Harsh Ingredients In Skin Care Monday, Jan 14 2008

This is a movie I’ve just made starring my son James. I am realizing more and more that not many people really understand the amount of chemicals in their skin care products. I think this video really explains my point perfectly.

We really don’t pay enough attention to ingredient labels. They’re intimidating and confusing so most people don’t even bother to read them. Also it’s hard to know what to be looking for when you do glance at that fine script that takes up half the back of a bottle.

Here’s a run down of ingredients to avoid:

• Mineral Oil – Sits on the surface of the skin because it cannot penetrate the waterproof protection our skin has.
• Waxes – Look for names like Paraffin, Carnauba Wax, Calendula Wax – These heavy ingredients clog pores faster than dog hair in your shower drain.
• Lanolin and Petroleum based ingredients – Again, clogged pores and an inability to penetrate. Has a reminiscent feeling of slathering butter on bread. Gross!
• Borax or Detergents – You know that nice sudsy feeling you get when you use a cleanser? That’s not a good thing. Those sudsing bubbles are actually stripping your skin of its waterproof protection. Knowing that most three step systems put drying alcohols in the toners and mineral oil in the moisturizer, it’s no wonder your skin is screaming “help me!” after it’s been stripped, dried, and slathered.
• Acetone – I mentioned this one in the video. This is a fuel additive and solvent for things like superglue and black permanent magic marker. In significant amounts this chemical can kill you. Watch out for it.
• Drying alcohols – Isoprophyll and Ethyl Alcohols specifically will dry you out and strip your skin of natural oils. If you have an oil complexion, I know you’re thinking this is a good thing, but it’s not. By stripping your skin of oils, your oil glands will now go into over production and double the original oil problem you had.
• FD&C Dyes and Colorings – These are food colorings the FDA has said is okay for skin care and cosmetics, but not okay for food. It’s still not a good idea to put these dyes on your skin because they can sink in and get into your body.
• Synthetic perfumes – If your skin care products say “fragrance,” even if it’s the last ingredient, chuck them out. Synthetic fragrances are serious chemicals and not something you want on your skin or even in your house.

Maybe you’re thinking this is a lot of hype, after all I am mentioning another skin care line in the video. Well, try it for yourself. You can order samples and try my natural skin care line, L’Bri Pure n’ Natural for 5-7 days. If you try it I’m sure you’ll see the difference I’m talking about, and I promise – once you try L’Bri, you will never want to put anything else on your skin.

Get samples just shipped to your door for just $5.75 at www.leahday.lbri.com

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Three Steps to Perfect Skin Monday, Dec 24 2007

Let’s face it…we all want perfect skin. We want to walk into a room and know that when people look at us, they aren’t concentrating their gaze at the bulbous pimple on your forehead or the enlarged pores on your nose.  Even worse, you never want to be the person people avoid looking at in fear of staring at said pimple or pore.

There is a degree of self-esteem that comes from looking our best. I know when I leave the house feeling beautiful nothing can stop me. I’m more productive, energetic, and efficient with my time. I just feel great!

So how do I have perfect skin? How do I look my best every single day?

L’Bri Pure n’ Natural

This is my skin care line of natural, aloe based products. They work, unlike most skin care on the market, without damaging my sensitive, dry skin. My skin looks radiant every day because I wash my skin twice a day with L’Bri.

So here’s your three steps to perfect skin. It’s simple, easy, and very affordable.

1. Determine your skin type – Start paying attention to your skin right now. Do you have oily skin that feels greasy by the end of the day, or dry skin that feels tight and stretched? You might also have a combination complexion that tends to be dry everywhere except the forehead and nose, which are both oily. Pay attention to your skin and try to determine what type of skin you have.

2. Try L’Bri samples for your skin type – Once you know your skin type you can try free samples of L’Bri by clicking here. Trying samples of any skin care product is a really good idea. This will let you know if you like the products, if L’Bri works for your skin type, and rule out any allergy or sensitivity you might have.

3. Purchase your L’Bri Skin Care Trio – Once you’ve tried the samples (it comes with a 7 day supply), you should then place an order for the full sized bottles of the Trio.  By using the specially formulated cleanser, freshener, and moisturizer for your skin type, your skin will heal, hydrate, and begin to look perfect.

I get a lot of people that wait to place an order until they’ve used up their old products. This is really silly. We feel like we’re wasting the products or our money by not using them up all the way. In reality, all you’re wasting is your time and your potential for beautiful skin. Once you find something that works and makes your skin feel and look great, don’t wait! You deserve to have beautiful, perfect skin!

Our natural skin care Trio retails for $48.  This is a bargain considering that this set will last you for a minimum of three months.  All L’Bri products are very concentrated, do not contain water, oils, waxes, drying alcohols, Sodium Laurel Sulfate, or detergents. You can learn more about each skin care Trio by clicking here.

So there you go! Three steps to perfect skin! Feel beautiful with the stunning effects of L’Bri Pure n’ Natural!

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Look and Feel Beautiful Wednesday, Dec 19 2007

What would you do to be beautiful?  What is beauty?  If I’m beautiful, will that be the only reason someone will want to be with me? If I feel and believe that I’m beautiful will that make me stuck up or selfish?

I struggled with beauty all my life.  I never felt pretty, and the few times I did, I didn’t trust it.  I felt that if I was beautiful, and took care of my skin and my clothes, and dressed nice then people would want to be around me only because of that.  They wouldn’t see that I was smart, or funny, or skilled.  They would just see a cute blond girl with pretty clothes.

Gradually I grew up and out of the baggy jeans and dyed hair of my youth.  When I first met my future husband, he honestly thought I was severely burned or had some weird skin condition because I never wore anything except jeans and long sleeved shirts – even in the summertime.

Josh helped me grow out of the ‘grannywear’ clothes I used to wear and accept the fact that yes, I was beautiful, yes, I was desirable, and yes, it’s okay to look that way.  It’s a wonderful feeling now to walk out of the house feeling and knowing I look great.

My mother in law was a big help in my beauty transformation.  She introduced me to a line of natural skin care products that have totally changed my skin.  Before I began using L’Bri, my skin was dry and chalky looking.  It looked okay, and I would get nice complements about good my skin was, but it felt horrible.  I never washed my face because I was very sensitive to most products and they would typically just dry me out even more.

Then Ellen introduced me to L’Bri Pure n’ Natural.  It was amazing!  With just one wash my face felt so hydrated and smooth.  The products were so gentle, my previous problems with skin sensitivity never came up.

After a month of using L’Bri, my skin felt like new.  It had taken that long for my skin to heal and renew itself.  That winter was the first year I didn’t break out with rough, dry patches all over my face.  It was so nice to have skin that looked beautiful and felt beautiful too.

I guess that’s what my problem was the whole time growing up.  I never really felt beautiful on the inside, so when I looked pretty on the outside it didn’t seem to work.  Now my life is balanced with love and beauty on both the inside and out.  I can honestly say I love myself and feel beautiful, even if I haven’t brushed my hair for a week!  Try to find and believe in your own beauty.  There is always something to love about yourself!

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