Is Your Anti Aging Cream Really Good For You?

             Anti Aging Skin Creams: Are You Applying Toxic Chemicals On Your Skin?

The anti aging industry is practically bursting at its seams due to the multitude of anti aging skin creams being produced. Most of the ingredients purportedly effective in slowing down the degeneration of dermis tissues and cells have been infused in these products.


But unbeknownst to many of us, many anti aging skin care products actually contain toxic chemicals. Their only difference to the poisons out there is that they are camouflaged in attractive packaging.

I’ll give you a moment to retrieve your anti aging product and check the back label for the list of the ingredients. Now check the following ingredients if they are included in the anti aging skin creams you are using:

1. Petrochemcials

These are petroleum-based chemicals. Did you know that this is the same petroleum taken from natural gas and coal?

What They Can Do To The Body: Based from rigorous tests and trials, it has been found out that prolonged usage of skin care products with petrochemicals can lead to the degeneration of internal organs like the kidney, damages to the nerve functions of the brain and anemia. Those petrochemicals that contain synthetic colors are also suspected of having carcinogenic compounds.

2. Paraben

Most skin care products contain parabens. Check the back label of your product and look for Butylparaben, Methylparaben, Propylparaben and Ilsoparaben. They are basically used to preserve the natural ingredients of cosmetic products.

What They Can Do To The Body: Just like petrochemicals, they are also suspected of containing carcinogenic compounds. In addition to that, experts found out that prolonged exposure to parabens can have estrogenic effect on the body that might potentially lead to the development of breast cancer. Applying parabens topically might even be more cancer-inducing than taking it orally.

3. Phthalates

Phthalates are usually added to the formulation of plastics in order to make them more durable. It is incorporated in skin care products because it enhances the ability of the product to penetrate deeper into the skin.

What They Can Do To The Body: Anti aging skin care products incorporated with phthalates might cause severe allergic reactions. Because it also has carcinogenic properties, it might contribute to the development of cancer cells. In addition to that, it might speed up the deterioration of skin cells.

Change Your Anti Aging Routine Now Before It Is Too Late! Take a look at some of the products Arbonne has to offer:                                            

                                                                      RE9 FOR YOUR FACE and NECK

RE9 Advanced Restorative Day Crème SPF 20
High concentrations of advanced moisture-enhancing ingredients support collagen, and protect and restore skin's youthful appearance. ( 1 fl.oz. )
Price: $50.00

RE9 Advanced Corrective Eye Crème
Exclusive blend supports collagen, reducing puffiness and diminishing dark circles. ( 0.5 fl.oz. )
Price: $55.00

RE9 Advanced Intensive Renewal Serum
A powerful blend of clinically proven, collagen-supporting ingredients that visibly firms and lifts skin, while diminishing the appearance of fine lines. ( 1 fl.oz. )
Price: $58.00

RE9 Advanced Age-Defying Neck Cream
Firms and tightens the décolleté and neck to smooth the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. (Net wt. 1.7 oz.)
Price: $82.00

RE9 Advanced Instant Lift Gel
Works quickly to make skin feel tighter and firmer. ( 1 fl. oz. )
Price: $46.00

RE9 Advanced Cellular Renewal Masque
Enhanced formula with gentle cellular exfoliation visibly improves skin tone and texture, minimizes the appearance of pores, and provides skin with an immediate, radiant glow. ( 1.7 fl. oz. )
Price: $65.00

RE9 Advanced Collagen Support Dietary Supplement
Works to promote collagen production with an exclusive blend of rejuvenating skin supporting nutrients, including the Arbonne Antioxidant Skin Support Blend, with Vitamins A, C, E. Bilberry fruit extract, quercetin, alpha lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, vitamins A, C, D and E gives your skin the nourishment it needs on the inside to maintain a more youthful appearance on the outside. (30-Day Supply )Price: $48.00

RE9 Advanced Smoothing Facial Cleanser
Provides effective smoothing and renewing of the skin surface for soft, supple skin. ( 3 fl.oz. )
Price: $40.00

RE9 Advanced Regenerating Toner
An antioxidant-rich, pH-balanced mist with Vitamins A, C and E regenerates skin tone and firmness to deliver younger-looking skin. ( 1.7 fl.oz. )
Price: $35.00

RE9 Advanced Night Repair Crème
This ultra-hydrating blend of botanicals and concentrated Vitamin C supports collagen and helps repair skin to restore a youthful appearance. ( Net wt. 1 oz. )
Price: $85.00

RE9 FOR HANDS AND BODY

Reactivating Body Serum
This botanically based, pre-moisturizing body gel absorbs quickly to help replenish skin's moisture barrier. ( 100 ml/3.4 fl. oz. )Price: $42.00

RE9 Advanced Hydrating Body Lotion
Extremely moisturizing body lotion delivers antioxidants and vitamins to help nurture skin, leaving it soft and hydrated. ( 6.7 fl. oz./200 ml )
Price: $45.00

RE9 Advanced Nourishing Body Wash
Intensive moisturizing wash, with vitamins and antioxidants, nourishes skin and enhances radiance and tone. Includes complimentary mesh pouf. ( 6.7 fl.oz. )
Price: $36.00

RE9 Advanced Firming Body Cream
Luxurious cream supports collagen and elastin to help promote a firmer, more toned, smoother look and feel to skin. ( Net wt. 6.7 oz. )
Price: $68.00

ARBONNE IS IN FORBES MAGAZINE!!!!!!!!!

Shop Online and Save

Johnson and Johnson EXPOSED

Are You Using This Popular But Cancer- Causing Shampoo?

For the past two years, health and environmental groups have been urging Johnson & Johnson to remove two potentially cancer-causing chemicals from its baby shampoo.

One of these ingredients is quaternium-15, which releases formaldehyde; a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant, and a known carcinogen (formaldehyde exposure has been associated with leukemia specifically).

According to SafeCosmetics.org:

"The North American Contact Dermatitis Group considers quaternium-15 to be among the most clinically significant contact allergens in children."

The other, 1,4-dioxane, is a "likely carcinogen," and is present in Johnson & Johnson's:

• Baby Shampoo
• Oatmeal Baby Wash
• Moisture Care Baby Wash, and
• Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief Creamy Wash

According to the CDC, 1,4 dioxane is "probably carcinogenic to humans," and is toxic to your brain, central nervous system, kidneys and liver.

Why is Johnson & Johnson Dragging Their Feet on Removal of Toxic Ingredients for U.S. Lots?

On October 31, The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics sent Johnson & Johnson a letter signed by 25 environmental and medical groups, demanding they "commit to removing the chemicals from all of its products by November 15." The Campaign also urges everyone to boycott Johnson & Johnson until it complies.

Johnson & Johnson recently responded, stating that:

"We have been phasing out the use of preservatives that release tiny amounts of formaldehyde to guard against bacterial contamination. These preservative technologies, which are used widely in our industry are all safe and approved in the countries where they are sold…  Over the past couple of years, we already have reduced the number of formulations globally with these "formaldehyde releaser" preservatives by 33% and in the U.S. by over 60%.

We are completing this reformulation as quickly as we can safely and responsibly do so.

As part of the manufacturing process, we have extensive monitoring to ensure that the amount of a trace byproduct known as "1,4 dioxane" in any of our products is well below the level that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and regulatory agencies around the world consider safe.

… We have introduced new product formulations for consumers who prefer natural products, such as JOHNSON'S^®NATURAL^®, a line that is 98% natural, and contains no formaldehyde releasing preservatives or traces of 1,4 dioxane."

However, reasonable as this may sound, there are two rather obvious "problems" with their reply:

1. They’re already selling a carcinogen-free version of its baby shampoo in other countries, so obviously no complicated reformulation would be necessary, and
2. The Johnson’s “Naturals” brand does not contain either of these chemicals, but, it costs about twice as much as their regular baby shampoo. That makes TWO carcinogen-free formulas at their disposal, which makes the line “We are completing this reformulation as quickly as we can safely and responsibly do so,”  seem like a rather strange excuse

The countries already receiving quaternium-15-free Johnson & Johnson products include:

Denmark	Finland	Japan	The Netherlands
Norway	South Africa	Sweden	The U.K.

As stated by Jezebel:

"And it's not like the company removed an essential ingredient to meet environmental restrictions in these countries. While some have banned the use of quaternium-15, it's unclear why some of these countries are being treated to the carcinogen-free shampoo."

What to Look for to Avoid Formaldehyde and 1,4-Dioxane

If you want to avoid formaldehyde-releasing ingredients and 1,4-dioxane, you need to know what to look for as they're NOT listed on the label; at least not in those words.


Common ingredients likely to contaminate products with formaldehyde include: 

Quaternium-15, DMDM hydantoin, Imidazolidinyl urea, Diazolidinyl urea

    To avoid 1,4-dioxane, watch out for these ingredients, which create 1,4-dioxane as a    byproduct:

PEG-100 stearate, Sodium laureth sulfate, Sodium myreth sulfate, Polyethylene, Ceteareth-20

Other Hazardous Ingredients to Watch Out for

It's unfortunate, but personal care products, including those specifically designed for babies, can contain a number of hazardous ingredients. Other common culprits to avoid include:

• Any chemical that include the clauses “xynol,” “ceteareth” and “oleth”
• Diethanolamine or DEA, a potentially cancer-causing agent. DEA also readily reacts with nitrite preservatives and contaminants to create nitrosodiethanolamine (NDEA), a known and potent carcinogen. The chemical also appears to block absorption of the nutrient choline, which is vital to brain development.
• Propylene Glycol. Despite the fact the material safety data sheet warns users to avoid skin contact with propylene glycol as it is a strong skin irritant and can also cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage, it's a common ingredient in shampoos.
• Parabens. These preservatives may be listed on the label as methyl paraben, ethyl paraben, propyl paraben, butyl paraben, isobutyl paraben or E216. They have shown particularly troubling links to cancer.
  
  Studies have shown that parabens can affect your body much like estrogens, which can lead to diminished muscle mass, extra fat storage, and male gynecomastia (breast growth). Other studies have also linked parabens to breast cancer, as researchers found traces of parabens in every sample of tissue taken from 20 different breast tumors. The EPA has linked methyl parabens in particular to metabolic, developmental, hormonal, and neurological disorders, as well as various cancers.

Average Baby Exposed to Dozens of Potentially Unsafe Chemicals Daily

Four years ago, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) surveyed 3,300 parents and compared the baby products they used to lists of chemicals known to cause allergies, hormone disruption, damage to the nervous system, and cancer. Their review revealedthat children are exposed to about 27 chemical ingredients on a daily basis that have never been assessed for safety. Not by the industry, nor by the government.

Examples of hazardous ingredients and baby products from that review include:

• 2 bromo, 2 nitropropane, and 3-DIOL: Can cause allergies and skin irritations. In certain products these ingredients can also break down to form other cancer causing agents
• Sodium borate, found in Desitin diaper cream, can accumulate in your child’s brain and liver, causing detrimental health effects
• Oxybenzone, a common ingredient in sunscreen, can trigger allergies, and may disrupt a child's delicate hormone system

Interestingly, 89 percent of products labeled "Recommended by doctor" were found to be some of the worst offenders, containing some of the most dangerous chemicals! 

The 2007 EWG study also determined that:

• 82 percent of children are exposed every week to one or more ingredients with the potential to harm the brain and nervous system.
• 69 percent of children are exposed every week to one or more ingredients that may disrupt the hormone system.
• 3.6 percent of children are exposed to ingredients with strong data linking them to cancer, including chemicals classified as known or probable human carcinogens.
• 80 percent of children's products marked as gentle and non-irritating contain ingredients linked to allergies and skin or eye irritation according to government and industry sources.

There is reason to be concerned about the numerous toxic chemicals you expose your children to on a daily basis, as each and every exposure adds to your child's total, long-term toxic load. For more information, I highly recommend reading Dr. Doris Rapp's book, Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call. Dr. Rapp does a thorough job of uncovering the many ways you're exposed to toxic chemicals, and how they take a toll on your health, contributing to the many chronic diseases you see today.

Buy from a company that prides themselves on making Pure, Safe and Beneficial Products. Go here to sign up and purchase something Healthy              http://nicholebeall.myarbonne.com

Arbonne Baby Care Body Oil
Tenderly restore baby’s essential skin moisture with this blend of certified organic botanical oils that soften, moisturize and protect delicate skin.

#852
$18.00

Arbonne Baby Care Herbal Diaper Rash Cream
Reach for this light, water-repelling cream to help prevent and gently relieve baby of sore, dry, chapped skin that can occur with diaper use.

#853
$14.00

Arbonne Baby Care Body Lotion
A gentle lotion formulated for delicate skin.

#851
$14.00

Arbonne Baby Care Sunscreen SPF 30+
Formulated with SPF 30+, this lotion provides maximum protection for sensitive skin, when applied liberally and often. 6 fl. oz./170 g

#849
$22.00

Arbonne Baby Care Hair and Body Wash
This botanically based, mild wash is tear-free and replaces the skin’s natural oils, as it cleans, moisturizes and conditions … nourishing from the outside, in.

#850
$14.00

Arbonne Baby Care Set
All five ABC products, an $82 value, for $74.

#1149
$74.00