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Ultimate Benefits of Liquid Goats Milk Soap

February 24th, 2012

The benefits of liquid goat’s milk soap include the fact that it takes less time scrubbing, and leaves your skin feeling very smooth and soft. It also contains a wonderful scent that many people find appealing. Soap bars have quickly been replaced by many people for the newest liquid soap but it still has many benefits of its own. Bar soaps are significantly cheaper than liquid soaps.

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Natural Body Care Products – Historically

December 20th, 2011

Ancient civilizations were comprised of people who used nothing but natural body care products. Without science or technology, the ancient Egyptians used soap in milk baths to soften their skin. They also used a mixture of olive oil and crushed pumice stones to get rid of – exfoliate – dead skin cells and the grime [...]

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Are Mammograms Truly Safe?

December 1st, 2011

Question: Why is the upper outer quadrant of the left breast the most common area of early stages of breast cancer? When the patient goes in for a mammogram, during the screening, there are several specifics that are not revealed or discussed by the doctor or radiologist. Most of us think of a mammogram as [...]

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The Herbalix Approach to the Term Organic

December 1st, 2011

There are many levels to organics. At Herbalix, we take a very cautious approach for our natural skin care products, noting only those ingredients that are certified organic. All of our organic ingredients are marked organic with an asterisk. We do not claim to use organic beeswax, or that our water is organic as well as our shea butter or rice bran – some things are not certifiable, according to our standards. This does not mean that they are not naturally organic, just difficult to certify.

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Are Crystal Deodorants Safe?

October 28th, 2011

Most people have been misled to believe that crystal rock deodorants are safe, aluminum-free products, when in fact, they contain aluminum, just like most brands of antiperspirants, and they are all bad for you. The crystal deodorant business is booming but they are misleading everybody. Formulated to attract and absorb metal ions and bacterium from your underarms, Herbalix Detox Cleansing Deodorant™ is the only aluminum-free deodorant for detox purposes, and it’s one of very few that can truly be called a natural deodorant because it does not contain any form of aluminum.

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Do You Have Extra Sensitive Skin?

October 27th, 2011

There are some excellent products for reducing sensitive skin these days. But the first thing you should consider is using a fragrance-free organic skin care line of products such as Herbalix. A clean, mild natural aroma that comes from organic skin care products that use base oils is good for those who have sensitivities to essential oils.

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Latest Beauty Trend: Goat’s Milk Soap

October 25th, 2011

You have heard of milk-based soaps, right? Most of us have all seen images of Egyptian beauty Cleopatra soaking in a bathtub filled with goat’s milk. Today, milk-based products like goat’s milk soap are the hottest thing in beauty products. Here are the reasons why.

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How to Use Herbalix Detox Cleansing Deodorant

October 6th, 2011

Customers have asked if the Herbalix non-aluminum Detox Cleansing Deodorant™ be used on other parts of the body besides the underarm. The answer is yes. The sweat glands cover most of the body and use the skin to remove toxins and impurities.

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Organic Skin Care Especially for Black Skin

September 14th, 2011

All ethnicities suffer from skin conditions, however, there are some skin problems that occur more often in dark or black skin. These skin conditions are often more difficult to treat than those that occur for other ethnicities. Another issue is that they are simply more visible, which makes it seem more severe. Ashy skin is unsightly to some folks, even though it’s only dry skin, not a disease. But there has been a stigma about ashy skin for many years. It is a condition that is very treatable, especially with the soothing and moisturizing products found in organic skin care lines today.

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Centuries of Skin Care Trends Include Dangerous Aluminum

September 5th, 2011

Aluminum typically enters our bodies externally via pores and sweat glands, then it collects in the tissues, and ultimately ends up in our lymph glands. When aluminum is found in the body, it can be a contributing factor in neurological degeneration caused by cellular mutation.

You can, however, use a non-aluminum deodorant as a detox to help cleanse out any aluminum from the underarm area.

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