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Don’t Fight Skin Damage With More Chemicals – Check Your Labels & Use Natural Anti-aging Skincare Products Instead

Have the extremes of Summer or Winter weather taken a toll on your skin?   Most Anti-Aging product advertising focuses on the damaging effects of free radicals – typically caused by stress, pollution and severe weather conditions like sun or cold temperatures.  Yet if you were to carefully read the ingredients – especially the Active ingredients – in most Anti-Aging products, all they are offering are more chemicals to solve the problem. Even those products that claim to have Natural ingredients – if you read closely enough, you will see that the Natural ingredients are a very small percentage and usually listed in the Inactive Ingredients section which means they have no impact on the therapeutic value of the product.

I am amazed every day at the misrepresentation of ingredients in personal care and cosmetic products. Just this morning I was watching an ad for a new Anti-Aging product. The manufacturer of this product is a well-respected national brand that claims to be recommended by dermatologists and they probably are given the American medical communities affinity for chemical fixes.

What follows is an actual comparison of the Ingredients found in a nationally branded Anti-Aging Lotion product and PUR ESSENTIALS RENEWAL Plus 30 Daily Lotion. The information included in this comparison is taken directly from the web sites for both products. This comparison is not intended to demean the national brand product but rather to get our readers to be more careful about the products they use on their skin.

 National Brand Anti-Aging Day Lotion

This product claims to neutralize the damaging effects of free radicals on the skin and provide a sunscreen technology to protect the wearer from sun-induced DNA damage to the skin.  In addition to the trademarked sunscreen technology, the web site and advertising lists Feverfew, Soy and Vitamin E as important anti-oxidant and moisturizing components.

Active Ingredients: Avobenzone (1.8%), Homosalate (7%), Octisalate (4%), Octocrylene (1.5%), Oxybenzone (2%) [Note:  These are all sunscreen ingredients - so essentially you are purchasing a sunscreen that also moisturizes]

Inactive Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Soybean Seed Extract (Glycine Soja), C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dimethicone, Diethylhexyl 2,6 Naphthalate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Benzyl Alcohol, Feverfew Extract (Chrysantemum Parthenium), Silica, Tocopherol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Ethylene Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Steareth-2, Steareth-21, Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Polymethyl Methacrylate, 1,2 Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Methylisothiazolinone, Polysorbate 20, Acrylamide/Ammonium Acrylate Copolymer, Polyisobutene, Acrylates C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Aluminum Starch Octenyl Succinate, Arachidyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Triethanolamine, Fragrance [There is Soy and Feverfew as well as Tocopherol - the Vitamin E component - listed here in the Inactive Ingredients section. Water and glycerin are the primary Inactive Ingredients and the rest is chemical including the fragrance.]   So although the advertising lists the Soy, Feverfew and Vitamin E as important Natural ingredients in this product, they are in fact listed in the Inactive Ingredients in an extremely low % of total volume.  This product typically costs $14.99-$17.99 for 1.7 oz.

 PUR ESSENTIALS RENEWAL Plus 30 Daily Lotion

RENEWAL Plus 30 is an All Natural, 90 % Organic Product that is packed with proven anti-oxidants and made safe with a unique, synergistic all natural preservative system.  Organic Rooibos Tea Extract is the most powerful player in this anti-oxidant team. Recently Japanese scientists discovered that Rooibos Tea contains a mimic of the enzyme Super Oxide Dismutase (S.O.D.) which is an antioxidant that attacks the free radicals and limits their damaging effects on the skin. We will let the Ingredients list speak for itself:

Ingredients: Aloe barbadensis (Organic Aloe Vera) Juice, Cocos nucifera (Organic Coconut) Oil, Aspalathus linearis (Organic Rooibos Tea) Extract, Olea europaea (Organic Olive) Oil, Emulsifying Wax NF, Kosher Vegetable Glycerin, Palm Stearic Acid, Hamamelis virginiana (Witch Hazel), Camellia sinensis (Organic Green Tea) Extract, Urtica dioica (Organic Nettle Leaf) Extract, Stellaria media (Organic Chickweed) Extract, Ulmus fulva (Organic Slippery Elm) Extract, Silybum marianum (Organic Milk Thistle) Extract, Althea officinalis (Organic Marshmallow Root) Extract, Avena sativa (Organic Oatstraw) Extract, Aphanizomenon flos-aqua (Organic Blue Green Algae), Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Xanthan Gum (Polysaccharide gum), Salix nigra (Black Willowbark) Extract, Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary) Oleoresin, Azadirachta indica (Neem) Oil

In addition there is a powerful blend of anti-aging pure essential oils:   Essential Oils and Absolutes of Neroli, Rose, Jasmine, Geranium, Sandalwood, Roman Chamomile, German Chamomile, Sweet Fennel, Carrot Seed, Lemon, Lavender, Frankincense.  Neroli and Lavender Oil naturally regenerates skin cells and tones mature skin; Jasmine & Rose Absolutes soothe dry, sensitive skin; Fennel Oil brings dull skin back to life; Chamomile Oil counteracts puffiness; while Carrot Seed Oil acts as a natural toner.  There are absolutely no chemical preservatives, artificial color or artificial fragrance.  PUR ESSENTIALS RENEWAL Plus 30 Daily Lotion is $42.00 for 4 oz. While you may be paying a couple of dollars more than the national brand product (which would cost approximately $38.00 for 4 oz.), when you consider the quality of the ingredients, there is no comparison.

Mostly, we just want you to be more aware of the products you use on your skin and how a little information used in advertising can be misleading. Remember – check your labels.   Not just the big label on the front of the product which can easily say “Natural”, but take the time to read the fine print on the back of the label; remembering that ingredients are listed in the order of % of content.  Think about it this way – whatever you put ON your skin, you are in essence putting IN your body.

Help raising organic blackberries !!!!!!!!!!!!?

Hi,
I need some help raising my blackberries without harmful pesticides or fungicides. Right now my blackberries have some discoloration on their leaves, which I think is some sort of fungus maybe? It looks somewhat similar to blackspot on my roses. What can I use to get rid of this? Is there an organic product? Would neem oil work? Any advice would be great. Also, what is a good brand and type of organic fertilizer for blackberries. Thanks so much in advance!! Brittany

Where do you live and how much moisture is around your berries?

You could spray them with baking soda in water. However, if it is very damp around your berries, you will have to keep spraying until the ground dries out. Be careful when your berries start to bloom as the spray may kill the flowers (and then there will be NO berries!).

Last year our rainfall was 140% of normal and, for the first time ever, I had lots of problems with fungus (mainly Rust – which is bright orange). I was never able to really get it under control by spraying. In the fall, I hand picked all the leaves off. This year our rainfall is 70% of normal and I have no fungus!

I use horse manure and home-made compost on my berries. I grow them in raised boxes. I have about 18 feet of blackberries (3 kinds) and 12 feet of raspberries (2 kinds). I eat a large bowl of berries everyday after they are ripe, make pies and muffins and still have enough left over to freeze for pies in the winter. To freeze berries, place them on a cookie sheet – not touching. Put them in the freezer until they are hard. Take them out and put them in a Zip-Lock bag. You will have individually frozen berries – so you can remove just the amount you want at any time!

If you haven’t raised blackberries before, here is some advice. Blackberries only produce berries on a cane (the long shoot) once. The canes that grow this spring and summer will have berries next year. In order to tell them apart, in the late winter (before the new canes start coming out of the ground), I spray all the canes with white paint on the bottom 2 inches of the cane. Then in August or September, I can tell which canes are all through and need to be cut off and removed and which ones are for next year!

My black berries are probably my favorite item in my fruit and vegetable garden (…well, there are the cherries!).

Good Luck!!

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Dyna-Gro Nem-032 Neem Oil Leaf Polish, 1-Quart $25.50 Cold pressed from the seeds of the neem tree. This organic leaf polish can be used on any plant to produce clean, shiny leaves. Pure Neem Oil leaves a natural shine on leaves without clogging the stomata….

Green Light Neem II – 24 oz Spray #07824 $6.95 Combination of Neem oil and Pyethrin. Provides fast knockdown and kill of insect pests. Kills adult stages of insects, larvae, and the eggs. Prevents and cures plant diseases. For use on flowers, shrubs, house plants, and vegetables. Can be used up to the day of harvest. Quart. Ready to use….

Godrej Nupur Mehendi Powder 9 Herbs Blend, 150-gram $2.98 * 100% Natural Mehendi * Contains the 9 natural herbs of: Brahmi, Shikakai, Aloe Vera, Methi, Bhringraj, Amla, Neem, Hibiscus, and Jatamansi * Promotes hair growth, darkens, and conditions hair…

Desert Essence – Tea Tree Oil & Neem Toothpaste $6.95 …

Desert Essence – Tea Tree Oil Facial Cleansing Pads, 50 pads …

Ortho Volck Oil Spray Concentrate – Pint 0168160 $4.43 Volck Oil From Ortho Dormant use to control scale insects, red spiders mites, and mealybugs on most fruit and shade trees. Also and excellent indoor plant polish! Ships Quickly!…

Garden Safe Fungicide3 Insecticide/Fungicide/Miticide Ready to Use 24-Ounce Spray 10414X $6.69 Garden Safe Brand. 3 garden products in 1: Fungicide, insecticide, and miticide. Prevents and controls black spot, powdery mildew, and other fungal diseases. Kills eggs, larvae, and adult stages of insects. Use on houseplants, ornamental trees, shrubs, fruits, and vegetables. 24 oz. Ready to use. Contains extract of Neem Oil….

Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 78 $56.99 The volumes of this classic series, now referred to simply as “Zechmeister” after its founder, L. Zechmeister, have appeared under the Springer Imprint ever since the series’ inauguration in 1938. The volumes contain contributions on various topics related to the origin, distribution, chemistry, synthesis, biochemistry, function or use of various classes of naturally occurring substances…

HAND BOOK OF ORGANIC FARMING & ORGANIC FOODS WITH VERMI COMPOSTING & NEEM PRODUCTS $55.00 …