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Feel GREAT about your Skincare Choices on Earth Day!

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Feel GREAT about your Skincare Choices on Earth Day!
April 2009

With the growing focus on the importance of kindness to our earth and environment, one thing we are committed to this year (in addition to getting a little bit older!) is to get a little greener and lessen our impact on the planet. I believe in healthy skin, a healthy world and a healthier environment.

Can you save the earth by simply using more organic skin care items? Well, not exactly (the Earth is just too big); however, you can choose brands that manufacture eco-friendly products and conduct environmentally responsible business practices to ensure that you are using the "Greenest" natural skin care around.

In honor of Earth Day, here are some interesting facts to consider when selecting Earth-friendly skin care products:

We at 2020 SkinCare ship all of our packages using packing peanuts composed of biodegradable vegetable starch that are water soluble and compostable - they are 100% safe for our earth, pets and people!

Eminence Organics harvest their ingredients from a farm that is 100% powered by solar and wind energy and use geothermal heating in the laboratory. Only natural compost is used and both planting and harvesting is done by manual labor which produces little to no carbon dioxide. Only natural plant preservation techniques are used like honey traps instead of harsh toxic chemical pesticides.

Yonka Paris uses pollution-free, chemical reaction-free packaging: Yonka uses a prime packaging concept by choosing Alumino-Eco tubes. Each tube is made with 3 layers. First, a biodegradable thermo-coating layer insulates the ingredients. The second layer is recyclable aluminum to better preserve. The final layer is an Eco-friendly matte covering that eliminates glossy reflection and allows a voluptuous feel to the touch.

Jane Iredale Mineral Cosmetics have developed new refillable makeup compacts from recyclable aluminum. They use only recycled paper for their marketing materials and print with soy ink (instead of petroleum-based ink) which reduces air pollution and is more easily removed in the recycling process and less hazardous to the environment.

Decleor is NO to the exploitation of protected or endangered plant species and YES to the protection of the environment: Cases, bags and brochures that are manufactured from paper are produced from sustainably managed forests.

The vast majority of ingredients in the Dr. Hauschka Skin Care line are Biodynamically and organically grown and harvested, and not a single ingredient is involved in animal testing. Their Eco-conscious packaging and natural botanical preservatives help keep products fresh without the use of chemical additives. Each plant and mineral ingredient is chosen based on its individual effects and the way it interacts with other ingredients, whether it came from an ecologically and ethically sound source, as well as the repercussions and ramifications on the earth.