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The Hot 'Skinny' on Pangea Organics Ecocentric Skincare

1. Pangea's approach to skincare is holistic: whole body, whole mind, whole person.
2. Their goal is to create and maintain balance in the skin, not create the excessive need for more products. This practice is uncommon among most other manufacturers. But much better for you, much better for your skin, and much better for your wallet!
3. They make products that are as organic as humanly possible.
4. 100% of the ingredients are plant-based. Did you know that natural ingredients have been proven to be more effective than synthetics? Pangea knew there was a reason they loved Mother Nature. Turns out, she loves them too!
5. Their products contain absolutely no paraben,s or petroleum-based preservatives - 58 our of 61 of their skincare ingredients have naturally preserving properties, including their three heavy hitters: Organic Lavender Alochol, Rosemary Extract and Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E).
6. Pangea Organics uses only whole essential oils and herbal extracts taht are produced without the use or addition of any harmful chemicals or solvents.
7. Fifty-six out of 61 ingredients are natural antioxidants and, therefore, are proactive warriors in support of the anti-aging process.
9. Ingredients have a purpose - that is 100% of their ingredients are both performance (working for the skin) and functional (making up the product). Typically, the majority of products are made up of functional ingredients (i.e. bluking agents or fillers) that don't do anything beneficial for the skin. With Pangea, 100$ of their ingredients are doing their jobs for your skin, which to them means their products are doing their job for you.
10. The best part of all: if it's in their products, it's on their lables too!

The Long Answers

Holistic Approach to Body and Facial Care: The true meaning of holistic means working with the whole as opposed to just one part or a few parts. Pangea Organics takes a holistic approach to its body and skincare. Every product that Pangea ORganics makes keeps in mind that skin is a part of the body as a whole and that the body, together with the mind, is what makes a whole person. Body and skincare should address all of these things. Not only are their ingredints good for the skin, they are not harmful to the body, or the planet. Because we absorb much of what goes onto the skin into the body, it is important to use ingredients that will not cause harm internally. Many companies sell personalcare products that may seem benign on the skin but when absorbed into the body cause harm, for example, they may contain ingredients, such as, paraben,s or petrochemicals. Additionally, Pangea Organics' Body & Skincare is nourishing for the skin (the largest organ of the body) and helps it to become balanced, resilient and radiant. This is good for the body as a whole. Finally, many of Pangea Organics' ingredients are whole plant essences in the form of essential oils and herbal extracts taht are aroma-therapeutic, or in other words, have properties that bring the body and the mind to balance

Maintain Natural balance vs. creat the Need (he-hem Addition) to Use More Product, More often: Pangea Organics wants your skin to be balanced and healthy. That is why the ingredients in their Skincare Line are chosen to perform the function of creating and maintaing balance in the skin. For example, there are numerous ingredients that balance sebum production within the skin, thus cutting down the need for over-cleansing and over-moisturizing. Another example is the number of ingredients that are anti-inflammatory for the skin. One of the biggest factors in unhealthy skin is inflammation. Forty-six out of 61 facial care ingredients are anti-inflammatory. Not bad, eh? Other brands convince their customers to buy and use harsh detergents (which are by nature alkaline, while the face is by nature acidic) and an extreme amount of exfolients on the skin, therby stripping the skin's natural oils and depleting its acid mantle. Not so good. Consumers are then instructed to buy overly acidic and stringent toner to bring the skin back to its natural pH and constrict the pores. To finish it off, the customer must then use an overly rich moisturizer to bring back the oil that was stripped off the skin by the first product used. that's harsh. Pangea's entire Skincare Line cleanses, toner and moisturizes the skin in a gentle but effective way that is meant to balance, nourish and encourage the skin's own natural processes, not deplete it. Ahh...much better.

Organic vs. Non-Organic: 'nuff said.

natural vs. Synethetic: Synthetic ingredients don't pack uite the punch their natural counterparts do. Not only can synthetics be outright harmful to the body, but they also have been proven to be less effective. A molecule constructed in a lab, and equal in every way to a natural molecule, will be less effective on or in the human body. No one knows exactly why. Maybe it's some hidden data in the molecules that scientists cannot decipher yet, or perhaps our bodies know the fake stuff from the real thing, but it's true - natural ingredients are more effective than their synthetic counterparts. Not to mention much better for the planet too.

natural Preservatives vs. Parabens: Fifty-eight out of 61 total skincare ingredients are natural preservatives. The most mentionable are: Organic Lavender Alochol, Rosemary Extract and Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E). Other companies use parabens (petroleum-based preservatives), which are harmful the the health in many ways, mot notably as breast cancer causing agents. parabens are stored in fat cells, replicate the DNA and can also cause birth defects.

Whole vs. Part: First, you can site the argument above, just substitue "constituent" for "synthetic" and "whole" for "natural"; they're just simply not the same. Whole essences are recognized by the body better than their constituents, or parts. Second, the whole essence is going to be two to three times more potent than its part. Third, the derivation processes used to extract parts of an essence generally involve harsh solvents and nasty chemicals.

Natural vs. Solvent Extracts: Pangea Organics' herbal extracts are made by physical, not chemical, extraction methods. Plant leaves are soaked for one month and then pressed, or a vacuum is used in the form of 'critical' extraction to ensure the most, if not all, medicinal properties are extracted fromt he plant without chemicals. Pangea Ogranics' herbal extracts weigh in at 0.5 - 1.5% of a product, in ctrast to the minimal 0.001% required to window-dress a label.

Pangea Organics' esential oils are made by steam distillation and non-solvent extraction. Their essential oils are 100% organic, which means that they are 100% the essential oil and nothing else. Other label descriptions such as, "natural" or "pure" allow for 'cutting' of the essential oil, meaning anything else may be added, or the essential oil may have been made by solvent extraction.

When copanies employ extraction methods other than those used by Pangea Organics, the resulting extracts are simply not as pure. In the case of solvent extraction (chemical extraction used for some herbal extracts, essential oils, tocopherol and others), traces of the solvent (i.e. the chemical), such as hexane, remain int he extract and eventually make it into the body. This, in our humble opinion, is bad for your health, not to mention bad f or our delicate planet. In the case of aqueous extracts (made like steeping tea), very few medicinal properties make their way from the plant into the product, let alone into the skin. Pangea's methods ensure that the herbal extracts and essential oils they use are both pure and potent.

Antioxidants: Fify-six out of 61 of the skin care ingredients are antioxidants. Not only are they good for the skin in general, but they are also the most effective known type of anti-aging ingredient. Turn back the clock, baby (or at least slow it down).

Anti-Aging: Other brands have lines specifically targeted to mature, or aging skin. Pangea Organics has no need for this. Every skincare product they offer has a multitude of antioxidant contained within it, which are the primary anti-aging ingredients. Additionally, as the cell turnover rate slows down to 45 days or mor ein a mature adult, in contracts to the 28-day turnover of a teen, mature skinr equires products that will stimulate and encourage this process. Their skincare contains 21 out of 61 ingredients that possess cell-regenerating properties. Not bad.

Function and Performance vs. Function or Performance: Pangea Organics' skincare products have a total of 61 ingredient. In cosmetic chemistry terms, all 61 ingredients are classified as both functional and performance. Functional ingredients are the things that make up a product, they are: texture, form color and preservatives. Function ingredients make up the bulk of a product. Most products contain a majority of functional ingredients with very few performance ingredients. Performance ingredients are what change the appearance of your skin; they are the ingredients that do all the work. 100% of Pangea's ingredients do both!

A Lot goes into a Little Bottle: Most facial care lines are made up of functional ingredients that act as fillers, emulsifiers, etc., and don't really do anything special for the skin. The organic, whole ingredients in Pangea Organics' products are not only more potent than their partial or "natural" counterparts, every single one of the ingredients acts as a performance ingredient. What this means for you is that all of the ingredients do something for your skin (and we all know that something is better than nothing), they don't just make up the product. In essence, Pangea Organics' products are more concentrated than other competitors' products, and hence are more cost efficient. Each bottle is estimated to provide six to 10 weeks usage, as compared to the average four to six weeks. Each use of the products is meant to be used morning and night. Cleanser is one to two pumps per usse; Toner is two to six pumps per use; and Facial Cream is two to three pumps per use. At 60 days use per bottle, the daily breakdown of using the full skincare line, on average is only $0.90 per day.

If It's in our Products, It's on our Labels: You're already beautiful. We're just here to help you take good care of your skin. We believe that aking great care of your skin means understanding what you put on it. Especially since most of what goes on your skin, makes its way into your body. The good, the bad and the ugly. That's why we've created skincare the doesn't just smell nice, it is nice. It's quite simple, really. Accentuat the positive. Eliminate the negative. Our body and skincare is an honest as it is organic. Meaning, everything In our products will always be listed ON them so you know exactly what you're purchasing and putting on yourself.