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Bell
Ve’ Natural Skin Care Organic Ingredients
ACETIC ACID:
Occurs naturally in apples, grapes, oranges, skimmed milk, and a variety of other fruits and
plants.
ALLANTOIN: A natural compound occurring in herbs such as comfrey, wheat, and sugar beets. Has a soothing and softening effect on the skin.
ALMOND:
Almonds combined with glycerin helps soften, smooth, and soothe rough irregular skin. Helps strengthen the skin's moisture barrier.
ALMOND OIL: Soothes and moisturizes and is known to penetrate the skin easily.
ALOE VERA: Aloe Vera has remarkable healing properties that can draw and hold oxygen to the skin. It is known to soothe and protect the skin.
ALPHA HYDROXY MULTI-FRUIT COMPLEX: There are many varieties of alpha hydroxy acids found in plants, vegetables and fruits, but five in particular have been scientifically proven to be the most beneficial. The combination of these acids help speed exfoliation, stimulate cellular renewal, improve tone and texture, and increase skin’s thickness, while softening, moisturizing and hydrating.
ANGELICA: calms for the skin.
APPLE JUICE:
Adjusts the skin’s own pH.
AVOCADO OIL/BUTTER: Helps heal the skin.
BAKING SODA: Absorbs oil.
BANANA EXTRACT: Helps to moisturize and soften
skin.
BEESWAX: Flower beeswax made by honeybees protects the skin and helps prevent moisture loss.
BETA-CAROTENE: Vitamin A occurs naturally in plants, especially abundant in carrots, papaya and algae helps heal the skin and promotes cellular
renewal.
BETA GLUCANS:
Consists of oat extracts & oat proteins. Together these extracts and proteins form an invisible layer over the skin to help retain moisture while promoting the repair of skin cells. This blend contains high levels of naturally occurring anti-oxidants to help protect against cellular damage, reduce damage from UVA/UVB rays. They are also known for increasing cellular renewal, increase in collagen production, which results in reduced wrinkles.
BILBERRY: Assist in fading sun spots and lightening the complexion.
CALENDULA:
An astringent, anti-inflammatory, moisturizing and soothing botanical is one of the most useful and versatile herbs used in skin care to cleanse, soften, and soothe the skin.
CANDELILLIA WAX:
Commonly used in natural lip sticks and balms.
CARROT: Cleansing, healing, and conditioning, with anti-oxidant and antiseptic properties.
CARROT SEED OIL:
An essential oil that helps quiet dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, and rashes. And its high content of vitamins A, B, B2, & C relieves dryness in mature
skin.
CHAMOMILE/CAMOMILE: Heals, moisturizies and tones the skin. Excellent for soothing irritated skin and other dry skin conditions.
CHERRY: Provide a rich source of anti-oxidants to the skin.
COCONUT OIL:
Coconut oil is an emollient that sooths and lubricates the skin.
CO-ENZYME Q10:
A natural substance found in every cell of the human body. In our mid twenties its activity decreases. Naturally occurring in the tissue of plants, Co-Enzyme Q10 is a vitamin like anti-oxidant that helps to boosts cellular activity. It helps to fortify the skin’s defenses against UV damage, while reducing the appearance of wrinkles, strengthening cell membranes, and providing the skin with new energy.
COFFEE: Is a natural anti-oxidant. And stimulants blood flow in the skin.
CRANBERRY:
Anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial free radical scavenger!
CUCUMBER:
An anti-inflammatory that helps reduce heat and inflammation. Naturally contains chlorophyll. It is cooling, and cleansing, and has an extremely soothing effect on the skin. Also contains amino acids and minerals that help firm and regenerate.
ECHINACEA: An anti-inflammatory and antibacterial herb that smoothes and helps to firm the skin.
EVENING PRIMROSE OIL:
A calming and moisturizing herb.
FRUIT JUICES: Juices derived from all different types of fruit contain natural aha acids and vitamin c that have been scientifically proven to help stimulate and speed skin cell
renewal.
GUAVA FRUIT:
Rich anti-oxidant containing Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Beta Carotene.
GINKGO: An herb that helps increase blood flow and oxygenation to energize the skin. Has anti-oxidant properties making it an excellent anti-aging inhibitor.
GRAPES:
Powerful free-radical scavenger/anti-oxidant rich in sugars, minerals and flavonoids. Promotes healthy cellular rejuvenation.
GRAPE SEED: Contains the powerful anti-oxidant which supports the actions of vitamins C, E and beta-carotene. Encourages wound healing, regenerates damaged blood vessels, and helps clear potentially pathogenic bacteria from wounds. Also enhances the formation of epidermal tissue, and has anti-inflammatory properties.
GRAPEFRUIT SEED:
Grape seed is extracted from grapefruit seeds and is thought to be a natural preservative, bactericide, and stabilizer.
GREEN TEA: Potent anti-oxidant that offers 20 times the free radical scaveging effects then Vitamin E. It increases the effect of sunscreens and studies have found that it may help prevent skin cancer from UV rays as well. Green tea also helps reduce irritation caused by glycolic acids and also has anti-cellulite properties. Many of our skin care formulas contain this potent
ingredient.
HONEY: A natural skin softener, emollient and humectant. Honey is anti-fungal and anti-bacterial. It offers high levels of hydrogen peroxide. Peroxide stimulates white blood cells that initiate the body’s immune response to infection. Honey contains other significant amounts of vitamins, including vitamin C and trace amounts of iron, copper, manganese, calcium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus and magnesium, all possibly adding to honey’s wound healing effect.
HORSE TAIL: A natural astringent, it is very high in silica, which helps to soften, heal and smooth the skin. It helps strengthen vein and capillary walls and is rich in a variety of minerals.
IRON OXIDE:
A naturally occurring compound of iron and oxygen. Used as a natural colorant.
KUKUI NUT OIL: From the Hawaiian kukui nut, it is very emollient, very moisturizing. High in Vitamins A, E & F, it revitalizes, assists in rejuvenating and softening the skin.
LANOLIN: Natural ingredient commonly used in natural lip sticks and balms.
LEMON PEEL/EXTRACT:
Very strong astringent that omits a wonderful clean fresh scent.
LICORICE ROOT:
Rebalances dermal cells and helps reduce the formation of melanin, (pigment that gives skin color). Offering significant healing effects, firming, soothing, emollient with anti-bacterial benefits.
MACADAMIA NUT OIL:
Has a wonderful nutty natural scent and is a beneficial anti-oxidant.
MARINE MINERAL COMPLEX:
Our unique combination of numerous varieties of Seaweed, Algae, Spirulina, and Kelp, which contain the same vital nutrients, trace elements, minerals, and amino acids present in human blood plasma. Because of this, they can penetrate the skin more readily than most other ingredients. Minerals from algae are rich in amino acids, sea protein, anti-oxidants, and vitamins. They can hydrate and soften the skin. Did you know that there are more than 20,000 different known species of algae? Certain forms of kelp are rich in iodine and co-enzymes which make them valuable as a skin supplement for helping to normalize cellular functions.
MARSH MALLOW:
A soothing and healing herb that benefits chapped, dry, and irritated skin.
MEADOWSWEET:
An anti-oxidant that helps heal inflammatory skin conditions.
MICA: A natural mineral found on the earth's surface used to add color to skincare and makeup.
MULTI-FRUIT ACID COMPLEX:
There are many varieties of multi-fruit acids found in plants, vegetables and fruit. The combination of fruit acids help speed exfoliation and stimulate cellular renewal, increasing skin’s thickness. By speeding up the skin’s natural exfoliation process, tone and texture is improved, while pores remain clear. This acid complex also helps boost the production of new collagen in the skin where the dermis and epidermis meet, which improves skin firmness and elasticity.
OLIVE OIL: A nutrient rich oil for the skin.
ORANGE PEEL: A very refreshing astringent for the skin.
PAPAYA:
An excellent free-radical scavenger and cellular renewal extract with the ability to digest or exfoliate the skin.
PASSIONFRUIT:
Known for healing and anti-itch properties.
PINEAPPLE: Effectively exfoliates the
skin.
POMEGRANATE:
Is a very powerful anti-oxidant.
POWDERED MILK: A mild exfoliant that helps reduce wrinkles and improve the skin’s texture. Very softening and moisturizing.
PUMPKIN:
Enzymes in the whole “pumpkin”, including the seeds, exfoliate dead skin cells while promoting skin repair. It cleanses, conditions, and moisturizes while helping to firm the skin. Pumpkin is an excellent source of anti-oxidants, vitamins and essential elements that our skin needs. RED RASPBERRY: A super anti-oxidant that is a gentle astringent and
exfoliant.
ROSE/ROSE WATER: Rose water is one of the most ancient and revered beauty treatments used today. It “enlivens” dry, mature and wrinkled complexions and soothes sensitive skin at any
age.
ROSEHIPS: The fruit of the rose bush, high in Vitamin C, sooths, moisturizers and hydrates the skin.
SAFFLOWER OIL: An incredible hydrator for dry skin.
ROSEMARY: An awesome herb with anti-oxidant, cleansing, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, moisturizing, softening, rejuvenating properties for the skin.
SAGE/CLARY SAGE: Antiseptic, astringent, clarifying, softening, and cell regenerating. Good for oily, congested complexions. It also helps preserve moisture and is slightly
astringent.
SALICYLIC ACID:
Occurs naturally in wintergreen leaves, sweet birch and other plants. Topically it is an anesthetic, a sunscreen and a fungicide with a mild peeling effect.
SHEA BUTTER:
A skin protector and emollient. From the nut of the karate nut tree; a cellular renewal ingredient that has excellent nourishing and moisturizing benefits for the skin. It is known as a natural “sun
block”.
SOY PEPTIDES:
Improves skin texture, circulation and tone. Also helps to reduce darks circles.
SOY PROTEIN:
Amino acid and lipid rich to help aid cellular regeneration. Helps increase elasticity and soften lines and wrinkles.
ST. JOHNS WORT:
Known for its firming and anti-biotic properties.
SUGAR CANE: Natural glycolic acids aid in cellular renewal.
SUNFLOWER
OIL: Obtained from the seeds of the sunflower. Rich in vitamin E aids in skin healing.
TAPIOCA POWDER: Skin soother and natural thickener.
TEA TREE ESSENTIAL OIL: From the leaves of the Australian tea tree this oil is used to treat acne, fungus and other skin and scalp disorders.
THYME: Extract is an anti-inflammatory.
TITANIUM DIOXIDE: A natural white mineral powder in powdered form is a “class one - full spectrum” sunscreen.
TRIPEPTIDE 5: Peptide that penetrates deep into the skin and helps to stimulate collagen formation in the skin.
VITAMIN A: A powerful anti-aging and healing vitamin. Vitamin A is a free-radical scavenger.
VITAMIN C: A potent anti-oxidant that plays an essential role in building collagen. And helps improve skin tone and texture by removing dead skin cells and diminishing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Also a natural skin lightener.
VITAMIN E: An anti-oxidant and cellular renewal vitamin.
WHEAT GERM OIL: Wheat Germ is natural source of anti-oxidants vitamins A, D and E. This protein emollient is also natural preservative.
WITCH HAZEL: An astringent herb that possesses the ability to soothe the skin. Also helps heal blemishes and reduce oiliness in the skin.
ZINC OXIDE: A natural, mineral derived “skin protecting” sunscreen agent that offers broad-spectrum protection against both UVA and UVB rays.
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