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Anyone who's ever been in my boutique for any amount of time, knows I'm a die hard advocate for non toxic beauty. I'm an activist as much as I am a retailer. I thrive on educating my customers about things that will help them lead a healthier life.
According the The Breast Cancer Fund,a non profit with a mission to educate about breast cancer prevention,between 1973 and 1998, breast cancer incidence in the United States increased by more than 40 percent. Today, a woman’s lifetime risk of breast cancer is one in eight.
Did you know that there is NO regulation of the beauty care industry??? And that even a popular baby bubble bath contains proven carcinogens?!Think about it,we try to eat organic,know to buy organic cotton clothing vs. conventional cotton etc,what about our skin? Our skin is our largest organ,and responsible for absorbing upwards of 400 pounds of chemicals over our lifetime! We have control here, lets use it!Last year we hosted a book signing for Not Just a Pretty Face. This book is a MUST READ for all women.
Stacy Malkan's book has been instrumental in bringing the issue of toxins in our daily use beauty products to the forefront. I personally cleaned out 90% of my bathroom cupboards after reading this book! Yikes!To those who may be afraid to hear the truth, I say I am SO grateful to have the information to make better decisions. Better late than never. Now I know how to read labels and assess a products safety before using it on myself or my family, or offering it to my customers. I also feel good about voting with my dollars and supporting companies that are working toward a sustainable future,over corporate profits.
The best resource for learning the safety of products you are already using is The Skin Deep Database.
Visionary only brings in lines that have signed the "Compact for Safe Cosmetics", a voluntary pledge by cosmetics companies to leave out scores of proven and suspected toxic chemicals normally found in everything from toothpaste to shampoo.When companies sign the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, they are pledging not only to make safer products, but also to provide greater transparency to consumers about their products. More than 1,000 companies are leading the way in innovating safer products.
Once you learn more and get fired up about the fact that the government is doing nothing to protect you from your own beauty care products,YOU can do something about it here by joining the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
Visionary Boutique is a passionate supporter of eco conscious companies who are working to bring you healthy and helpful products to help green your beauty routine.
Being that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we're having a Breast Caress promotion.
Rules:just add your Wish for the World to the Visionary website during the month of October.
Winners will be notified the first week of November.
Visionary is thrilled to announce our newest skin care line, Duchess Marden.
Another line we recently brought in is OSEA. Osea's unique blend of sea nutrients and essential oils provide an active and effective formula for well being, employing the power of the sea and its plant life to condition and balance your skin for a lifetime of results you can see. I was so impressed to learn that the founder was the very first to sign the compact for Safe Cosmetics. This line is very active and results are seen quickly.
Visionary Boutique is so proud to be one of the few retailers authorized to sell the non toxic and most incredible make up line Jane Iredale. This line has changed the way I use makeup.
Visionary Mobile offers eco makeover parties where we can bring a Jane Iredale make up artist to show women how to green their cosmetics bag.
Ever notice getting a headache from perfume? Could be the toxic chemicals. Err on the side of caution and choose a natural alternative like Golden Earth Botanical Essences. They smell SO yummy and at $25 you can't beat the price! You know when you buy those high end designer perfumes all you're paying for is their advertising budget and a host of potentially cancer causing chemicals-yuck!
We just brought in a great new line called Revolution Organics,that matches our philosophy perfectly.
I love the all over body balm in the turn up container.
For the rain forest enthusiasts out there,the line to use is Lluvia. This stuff is beyond fair trade and beyond organic. The botanicals are harvested in the rain forest and buying this line helps to save acres(Visionary has saved 1 so far) and create a sustainable livelihood for the indigenous people in the Amazon. Not to mention this line smells unreal-the essential oils are of the charts effective and smell sooooo amazing!You've got to try it to believe it.
Now back to education. You can't start too young to teach kids about making educated and safe decisions about what thy put on and in their body. I'd love to see every teenager join The Teen Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Lets raise the next generation to know these things as second nature. Lets say Of COURSE we don't use products that contain phalates,synthetic chemicals,fragrance.petrochemicals,parabens etc, and for Lord's sake-NO ANIMAL TESTING!
These kids ran a successful campaign to get OPI to take formaldahyde out of their nail polish-you heard me-fformaldahyde-most polish contains this proven cancer causing chemical. That's why we offer Priti Polish at Visionary. Priti All polishes are DBP, toulene and formaldahyde free.Their soy polish remover is phenomenal as well!
At Visionary we're all about raising awareness about the problems, but also following it up with solutions. We're continually building our organic apothecary in an effort to offer our customers a place to shop for safe and effective beauty products.
So spread the word. Tell your friends and family to get educated about what they put on their body,and we can make a cleaner and healthier world for generations to come!
