Glimpse™ Intuitive Skin Care Featured -Danielle Lin Show
Beverly Hollister, health and wellness industry veteran and the inspiration behind Glimpse™ Intuitive Skin Care by XanGo, was recently featured on the Danielle Lin Show. Click here to listen to the segment, and hear Beverly describe Glimpse.
Glimpse will be available on November 7th.
Are chemicals in our personal care products harming us?
This is the question many women and men are beginning to ask themselves. And, with good reason. In 2005, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its Skin Deep report, which took an in-depth look at the personal care industry and its use of harmful toxins and chemicals in thousands of products.
The report’s results were alarming, finding that 87 percent of the ingredients in today’s personal care products have not been tested for safety. The EWG also reported that one-third of personal care products contain at least one ingredient linked to cancer.
A conscious choice
Glimpse represents a conscious choice made by XanGo to lead the personal care market toward greater safety and transparency. Glimpse is a high-performing mangosteen-based skin nutrition system that advances the look and feel of your skin without exposing you and your loved ones to harmful chemicals. Glimpse features a clean and toxin-free formula, made possible by green chemistry.
To demonstrate its commitment to green technology and toxin-free personal care products, XanGo has signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics. This pledge commits all Glimpse products to meet EU formulation standards and do no harm to you or the environment.
We invite you to take a Glimpse of the future.
The right choice at the right time
Glimpse is creating the category for mangosteen topical nutrition. Right now, blessed with the mangosteen fruit that XanGo introduced to the world six years ago with XanGo® Juice, XanGo is making a conscious choice to protect you and the environment. Glimpse features:
- Toxin free, natural ingredients
- Fragrance-free formulas
- Cold processing to minimize its carbon footprint
- No animal testing
The need for safe personal care is now
As the old adage goes, you are what you absorb, and what many of us are absorbing through the personal care products we use is alarming. Consider these facts from the 2005 EWG Skin Deep report (as reported in Stacy Malkin’s book, “Not Just a Pretty Face”):
- The EWG reports that of the more than 10,000 chemicals used in personal care products on the market only about 10 percent have actually been tested for safety.
- The EWG also estimates that the average woman uses 12 personal care products each day, containing 168 harmful chemicals (click here for a list of chemicals to avoid); the average man uses 6 products each day, containing 85 harmful chemicals.
- One-third of personal care products contain at least one ingredient linked to cancer.
- 45 percent of products contain an ingredient that may be harmful to the reproductive system or to a baby’s development.
- 60 percent of products contain chemicals that can act like estrogen or disrupt hormones in the body.
- 56 percent of products contain “penetration enhancer” chemicals, which help other chemicals penetrate faster and deeper into the body.
- Read news coverage of a recent EWG study that was covered by Fox News, among others.
Chemicals to avoid
The following chemicals are found in the majority of health and beauty products and have been linked to cancer, mutation or other harmful effects. Know what is on the label.
- Petrochemicals
- Mineral Oil
- Phenoxyethanol
- Petrolatum
- PEGs
- Silicones
- Formaldehyde donors (preservatives)
- BHT
- Parabens
- Synthetic dyes such as FD&C or D&C colors
- Sodium/Potassium Hydroxide
- Sulfates (SLES, SLS, ALS)
- Carbomer
- Quarternary Ammonium
- Alcohol (ethanol, SD alcohol)
- Glycols
- GM (Glyceryl Monostearate)
- Toluene
- Phthalates
- Ethanolamines (TEA, DEA)
- Synthetic Fragrance
- AMP-95
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