Comments on: What Drugstore Brand is Comparable to Arbonne? http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/03/16/what-drugstore-brand-is-comparable-to-arbonne/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Lisa http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/03/16/what-drugstore-brand-is-comparable-to-arbonne/comment-page-1/#comment-72567 Lisa Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:26:49 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9389#comment-72567 People need to get over the petrolatum thing. People have used that for decades without any problems. With all the other toxins out there I would say this registers small on the scale. The petrolatum used in personal care is rigorously tested to make sure it is safe. The fact that people are more concerned about petrolatum in products than the toxins in their food that they consume each and every day baffles me. People need to get over the petrolatum thing. People have used that for decades without any problems. With all the other toxins out there I would say this registers small on the scale. The petrolatum used in personal care is rigorously tested to make sure it is safe. The fact that people are more concerned about petrolatum in products than the toxins in their food that they consume each and every day baffles me.

]]> By: Lisa http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/03/16/what-drugstore-brand-is-comparable-to-arbonne/comment-page-1/#comment-72566 Lisa Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:16:40 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9389#comment-72566 Arbonne is overrated and most of their products are very basic and tend to be very irritating to the skin . Their products are overpriced and are in fact loaded with irritating essential oils and perfumes that are should not be on your face.Many of the products are formulated with very basic ingredients which are cheap to manufacture.One of the most expensive products is the Re9 night cream , the first ingredient is water the second is glycerin. There were no antioxidants or any other beneficial ingredient in this product and yet it is priced at over $100 dollars for a mere 29 ml . People need to educate themselves on labels. Most of the consultants have other careers and do this to make extra money. A lot of them are not educated in skin care whatsoever and will tell you loads of nonsense in order to sell the product. There is a high drop out rate for consultants especially when they see that it is not that easy to sell such overpriced products to masses. Arbonne is overrated and most of their products are very basic and tend to be very irritating to the skin . Their products are overpriced and are in fact loaded with irritating essential oils and perfumes that are should not be on your face.Many of the products are formulated with very basic ingredients which are cheap to manufacture.One of the most expensive products is the Re9 night cream , the first ingredient is water the second is glycerin. There were no antioxidants or any other beneficial ingredient in this product and yet it is priced at over $100 dollars for a mere 29 ml . People need to educate themselves on labels. Most of the consultants have other careers and do this to make extra money. A lot of them are not educated in skin care whatsoever and will tell you loads of nonsense in order to sell the product. There is a high drop out rate for consultants especially when they see that it is not that easy to sell such overpriced products to masses.

]]> By: Beauty Tips from a Hag http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/03/16/what-drugstore-brand-is-comparable-to-arbonne/comment-page-1/#comment-69994 Beauty Tips from a Hag Sat, 28 May 2011 15:49:12 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9389#comment-69994 Arbonne was created with the help of the creator of La Prairie - an expensive line available exclusively at Holt Renfrew. The quality is apparently the same, but it is less expensive because it is sold to the consumer to the client by way of the distributor. No advertising. They are Vegan certified and PETA stands by them as cruelty free (no animal testing at any point). PETA is fanatical in its own right, so there is no way they would give their stamp of approval otherwise. Arbonne is made with safe pharmaceutical ingredients and botanical ingredients - not synthetics. Can botanical ingredients cause skin reactions? Yes. I have a bottle cleanser from Weleda, which is a fantastic line, but I can't use it because every time I do, I get a bumpy rash just under my eye. Is it because it's made with animal products or harsh chemicals? No, it's because I'm allergic to one or more of the botanical ingredients that is found in the product. It doesn't matter that it's organic or wild-crafted or that the ingredients are harvested around the moon cycles. It's an allergy. That's all. I am a certified esthetician. I am not an Arbonne consultant. I have nothing to gain by bashing Arbonne or praising them. I don't use their line. I use Evan Healy skin care products. I also use Neostrata Toning Solution (drastically contradiction, I know!) But, they are both fantastic for different reasons. Will I try Arbonne? Yes, I will. Why? Because that is what I do. I try different skin care products. Oh, I also write unbiased reviews about them too on my blog: www.beautytipsfromahag.blogspot.com The Hag Arbonne was created with the help of the creator of La Prairie – an expensive line available exclusively at Holt Renfrew. The quality is apparently the same, but it is less expensive because it is sold to the consumer to the client by way of the distributor. No advertising. They are Vegan certified and PETA stands by them as cruelty free (no animal testing at any point). PETA is fanatical in its own right, so there is no way they would give their stamp of approval otherwise. Arbonne is made with safe pharmaceutical ingredients and botanical ingredients – not synthetics. Can botanical ingredients cause skin reactions? Yes. I have a bottle cleanser from Weleda, which is a fantastic line, but I can’t use it because every time I do, I get a bumpy rash just under my eye. Is it because it’s made with animal products or harsh chemicals? No, it’s because I’m allergic to one or more of the botanical ingredients that is found in the product. It doesn’t matter that it’s organic or wild-crafted or that the ingredients are harvested around the moon cycles. It’s an allergy. That’s all.

I am a certified esthetician. I am not an Arbonne consultant. I have nothing to gain by bashing Arbonne or praising them. I don’t use their line. I use Evan Healy skin care products. I also use Neostrata Toning Solution (drastically contradiction, I know!) But, they are both fantastic for different reasons. Will I try Arbonne? Yes, I will. Why? Because that is what I do. I try different skin care products. Oh, I also write unbiased reviews about them too on my blog: http://www.beautytipsfromahag.blogspot.com

The Hag

]]> By: Miller http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/03/16/what-drugstore-brand-is-comparable-to-arbonne/comment-page-1/#comment-68474 Miller Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:01:43 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9389#comment-68474 For a site that has high regards for it's "research". #1 cancer, hormone altering and wrinkle producing....petroleum. You know what they did with all that oil they skimmed up from the spill in the Gulf? Sold it to skincare and cosmetic companies. Get to the root of your issues. Do you eat perfectly? Do you get enough vitamins and minerals? Do you live in a place with no petro-chemicals and use none in your house or clothes? Am truly disappointed in your "research". Am getting the feeling you are subsidized by P&G, you bring them up quite a bit. For a site that has high regards for it’s “research”. #1 cancer, hormone altering and wrinkle producing….petroleum. You know what they did with all that oil they skimmed up from the spill in the Gulf? Sold it to skincare and cosmetic companies.
Get to the root of your issues. Do you eat perfectly? Do you get enough vitamins and minerals? Do you live in a place with no petro-chemicals and use none in your house or clothes?
Am truly disappointed in your “research”. Am getting the feeling you are subsidized by P&G, you bring them up quite a bit.

]]> By: BR http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/03/16/what-drugstore-brand-is-comparable-to-arbonne/comment-page-1/#comment-68050 BR Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:23:27 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9389#comment-68050 I'm a health/beauty writer for The Daily Glow, and I am to write about Arbonne makeup. I briefly skimmed over their "Natural Radiance Mineral Foundation" and found some shockingly not so natural ingredients. Sure, there were natural ingredients like Thyme, rice lipids, and a couple of others. But amongst that was Bismuth, for one, was in there, which receives a lot of complaints about irritating sensitive skin. There were a few other preservatives in there that definitely are not natural. So personally, I think it's silly to pay so much for something that IS pure let alone something that isn't. If there skin care ingredients look anything like this, then no way is it worth it. I use Neutrogena Naturals Purifying Cleanser, which I got for $7.19 at Target. That's my idea of worth it. I’m a health/beauty writer for The Daily Glow, and I am to write about Arbonne makeup. I briefly skimmed over their “Natural Radiance Mineral Foundation” and found some shockingly not so natural ingredients. Sure, there were natural ingredients like Thyme, rice lipids, and a couple of others. But amongst that was Bismuth, for one, was in there, which receives a lot of complaints about irritating sensitive skin. There were a few other preservatives in there that definitely are not natural. So personally, I think it’s silly to pay so much for something that IS pure let alone something that isn’t. If there skin care ingredients look anything like this, then no way is it worth it. I use Neutrogena Naturals Purifying Cleanser, which I got for $7.19 at Target. That’s my idea of worth it.

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