin care and body care products sold in the world today are truly toxic. And because of that, they actually
harm your skin and lead to symptoms requiring more "treatment." In this way, the cosmetic and personal care industry works much like Big Pharma, using its products to generate repeat business by keeping people trapped in a cycle of symptoms requiring yet another product to treat.
Truly nourishing skin care products, on the other hand,
encourage your skin to heal. They provide nutrients, not synthetic chemicals, and they actually bathe your skin in health-supporting ingredients that result in visibly healthier looking skin. It's no secret that
nutrition works for skin health just as it does for total body health.
That's why I have really come to appreciate the care and wisdom that Annmarie and Kevin Gianni put into this truly impressive line of skin care products. It's
rare in this industry to find anyone so dedicated to high-integrity product formulations. It's even rarer to find a small company like this led by two people who are, themselves, consistently maintaining their own vibrant health by practicing what they preach. Yep, Kevin and Annmarie Gianni are among the healthiest people you'll ever meet. They juice, they take superfood supplements and they use their own products. No wonder they look so great!
Click here to pick up some Annmarie Gianni Skin Care products at the NaturalNews Store, where you can also enjoy our amazing specials on products like raw cacao, MSM lotions and delicious Living Nutz treats. Here's the link to our specials page:
http://store.naturalnews.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=100370&z...If you appreciate the value of quality products -- and you respect your own skin -- I think you'll really enjoy Annmarie's skin care product line. It's among the very best made anywhere in the world... by anyone! I give it a five-star rating and would openly recommend it to family and friends. It's one of those rare skin care product lines that's definitely "Health Ranger approved."
And you won't find many of those.
About the author: Mike Adams is an award-winning journalist and holistic nutritionist with a passion for teaching people how to improve their health He has authored more than 1,800 articles and dozens of reports, guides and interviews on natural health topics, and he has published numerous courses on preparedness and survival, including financial preparedness, emergency food supplies, urban survival and tactical self-defense. Adams is an independent journalist with strong ethics who does not get paid to write articles about any product or company. In 2010, Adams co-founded NaturalNews.com, a natural health video sharing site that has now grown in popularity. He's also a noted technology pioneer and founded a software company in 1993 that developed the HTML email newsletter software currently powering the NaturalNews subscriptions. Adams volunteers his time to serve as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and pursues hobbies such as martial arts, Capoeira, nature macrophotography and organic gardening. Known on the 'net as 'the Health Ranger,' Adams shares his ethics, mission statements and personal health statistics at www.HealthRanger.org
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