So, today I did look and I found this great set from Origins. It’s called  Into the Green and it’s 4 products made with a combination of organic ingredients, essential fatty acids, and vitamins. Good for you stuff for more beautiful skin. 

Included in the Origins Into the Green Set:

Origins Organics™ Cleansing Body Bar (3.4 oz / 100 g). Made almost completely with Organic ingredients – 90% to be exact. Contains Organic Coconut Oil and Pure Organic Palm Oil to hydrate while gently cleansing the skin.

Origins Organics™ Purifying Tonic(1.7 fl oz / 50 ml). This tonic tones with 95% Organic ingredients. Organic Willow Bark, which is apparently the source of salicylic acid (hmm, good to know), purifies pores and Organic Vinegar clears away dead cells.

Origins Organics™ Nourishing Face Lotion (1 fl oz / 30 ml). Organic Shea Butter and Organic Cocoa Butter are full of antioxidants and nutrients. Organic Glycerin, Organic Sunflower Oil and Organic Coconut Oil add deep hydrating benefits.

Origins Organics™ Silkening Body Spritz (5 fl oz / 150 ml). Made with Organic Soy Lecithin and Sunflower Oil are combined in a skin-smoothing, hydrating, easy to use formula that you spray on. I find the spray to be an excellent idea. I have always wished it was easier to moisturize my back. Now it is. The spray works up, down, sideways – a 360 degree pump.

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They recently found that a certain cancer-causing chemical 1,4-dioxane, is used by many companies in many cosmetic products. You will notice this chemical by other names, such as dioxane, diethylene dioxide, 1,4-diethylene dioxide, diethylene ether, glycol ethylene ether, dioxane-1,4, tetrahydro-p-dioxin, tetrahydro-1,4-dioxin.

The description of 1,4-dioxane from Wikipedia: 1,4-Dioxane is primarily used in solvent applications for the manufacturing sector; however, it is also found in fumigants and automotive coolant. Additionally, the chemical is also used as a foaming agent and appears as an accidental byproduct of the ethoxylation[1] process in cosmetics manufacturing.

Simply speaking, this is scary stuff and cause for concern.

From the EWG study in which they read the ingredient listings of 15,000 cosmetics, skin care and other personal care products, they have published the following alarming statistics:
*22% of cosmetics and skin care products, including baby soaps, are contaminated with 1,4-dioxane.
*80 percent of all cosmetic products may be contaminated with one or more carcinogenic impurities.

Overall, they have found that this chemical is used in almost all brands of
hair relaxers and over half of the baby soaps. They broke down the contamination levels as follows:
* 97% – hair relaxers
* 82% – hair dyes and bleaching
* 66% – hair removers
* 57% – baby soap
* 45% – sunless tanning products
* 43% – body firming lotion
* 36% – hormonal creams
* 36% – facial moisturizers
* 35% – anti-aging products
* 34% – body lotion
* 33% – around-eye creams

So, what do we need to do? First thing is to read your ingredient labels and get to know the names of the chemicals we do not want on our skin. Besides the ones listed above, look for the ingredients sodium laureth sulfate and others that include the clauses “PEG,” “xynol,” “ceteareth,” and “oleth.” These all have some form of 1,4-dioxane in them.

Even if you thought that natural was the way to go, some of these names will sneakily surprise you by showing up on the label. The only true way to avoid these chemicals are to use 100% Organic products – which will be certified as so.

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Some of my lemmings from the site:
Warrior Queen Cleanser – made with African Black Soap
Magical Melanin Moisturizer – a natural sun protection
Self Love Body Scrub – says to be so thick it is scoopable

There is an Inky Dinks sample pack available too, for just $17. Inside the sack are 12 samples including something in each of the 7 scents. Maybe this is what I should try first. Hmmm.

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Kiss My Face was launched in a farmers feed-supply store in upstate New York 25 years ago. It has grown way beyond the pure olive-oil bar soap (which is to this day a top seller) it originally began with.

The line is famous for its Certified Organic Aloe Vera Toothpaste, Sugar Reef Organic Body Scrub and Lavender & Shea Moisture Shave. I don’t know what I should try.

It’s top sellers:
Sun Screen SPF18 with Oat Protein Complex
Sun Spray SPF 30
Pure Olive Oil Bar Soap
Peach Moisture Shave
Olive & Aloe Moisturizer

Do you have a favorite Kiss My Face product you recommend?

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I wonder if they are making a division of Clarins Organic, or will all of their products be certified Organic now? Or are they creating a new line all together? I know that they use a lot of herbal and plant-based ingredients, but they will need to do more to make sure they are Organic.

If any one has the scoop, please do share. I am really interested into hearing more about this.

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First off, All of Juice Beauty’s products are formulated with powerful antioxidants, freshly squeezed organic juice concentrates, vitamins, and essential nutrients. All of the ingredients are certified organic. How great is that? And this kit is a great way to try out their wonderful line-up of products.

In the Organics To Go Kit:
Cleansing Milk – Made with Red Raspberry Juice
Green Apple Peel
AntiOxidant Serum – Made with Organic White Grape Juice
Hydrating Mist – Made with White Grape Juice
Oil-Free Moisturizer – Made with Apple Juice

The kit also includes the softest, organic bamboo wash cloth.

Each product smells different from each other, but they all smell delicious! I really like all of them, but my favorites are a toss-up between the Cleansing Milk, which dissolved each and every bit of makeup and dirt from my face, even my mascara, and the Green Apple Peel, which smooths on and exfoliates as it rests on my face and neck for about 10 minutes. It literally made my skin feel like I had just had an hour-long facial. Divine!

This kit is a must-have for you if you want to try Juice Beauty – in which I urge you to do so, and it also makes a great staple in your travel bag, if you are one who frequently travels.

Thanks, gals! I can’t wait to try more of your [Juice Beauty] products.

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This organic and vegan certified spritz can boost skin’s radiance, minimize age spots, sun spots and fine lines. It is fabulous for all skin types including oily, sensitive, normal and combination skin.

• The spritz contains some beneficial ingredients:
  MSM which helps to soften the skin
  Hyularonic Acid to hydrate the skin
• DMAE is included to tighten pores
  Red, White, and Green Tea protects your skin cells from being damaged by attacking free radicals and slowing down the aging process

von Natur Refresh & Rehydrate Spritz can be purchased for $22.00 at vonnatur.com.

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Each of Pangea Organic bars of soap is cold processed by hand, and custom blended with some of the best ingredients there are. And the cold process means that the benefits of such wonderful ingredients are not wasted by being boiled off.

There are 12 different bars to choose from:
AUSTRALIAN TEA TREE & LAVENDER
PYRENEES LAVENDER WITH DAMIANA TEA
MALAGASY CINNAMON CASSIA WITH CLOVES
OATMEAL WITH ITALIAN BERGAMOT
CANADIAN PINE WITH WHITE SAGE
INDIAN LEMONGRASS WITH ROSEMARY
ITALIAN WHITE SAGE, GERANIUM & YARROW
TUNISIAN OLIVE OIL & COCONUT
EGYPTIAN FENNEL WITH GRAPEFRUIT & SWEET ORANGE
EGYPTIAN BASIL & MINT
PYRENEES LAVENDER WITH CARDAMOM

You simply cannot imagine just how wonderful these bars smell. I have been using the Australian Tea Tree & Lavender bar and it is divine.

Each soap bar comes in it’s own recyclable container and retails for $7.99. Pangea Organics can be found online at their website and at wonderful retailers such as Whole Foods, Wild Oats, and World Market.

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Just spend $25 and you can get this great gift for someone who you like, but not that much that you want to spend money on them. Or just fatten your own self-care options. I thought that This might be a good place to start :

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Also, you know what else they said? That products that claim to not be tested on animals may not be tested by animals by the particular company that claims not to have tested them, but the raw ingredients themselves must be tested on animals, that’s the only way they are deemed safe. So sorry, Marley, all products are tested on animals. According to a cosmetic chemist.

Internet sad face.

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