Pamper, soothe and beautify your eyes!

They say that eyes are the windows to the soul. Is that true? Absolutely!! We communicate so much with our eyes. They show our joy, our sadness and with just a slight movement they can show almost every other human emotion. So why do we sometimes neglect our most beautiful feature?

We read a really indepth article not too long ago about the importance of the skin around our eyes and how important it is to care for it. At Starflower, we of course, already know this, but it's good to remind ourselves and our customers about what is really happening to their skin. With so many "miracle" eye care products we felt that it was time to do a new post about our organic eye care products.

The organic plant oils and extracts in Starflower’s Bright Eyes regenerative eye products literally give your eyes a lift. Our Bright Eyes line really is the best eye products on the market to help reduce puffiness, anti-aging and dark circles.

We currently have three organic eye care products under our Bright Eyes line: Bright Eyes Petalets, Bright Eyes Regenerative Eye Gel and Bright Eyes Regenerative Eye Oil.

Organic Bright Eyes Petalets

Starflower's Organic Bright Eyes Petalets refresh the eyes with an herb soaked natural cotton pad over the eyes for night and morning use.

Herbal extracts of chamomile, eyebright and fennel bring soothing relief to puffy, swollen, red and itchy eyes due to fatigue, allergies, air pollution, computer radiation and other environmental irritants.

Special Uses: The petalets open the delicate skin around the eyes allowing the soothing and moisturizing qualities of the essential fatty acids to penetrate. 

Organic Bright Eyes Regenerative Eye Gel

Starflower Regenerative Eye Gel is a healing, refreshing gel for night time repair and day time protection that assures a firm and supple appearance around the eyes.

Bright Eyes Gel contains organic herbal extracts of eye bright and chamomile, organic aloe vera, royal jelly, organic borage, comfrey, black currant seed oil, regenerative essential oils such as chamomile, neroli, palma rosa, carrot and fennel.

This delicate formula absorbs so readily into the small skin around the eyes and because of it's toning and firming ingredients, will help relieve fluid retention under the eyes (puffiness). If you wear foundation or mineral powders around the eyes, Bright Eyes Gel blends well and is as a great base for a smooth flawless appearance.

Organic Bright Eyes Regenerative Eye Oil

 Bright Eyes Oil blends highly nutritive and absorbent essential fatty acid oils such as borage and black currant seed, calendula and comfrey, with anti-inflammatory essential oils to calm redness, smooth fine wrinkle lines, and give elasticity to the tender, fragile skin around your eyes.

If you wear a foundation or mineral powder make-up around your eyes, Bright Eyes Oil will definitely blend your make-up better so that you see less of your pores and more of your beautiful eyes.

For more information visit our website or contact us through Facebook. To read the article about the skin around your eyes you can find it here.

5 Steps To Winter Skin Care from Starflower Essentials Organic Skin Care

A couple of weeks ago, we discussed the effects of winter weather on the skin. With temperatures now plummeting further and many areas already starting to get snow, we recommend starting your winter skin care regime to prevent dehydration.

At Starflower Essentials Organic Skin Care, we believe in 5 steps to organic beauty. We will go over the products that can be used along with how they are beneficial to your skin in the winter.

5 Steps to Winter Skincare

ChamMillet Exfoliant Cleanser

1. Exfoliate- Our three organic exfoliating cleansers offer a healthy, holistic alternative to hydroxy acids and are much more effective for long-term use. When activated with water, they offer a fresh delivery of almond milk and rare essential oils in a base of almond meal, millet flour and herbal powders. The result is deeply cleansed, nourished, smooth, glowing skin and refined pores! Exfoliants are a must for beautiful and healthy skin and ours can be left on to dry as a mask. They are designed for everyday use.  We offer three exfoliating cleansers: Rose Almond for normal, dry and mature skin. Chamomile for normal, dry, dehydrated, sensitive and inflamed skin. ChamoMillet for normal, oily, large pores and problematic skin.

Herbal Essential Steam

 

 

2. Steam- Starflower Essentials Herbal Essential Steam is a synergized blend of 17 organic herbs and flowers to deeply cleanse, nourish, tone and activate the skin's natural functions. Herbal Essential Steam purifies and opens pores in preparation for Starflower's facial masks.

Royal Rose Enzyme Mask

3. Mask- We have several organic face mask's available but for the winter season we recommend using our Royal Rose Enzyme Mask and our Flower & Sea Rejuvenating Face Mask. Our Royal Rose Enzyme Mask is a very special tonic for the body- inside and out. Whether you want a rose honey mask for collagen renewal or a taste bud extravaganza at tea time, you'll love the Royal Rose Mask. It's delicious and nutritious with premium ingredients such as raw, organic honey infused with the world's finest European, medicinal grade Bulgarian rose and fresh royal jelly. It is a hydrating mask for normal, dry, dehydrated, mature and sensitive skin. The Flower & Sea Rejuvenating Face Mask revitalizes with pure arctic seaweed and a special organic herbal synergy. Especially beneficial to lack-luster skin, large pores and acne while infusing the skin with moisture and vital anti-oxidants. It is a moisturizing mask for all skin conditions.

Starflower Essentials Organic SkinCare Nutrient Toner Mists

4. Tone- Starflower offers three choices for toning from our Nutrient Toner Mist collection and one should be chosen based on your skin type. Our Nutrient Toner Mists cleanse, tone and moisturize- essential to beautiful skin. Starflower toners hydrate and tone the skin, strengthen connective tissue and increase elasticity of the pores. Synergistically blended herbs and essential oils promote deep tissue regeneration. We currently have our Rose Gold Toner with a delightful rose scent for normal, dry, mature and sensitive skin. Our Royal Vera Toner has a light lavender scent and works well for normal, oily, problematic and combination skin types. Our Cool Citrus C-Weed Toner has a citrus neroli scent and is mineral rich for all skin conditions.

Nutrient Intensive Moisturizers

5. Moisturize- We offer a wide array of moisturizers that will work to prevent the damages that winter temperatures have on skin. Starflower Moisturizers are formulated for balancing and moisturizing every skin condition. They have sun-protection (SPF) properties and essential oils to stimulate the skin's natural functions. Herbal antioxidants and Vitamin E slow down oxygenation and free radical-induced deterioration of the skin's natural fatty acids. Our synergistic formulas encourage harmony and cell regeneration deep within the skin's layers. Rich emollient oils and waxes give extra protection to the surface layer of the skin. Colloidal silver and gold are added for anti fungal and antibacterial properties.

Our Nutrient Intensive Moisturizers are light and highly absorbent, our "aroma plant" moisturizers are available in five therapeutic scents for each skin preference. All Nutrient Intensive Moisturizers (NIMS) contain borage, almond, jojoba oils, aloe vera gel, mineral water complex, herbal extracts, rare essential oils and Vitamins C and E. The five that we offer are: Chamomile Rose for dry, sensitive, dehydrated, inflamed or sunburned skin, wrinkles and mature skin. Sandalwood for dry, sensitive, oily, chapped cracked skin, acne, scars, wrinkles and mature skin. Mandarin-Melissa for dry, oily combination, congested and dull skin, scars, slack tissue, spots and wrinkles. Lavender for balanced to oily, combination, congested and dull skin, acne, eczema, sunburned, irritated and inflamed skin. SeaFlower SPF 15 for daytime sun protection for all skin conditions. Lime-Orange for oily, congested and dull skin, acne and spots.

Our Facial Creme's also make for great moisturizers in the winter. Our face creams contains rich emollient oils and waxes that provide extra protection for the surface layer of the skin. Starflower's Facial Cremes contain a variety of herbs that are grown bio dynamically or wild crafted from high altitude fields in the rocky mountains of Colorado. This fact ensures a freshness and potency rarely experienced, even in organic skin care. We do, however, recommend that they are only used during the day and not during your night skin care routine. We have three facial cremes: Rose Gold a very special healing day cream, rich in antioxidant protection and vitalizing herbs from the Colorado Mountains. It is a super smoothing cream, ideal for traumatized skin in special need of repair and a blessing for burned skin with it's anti-scarring properties. It is ideal for normal, dry, sensitive, dehydrated and mature skin. Lavender Gold's highly absorbent emollient oils and regenerative herbs provide effective daily moisture protection while stimulating balance and tone for normal or dry skin which suffers occasional monthly breakouts. It is ideal for normal, dry and combination skin. Day Replenish is a non-clogging facial cream designed to give extra moisturizing barrier protection for extremely dry skin and/or dry weather conditions. Layering over a Nutrient Intensive Moisturizer or Skin Dance Moisturizer is recommended for the dry winter months.

SkinDance Face Moisturizer is a Starflower favorite. SkinDance is an essential and vital skin food within the Starflower Essentials Organic Skincare line. The naturally high content of essential fatty acids balance the skin and protect it from excessive sun as well as cold. It has a high content of GLA (gamma-linolenic acid) and provides SPF 8 protection. Synergistic essential oils stimulate balance within the skin's natural functions, especially the oil producing glands. SkinDance has a positive effect on all types of skin including oily, problem or dry, sensitive. It will tone the skin, reducing the size of the pores while increasing elasticity. Very useful to aging as a cell regenerative. At Starflower, we recommend using SkinDance while layering with a Nutrient Intensive Moisturizer or one of our Facial Cremes for the most protection during the winter months.

If you have any questions about winter skin care, please visit our Website or contact us through our Facebook page. You can also email us at star@starflower.com or by speaking to one of our representatives on our toll free number 1.888.262.5424.

Starflower Organic Facial Creams

At Starflower Essentials Organic Skin Care, our mission is to provide our customers with the highest quality skin care. We offer an extensive organic beauty product line that is tailored to meet the needs of our clients. We use only the finest certified organic and food grade ingredients so that you can rest assured that our products contain no harmful chemicals or preservatives. We are rigorous in our dedication to organic beauty and are constantly researching to provide our customers with health and beauty education.

One of our favorite products is our wonderful line of organic facial creams.  Starflower's Facial Cremes are formulated for balancing and moisturizing every unique skin type. They have sun-protection properties and organic essential oils to stimulate the skin’s natural functions. Antioxidants and Vitamin E slow free radical-induced deterioration of the skin’s natural fatty acids. Our synergistic formulas encourage harmony and cell regeneration deep within the skin’s layers to aid in anti-aging and elasticity.

Starflower Essentials Organic Facial Cremes

Rich emollient oils and waxes provide extra protection for the surface layer of the skin. Starflower's Facial Cremes contain a variety of herbs that are grown bio dynamically or wild crafted from high altitude fields in the rocky mountains of Colorado. This fact ensures a freshness and potency rarely experienced, even in organic skin care. They are available in two varieties, Rose Gold and Lavender Gold, as well as Day Replenish, a healing and moisturizing barrier balm.

Our Rose Gold line is a favorite with our customers. We currently offer, in addition to our Rose Gold Facial Cream we also carry Rose Gold Body Milk, Rose Gold Lip Cream, and Rose Gold Nutrient Toner. With our focus this week on protecting our skin from winter damage, we are going to concentrate on our Rose Gold Facial Creme.

Rose Gold Facial Creme is a concentrated, therapeutic day creme that provides nourishment and intensive healing benefits for damage skin. The creme contains rare, wild harvested herbs which deliver highly vital nutrients and moisture protection. Vitamin E  is infused into the cream. It's a potent antioxidant that slows the aging process, regenerates and heals. Rose Gold facial cream is made with cold pressed oils and mixed raw without heating above 112 degrees. We also use Bulgarian Rose Absolute which is the highest frequency of any essential oil and the most regenerating. It strengthens connective tissue and harmonizes skin function.

Bulgarian Rose Absolute

Our complete ingredients list for rose gold facial creme includes purified water, organic cold pressed canola and virgin olive oil, organic, bio-dynamically grown and wild harvested herbs of calendula, elder, hollyhock, rose petals, self heal, chickweed, lavender, lanolin, beeswax, colloidal silver & gold, vitamin E, beta carotene, essential oils of rose, geranium and palma rosa.

We recommend use in the morning after cleansing and toning for best results.

Protecting Your Skin from Winter Damage - Starflower Essentials Organic Facial Creams.

With fall and winter setting in our skin is about to take a beating from the elements. As the weather turns colder, we tend to heat our environments through heating systems. Heaters and furnaces take the moisture out of the air and therefore out of your skin.

People with normal skin in the spring and late summer will find that their skin become dehydrated as the season progresses. Others who have oily skin throughout the rest of the year will find that during the colder months, their skin is more manageable as the drier air will help control the moisture and oil on their skin. However, it is important for all skin types to stay hydrated during the fall and winter months. A healthy hydrated body is important for healthy skin, especially during the winter where a cold drink of water is not as appealing as it is in the summer.

At Starflower Essentials Organic Skin Care, we have some amazing skin care products that will keep your skin safe and protected during the fall/winter season.

Starflower's facial creams are formulated for balancing and moisturizing every unique skin type. They have sun-protection properties and organic essential oils to stimulate the skin’s natural functions. Antioxidants and Vitamin E slow free radical-induced deterioration of the skin’s natural fatty acids. Our synergistic formulas encourage harmony and cell regeneration deep within the skin’s layers to aid in anti-aging and elasticity.

Rich emollient oils and waxes provide extra protection for the surface layer of the skin. Starflower's Facial Cremes contain a variety of herbs that are grown biodynamically or wildcrafted from high altitude fields in the rocky mountains of Colorado. This fact ensures a freshness and potency rarely experienced, even in organic skin care. They are available in two varieties, Rose Gold and Lavender Gold, as well as Day Replenish, a healing and moisturizing barrier balm.

Rose Gold Face Creme

Our Rose Gold Face Cream  is a  very special healing day creme, rich in antioxidant protection and vitalizing herbs wild crafted from the Colorado mountains. A super soothing creme, ideal for traumatized skin in special need of repair (post-lazer surgery or chemical peels) and a blessing for dry, winter skin. To reduce extra sheen, Chamomile Face Powder will seal in moisture and provide a smooth matte finish.

Key Ingredients: Organic Cold Pressed Coconut and Virgin Olive Oil; Bio-dynamically Grown and Wild Harvested Herbs of Calendula, Elder, Hollyhock, Rose Petals, Self Heal, Chickweed, Lavender; Organic Vitamin E; Beta Carotene derived from Wild Harvested D. Salina Algae; Organic Essential Oil of Bulgarian Rose.

Lavender Gold Face Creme

Starflower Essentials organic Lavender Gold Face Creme is packed with highly absorbent emollient oils and regenerative herbs provide effective daily moisture protection while stimulating balance and tone.

For normal or dry skin which suffers occasional monthly breakouts.

Key Ingredients: Organic Cold Pressed Coconut and Virgin Olive Oil; Bio-dynamically Grown and Wild Harvested Herbs of Calendula, Elder, Hollyhock, Rose Petals, Self Heal, Chickweed, Lavender; Organic Vitamin E; Beta Carotene derived from Wild Harvested D. Salina Algae; Organic Essential Oil of French Lavender.

Day Replenish Face Moisturizer

Our Day Replenish Face Moisturizer provides excellent barrier protection to face, lips and neck for prevention of fine lines. Excellent for extremely dry skin and/or during dry, cold winter months. Super healing balm from biodynamicall grown and wild crafted herbs. Apply as day moisturizer protection over SkinDance or Nutrient Intensive Moisturizer.

For dry, chapped, fine lines of mature skin. Also very beneficial to inflamed acne, eczema,and psoriasis.

For more information about the effect of the seasons on skin, you can check out this article from Wildcrafted.

The Terrible "Touch-Me-Nots"

What you put on your skin can go into your body to affect your health and sense of well being- either negatively or positively. YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICH, if you know the facts (which the 'cosmetic conspiracy' want to hide from you). As your body's biggest organ, your skin is your most important immune defense barrier as well as your largest organ for eliminating wast. Commercial products with harmful petroleum ingredients can plasticize and 'constipate' your skin, making germs more likely to get in and toxins less likely to get out of your body. The result: Neither you nor your skin are as radiant and healthy as you could be!

Every day we use products that we think are safe; but the truth is that products are NOT always safe - and manufacturer's don't have to tell us so. Ever since 1938 - when the FDA granted self-regulation to the cosmetics industry - such products can be marketed without government approval of ingredients, regardless of what tests show. Most of the 2,000 chemicals used have not been tested for long-term toxic effects. In a typical day, you might be exposed to over 200 different chemicals, many of which are suspected of causing cancer or juggling hormones. EPA tests conclude that ingredients in shampoos, dyes, and other personal care products 'may be playing havoc with hormones that control reproduction and development'.

START CHECKING ALL PRODUCT LABELS:

Avoid these harmful, hazardous "touch me not" ingredients!

Alcohol, Isopropyl (SD-40): A very drying and irritating solvent and dehydrator that strips your skin's moisture and natural immune barrier, making you more vulnerable to bacteria, molds and viruses. It is made from propylene, a petroleum derivative and is found in many skin and hair products, fragrance as well as shellac and antifreeze. It can act as a 'carrier' accelerating the penetration of other harmful chemicals into your skin. It may promote brown spots and premature aging of the skin. A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic ingredients says it may cause headaches, flushing, dizziness, mental depression, nausea, vomiting, narcosis, anesthesia, and coma. Fatal ingested dose is one ounce or less.

DEA (diethanolamine), MEA (monoethanolamine), and TEA (triethanolamine): Hormone disrupting chemicals that can form cancer-causing nitrates and nitrosamines. Already restricted in Europe due to known carcinogenic effects, but Americans may be exposed 10-20 times per day! Used to create 'foam' in products like shampoo, shaving creams, and bubble bath, Dr. Samuel Epstein (Professor of Environmental Health at the University of Illinois) says that repeated skin applications of DEA-based detergents resulted in a major increase in the incidence of liver and kidney cancer. The FDA's John Bailey says this is especially important since 'the risk equation changes significantly for children'.

DMDM Hydantoin & Urea (Imidazolidinyl): Just two of many preservatives that often release formaldehyde which may cause joint pain, skin reactions, allergies, depression, headaches, chest pains, ear infections, chronic fatigue, dizziness and loss of sleep. Exposure may also irritate the respiratory system, trigger heart palpitations or asthma, and aggravate cough and colds. Other possible side effects include weakening the immune system and cancer.

FD&C (Color Pigments): Synthetic colors made from coal tar, containing heavy metal salts that deposit toxins onto the skin, causing skin sensitivity and irritation. Absorption of certain colors can cause depletion of oxygen in the body and death. Animal studies have shown almost all of them to carcinogenic.

Fragrances: Mostly synthetic ingredients, often containing animal urine or feces! Fragrance on a label can indicate the presence of up to four thousand separate ingredients, many toxic or carcinogenic. Symptoms reported to the FDA include headaches, dizziness, allergic rashes, skin discoloration, violent coughing, vomiting and skin irritation. Clinical observation proves fragrances can affect the central nervous system, causing depression, hyperactivity, irritability, inability to cope and other behavioral changes.

Mineral Oil: Petroleum by-product that coats the skin like plastic, clogging the pores. Interferes with skin's ability to eliminate toxins, promoting acne and other disorders. Slows down skin function and cell development, resulting in premature aging. Used in many products (baby oil is 100% mineral oil!).

Polyethylene glycol (PEG): Potentially carcinogenic petroleum ingredient that can alter and reduce the skin's natural moisture factor. This could increase the appearance of aging and leave you more vulnerable to bacteria. Used in cleansers to dissolve oil and grease. It adjusts the melting point and thickens products. Also used in caustic spray on oven cleaners.

Propylene Glycol (PG) and Butylene Glycol: Petroleum plastics which act as 'surfactants' (wetting agents and solvents). They easily penetrate the skin and can weaken protein and cellular structure. The active ingredient in antifreeze, PG is strong enough to remove barnacles from boats! The EPA considers PG so toxic that it requires workers to wear protective gloves, clothing and goggles and to dispose of any PG solutions by burying in the ground. Because PG penetrates the skin so quickly, the EPA warns against skin contact to prevent consequences such as brain, liver and kidney abnormalities. But, there isn't even a warning label on products such as stick deodorants, where the concentration is greater than in most industrial applications.

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) & Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES): Detergents and surfactants that [pose serious health threats. Used in car washes. garage floor cleaners and engine degreasers - and in 90% of personal care products that foam. Animals exposed to SLS experience eye damage, depression, labored breathing, severe skin irritation and even death. Young eyes may not develop properly if exposed to SLS because proteins are dissolved. SLS may also damage the skin's immune system by causing layers to separate and inflame. When combined with other chemicals, SLS can be transformed into nitrosamines, a potent class of carcinogens. Your body may retain the SLS for up to five days, during which time it may enter and maintain residual levels in the heart, liver, the lungs and the brain.

Triclosan (synthetic antibacterial ingredient) - With a chemical structure similar to Agent Orange! The EPA registers it as a pesticide, giving it high scores as a risk to both human health and the enviornment. It is classified as a chlorophenol, a class of chemicals suspected of causing cancer in humans.It's manufacturing process may produce dioxin, a powerful hormone-disrupting chemical with toxic effects measured in the carts per trillion - that is only ONE drop in 300 Olympic-size swimming pools! Hormone disruptors pose enormous long term chronic health risks by interfering with the way hormones temporarily de-activate sensory nerve endings, so contact with it often causes little or no pain. Internally, it can lead to cold sweats, circulatory collapse and convulsions. Stored in body fat, it can accumulate to toxic levels, damagin the liver, kidneys and lungs and can cause paralysis, suppression of immune function, brain hemorrhages and heart problems. Tufts University School of Medicine says that triclosan is capable of forcing the emergence of 'super bugs' that it cannot kill. Its widespread use in popular antibacterial cleansers, toothpastes and hosehold products may have nightmare implications for your future.

Educate yourself on what you are putting on your skin and letting absorb into your blood stream. At Starflower Essentials, we will always share the ingredients that go into our organic skin care products.