Natural Organic Skin Care
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When it comes to natural organic skin care, being a vegan is a major advantage! Most people who switch to a vegan diet report that their skin starts looking much healthier very quickly.
Plant-based foods are loaded with the amino acid building blocks the body needs - in exactly the right form - to create proteins. And proteins, four of them in particular, are what skin needs to look young and vibrant.
Meat and dairy are loaded with proteins, but they actually are not in any form the body can immediately use. In order to digest animal proteins, the body must first break them down into their component amino acids, and then rebuild them into proteins it can use.
This takes effort and energy, which over time wears the tissues of the body down. The effects of this wear and tear are visible on the skin and show up as wrinkles, blotches, pimples, and unhealthy color.
Moreover, this process of breaking down and rebuilding is not particularly efficient, which means that not all the animal protein that is digested is actually being absorbed and the tissues of the body - including the skin - are not getting what they need.
So natural organic skin care really starts from the inside out, by giving the body the proteins it needs in their most optimal forms. There are four major proteins in your skin that affect its health and appearance:
- Collagen - Collagen helps to strengthen and tone skin tissue. This protein makes up about 25% of the proteins in the body and works with Keratin to keep skin supple and resilient. Degredation of collagen in the skin causes wrinkles.
- Keratin - Like Collagen, Keratin gives skin its strength and suppleness and prevents it from sagging. Decreased levels of Keratin cause the skin to look aged and less firm.
- Elastin - This protein gives skin its elastic quality and allows it stretch and then to return to its normal shape. Low levels of elastin cause the skin to look less toned and wrinkles become more prominent.
- Hyaluronic Acid - This protein may be said to be a double-edged sword. Although it is responsible for cell growth and renewal, which keeps skin looking young, it can be easily degraded by things like Ultraviolet rays, which can damage skin and make it look older.
To keep these proteins at optimum levels in the skin, just follow a few simple guidelines:
- Drink plenty of water - 8 glasses per day
- Avoid animal products and sugar
- Eat plenty of green vegetables, preferably leafy and raw!
- Take steps to decrease stress
- Get at least 7 hours of sleep per night
- Follow a regular exercise regimen
- Do not smoke
- Stay out of the sun between 10 am and 4 pm.
- Avoid putting anything on your skin that is tainted with chemicals
- Follow a basic cleansing and moisturizing regimen with natural organic skin care products
The Best Natural and Organic Skin Care Products
Lavera
Lavera is now celebrating their 22nd year in business. Their natural organic skin care products are popular with many vegan and health-conscious celebrities, and they have been highly recommended in the New York Times Bestseller, Gorgeously Green
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Green Organics
Based in Australia, Green Organics is dedicated to promoting natural organic skin care products that are chemical-free, cruelty-free, and use eco-friendly packaging. Green Organics uses manufacturers whose product development processes are nature-friendly - this company is certified by 12 different accreditation organizations for organic and carbon-neutral products. Green Organics stipulates that the only non-vegan ingredient used in some of its products, is natural beeswax, but they assure their customers that no bees are harmed during the collection process.
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