How Green Are Exfoliants?

Exfoliants skin care products are very popular. I'm sure some of you use them like I do. My daily face wash contains micro beads that exfoliants.

Exfoliants comes in two forms: chemical and physical. Chemical exfoliants use...well... chemicals to dissolve the dead cells sitting on the surface of the skin. Physical exfoliants use abrasives to scrape way those cells.

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Most of the chemical peels use natural ingredients to eat away the dead skin. It does leave the skin with newer, healthier skin on the top layer.

There are few adverse effects on the environment, but they do leave people who use these types of exfoliants with a higher risk of sunburn and associated skin cancers.

Because of this, many now come with sunscreen built in. Many of the petroleum based sunscreens do have bad environments effects. The worse are the preservatives used, such as parabens and phthalates, which can disrupt reproduction.

With physical exfoliants, such as microdermabrsion, aluminum oxide crystals are used. These are harmless to humans, but after we're done washing our face, these crystals go down the drain, into sewers and into our water. These crystals are highly toxic to many species of aquatic organisms. In fish, the metal has been linked to birth defects, increased mortality and other complications. They also cause stunted root growth in plants.

Aluminum is regarded safe for humans in low quantities, except those on kidney dialysis and there may even be a link to Alzheimer's disease.

The manufacturing of these products releases tiny particles in the air, which can scar lung tissue and have led to tumors in animals.

Good news for our skin and our planet is there are many all organic products to chose from.

The Power of the Gac Fruit

I don't know if this happens to any of you, but when the weather starts to change from summer to fall, my skin changes also. I find the same moisturizers and makeup products I was using do not work like they did in summer.

My skin now feels 'different', more dry. My friend just introduced me to R.G. Skin Revitalizer

Have you ever heard of the Gac Fruit? I didn't either. This is a tropical fruit and used quite intensively as a medicinal product. It grows as large as a cantaloupe in Asia.

R.G. Skin Revitalizer is an all natural product and protects your skin against free radicals from the inside out.

The benefits of this product are:
* Helps support cellular rejuvenation
* Slows the common effects of aging through DNA protection
* Antioxidant defenses against vascular and cellular free radical damage.
* Supports healthy immune function.
The Gac fruit is high in lycopene and beta-carotene. There has also been recent research that suggests that gac contains a protein that may inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells.

After a couple months of being on the beach and in the sun, I know my skin has suffered. There must be damage to my skin even though I can't see it. My friend had noticeable changes in the way her skin looks and feels. Her skin looks more healthy. She even has gotten her husband to start using it. With the power of exotic “Gâc” fruit for your skin, I am sure I will also see positive changes and at my age, I need all the help I can get!