Going Green

So, I just got a great book. It is called “Green Living” by Greg Horn. I went to see Greg in his office today for advice on my skin care line because I knew he was a big advocate for green living (which my skin care is), sustainable commodities (which, again, my skin care is), and organic products that work (check and double check!).

I thought it was a very helpful book in so many ways and it answers so many questions—some questions that we may not even think of or think as being important. For example, fish, fish farming, and the safety of eating this fish. He writes about skin care and sun block, sustainable green clothing, and filtering your water. Yes, especially your shower water.

I mean everyday someone writes to me and asks me all these kinds of questions. Many people hear one thing and then the next day, they hear a contradicting thought on the same subject. It is very confusing out there.

What I like about this book is that you can keep it as a resource book in your kitchen and when you have a question all you have to do is go to the “little green book” (literally the book IS green and it is about green!).

As I am always learning too, this book is a great resource and information book just to have around especially since I am by no means the definitive source on any one topic.

Another great thing I saw in the book, again about fish, is that the list of unsafe fish CHANGES. Yeah, you heard me, it changes. So he lists the websites for you to check each week to find out what fish is safe this week.

Okay, I know what you are thinking, “what a pain in the butt to do this every week”. But my opinion is that our world is getting more and more polluted—not less and less polluted. Checking and worrying about our food is going to be a way of life, not just in the future, but right NOW!

Oh, and another great mystery that Greg cleared up in his book is about the permeability of the skin. Many people believe that the skin is not PERMEABLE—WRONG!

Here is a test that will shock you (and again, this is from Greg Horn’s book): Cut a glove of garlic and rub it on the bottom of your foot. In 15 minutes you will taste it!

How is that for absorbing? He said your skin is like a sponge, not a barrier, as we all think. Well then, I am right in saying that you should put skin care on your skin that is CHEM-FREE because chemicals in your skin care not only go into your skin, but they pollute the whole system!

You know, my company has done many studies on women’s attitudes about skin care with chemicals versus chemical free, natural, and organic. What I understood from these studies is that women would rather trade off “natural” skin care lines for results!

Hey, no surprise there. Women want results and they will trade off being healthy, organic, and natural to have it! Well, that is perfect for me and my skin care line because we do BOTH! We have a great skin care and great results.

Just look at this Before and After:

HSN told us that our before and after shots were the best they have ever seen on a skin care line! And believe me, they have seen a lot of lines.

So the next time you think you need to trade off good skin for your health, think again. Think RAW ESSENTIALS.

P.S. I am sorry I wrote about my own line, but we are the only moderately priced, sexy feeling, RAW skin care line there is!