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Lip Balm/Bomb ?

Lovely — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:35:26 +0000

If you live in the south, or any other place where folks tend to drop their l’s the chances are that you have heard the word balm as in lip balm pronounced bahm . Isn’t it funny how in the southern/dropped l pronunciation that a word that once meant healing and soothing balm now sound like sounds like something that is harmful,destructive, a harbinger of death,something that means you harm or a bomb. So which pronunciation of the word is correct? It depends on the ingredients in the lip balm. Some actually are healing and others, rather they mean to or not can actually do you harm.
If you look closely at the ingredients on a tube of lip balm you may see things like blue lake #40,red dye #5,proply and methly parabens or any ten letter word with the letters x,y,or z. Many lip balms,lip glosses,and lipsticks for that matter have artificial colors. These colors have been tested for safety in minute amounts,but long-term use has linked some these colors to tumors,kidney issues, and cancer.The phrase pretty but deadly comes to mind.

The ten letter words on the side of your lip balm are most likely perservatives.They are in lip balms because alot of bodycare products contain water and that has bacteria in it. Parabens are bacteria killers, as a side effect they tend to dry skin and hair. There was also a limited British study done on about 20 women that found 18 of them had prabens in their cancerous tumors. There defiantly needs to be further study on parabens and while we cant say that parabens cause cancer they do get absorbed by your skin. They also end up in your blood stream and fat cells no matter if you ingest them or apply them topically,plus no studies have been done on how parabens react with other chemicals.

The major ingredient in lip many lip balms is petroleum,which is unrefined gasoline. Now I’m gonna give you asecond to re-read that and absorb it. Go ahead I’ll wait. Yes really they use gasoline in your lip balm,you are slathering diesel all over your lips and its getting in your mouth too!!! I know your saying my lip balm dosent smell like or taste like gas. Y’all remember the story of how coal miners used canaries ( plus its a great song by the Police) in coal mines right? Coal and natural gas go hand in hand. Well gas in its natural state has no color or smell( the government made the industry add color and smell later so we all wouldnt accidentally kill ourselves). So they used to take canaries in the mines and keep an eye on them. When the little birdies bit the dust the miners knew they had to get out of the mine,well petroleum is a similar odorless, colorless substance. Oh yeah its also flammable. Folks on oxygen in hospitals are not allowed to use lip balms with petroleum because when the oxygen reacts with it their lips get burned. When you use lip balms with nasty ingredients you get burned too,only you might not notice it for a while.

So what are you going to do? Walk around with crusty,cracked,chapped ashy lips? Dont despair there are safe lip balms that actually live up to the name balm. There are companies who use natural preservatives and safe,healing ingredients. You want to look for things like almond ,jojoba,coconut,hemp, shea,olive and vitamin e oils/butters and beeswax.These are used as the main ingredient in the lip balm. Some natural bodycare companies like to use essential oils, like rosemary,neem, and peppermint, as preservatives. Basically anything you can eat is pretty much safe in a lip balm. Go to any independent health food store and ask them to show you to their natural lip balms. Some companies that I really like who make great lip balm are : Kiss my face, Merry Hempsters,Dr Bronner,Navitas,DessertEssence, Organix South,Nanaks,Lily Organics,Himalaya just to name a few ( keep an eye out for a review)Remember to read the lable to find out if you are using lip balm or a lip bomb.

acai does it really work?

Lovely — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:57:59 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js8OTwb52p0

With the new year comming up acai is going to become very popular again. I though a refresher review on acai would help some of you decide rather to buy acai or not.

What a serving size looks like

Lovely — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:40:56 +0000

Organix South INC

Lovely — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:47:08 +0000

Herbal Products Review : Organix South inc

In this video I discuss where you should get your vitamins and why and I do a company review on Organix South INC makers of Theraveda and Theraneem. Their products are awesome and effective. If your local Independant health food store dosent carry them you can order on line www.organixsouth.com

Welcome to Herban Renewal

Lovely — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:37:12 +0000

Have you ever been at a health food store in the vitamin section looking at the wall of choices of vitamin c and just about had a panic attack because you were so overwhelmed? Don’t let me get started on the calcium. Do you get the one with magnesium and D or the one with potassium and zinc? Which glucosamine is good? The liquid ,which I’m sure tastes like strawberries and cream. Maybe the one with the hylaronic acid or the condroitin.Don’t you wish you had someone who knows a lot about vitamins and herbs that could tell you which ones to get?

That’s where I come in. Hi Y’all welcome to Herban Renewal your definitive guide to natural living. My name is Lovely and I have been working in health food stores for over twelve years.I am here to help you navigate your way through products you might find at your local health food store. Look to Herban Renewal as your definitive guide to natural products like vitamins,herbs,bodycare,natural and organic foods and household items. I’ll give you product reviews from an insiders perspective, tips on weight loss,detox and much much more. I’ll give you the scoop on the latest natural product trends and let you know which ones are legit and which ones are not worth your time of day. I am here to save you time and money. I am here to help you help yourself.