Why Buy Vegan Skincare Products?
Most skincare products from large, commercial manufacturers have ingredients derived from petroleum, animal fat or animal sebum (such as musk, keratin, parabens, sulfates, and phthalates). These chemical ingredients can cause or worsen allergies, inflammations and chronic diseases and have even been linked to cancer.
Vegan cosmetics are made with only natural ingredients that are not tested on animals. Here’s the important part…they contain natural preservatives, emollients and fragrances from essential oils. Vegan cosmetics are carefully handcrafted and completely safe and the really good ones don’t even use natural products that are allergy forming (such as soy). These products are formulated for people that really care about the environment, high lifestyle standards and mind-body consciousness.
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There’s almost always a natural plant remedy that can take the place of chemical or artificial treatments. You can use cayenne pepper or cinnamon for blood pressure control; stevia leaf instead of artificial sweeteners, and now there’s a substitute for Botox too!
The number of green superfood powders that have sprouted up lately is astonishing. Now there are more than 150 brands on the market and they all have different formulas and offer different health benefits. But not only are there numerous products…but the number of herbs, veggie powders, grasses and grains used in these mixtures is nearly endless. So this article is your first stop for making some sense of this chaos. Here, you’ll get a bird’s eye view of the green drink market and what you should look for in a product. See the list of related articles at the end to take your investigation to the next level.
Field of Greens is not for everybody. This is advanced stuff for those serious about nutrition. First, it costs more than most other green drink products (around $6.38 per ounce). But most important, it’s a super concentrated, highly focused combination of the best green superfoods you’ll find anywhere. It contains ONLY green superfoods, like kale, spinach, broccoli, and collard powders. Plus it offers alfalfa and parsley powders, two fantastic greens for nutrition and detoxification. You also get the three main grasses (oat, wheat and barley) in both leaf and juice form. You will definitely feel a boost of energy from this formula (and it contains NO GREEN TEA or other caffeine source)!
There are a lot of great ingredients in Shakeology…including whey protein, which is an excellent protein source (they use the isolate, which has less lactose and more protein per serving). They also provide protein in the form of pea fiber. Other key ingredients include Maca powder (an excellent natural energy supplement that provides minerals), flax and chia seeds (more protein and omega-3s), plus plenty of greens (AFA spirulina, spinach, chlorella, seaweeds, and an assortment of grasses). Some of the special herbs provided in this formulation include ashwaganda (energy and circulation support), green tea extract, and basil powder. The formula has a bit of filler in the form of grains, apple pectin (which also acts as a natural emulsifier), and even the Maca can be regarded as a filler (although it has excellent nutritional properties too).
One of the best ways to make sure you’re getting quality skincare that is good for you and the environment is to look for 100% vegan products. 
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It’s pretty clear what Blender Culture Super Green & Super Fruit Blend is doing by looking at their label. They categorize their ingredients into seven different groups, or “blends,” and provide you with the quantity of each blend. The mixture is highest in its fruits (prune, acai, blueberry, pomegranate and others) with its grasses (kamut, alfalfa, barley and wheat grasses) coming in second. These two blends comprise more than 50% of the mixture. If you add the algaes (spirulina, dulse and chlorella), you have over 70% of the mixture in essential fruits and greens…and although I would have liked to see more vegetable powders in this mixture, you really can’t complain about that combination. You also get some special herbs (milk thistle, astragalus and green tea), plus a few veggie powders (beet, spinach, carrot and kale).
The best thing we have in life is choice. And choice is not lacking when we talk about exotic ingredients from all over the planet. Today, we can choose among great cosmetic and skincare products containing natural and organic ingredients from around the world…more effective than any traditional products from a big company, mass production, and full of harsh chemicals. The choice is ours.
Tony Robbin’s greens product, like most things Tony produces, uses a no-nonsense approach with a focus on what works. It’s one of the most simple formulations I’ve seen and, in many ways, one of the best. It has no fillers and focuses on the “big greens,” grasses, alfalfa, broccoli powder, spinach powder, and kelp. There are no special herbs and no flavorings. The only other thing you’ll get is a healthy dose of MSM, which is a type of sulfite that your body needs for healthy joints. It’s great for controlling pain and general health…and most Americans are deficient in it. Overall, this is a great formula for anyone wanting the essentials without a lot of other ingredients and at $3.23 per ounce, it’s a great value.
I like this formula very much. It’s very high in greens — alfalfa, spirulina and barley grass primarily but also some parsley, watercress, seaweed (dulse) and chlorella. Other veggies in this mixture include carrot and beet juice powders, which are excellent additions. It also has some very nice added herbs, including rose hips, horsetail, royal jelly, green tea, ginseng and Echinacea. All good choices.
