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Knowledgebase Article
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Why Chiral, and why NOW?
Today you need to be Chirally-aware.
Anyone with skin cannot fail to notice how things have changed in just the past few years. Startling increases in proliferative skin disorders; more teen and adult acne than ever before; more roseacea; more dermatitis of all descriptions; increased sensitivity to chemicals, sunlight, and so on. What is going on here?
For a start, no one can deny that we live more stressful lives than our parents. Most families hold down two or more jobs to make ends meet. No one seems to have time to relax any more, despite the futurists' predictions that we are entering a period where everyone would have leisure time and the money to enjoy it. Hah! All of this pressure and stress reflects in our skin's condition. After all, that 'glow of health', that 'radiance' we idyllically speak of, refers to our skin tone! The health of our skin is a prominent reflection of our overall state of wellness and well-being.
Secondly, environmental pollution and air-borne toxins are no longer front-page news. We know the environment is more toxic. Period. Our skin absorbs toxins, sometimes causing topical conditions, and sometimes systemic ones. Toxins from the air, the water, and even the furnishings in our homes…we simply cannot escape.
Did your parents ever hear the term 'contact dermatitis' while THEY were growing up?
Increase in skin cancers and melanoma are rising as the toxins and exposures we are subjected to contribute to an alarming rise in the free-radical load on our systems, including our first defense, skin.
Even the government contributes. Recently secret documents have been exposed revealing how the US Army conducted airborne bacteriological tests over major US cities, for a TWENTY-YEAR period from the 1960's to 'see what would happen'.
We need protection, and regular skin care just doesn't cut it anymore. With dubious chemicals and bacteria coming into contact with our skin everyday, can we rely on products whose very ingredients are contributing to the problem? You might be surprised how many of the products in your home contain sodium lauryl sulphate, petrochemical and/or animal by-products. Most of us would be shocked to see how the food we consume is processed.
The emerging fleets of ‘anti-aging’ products are often no better. With a single-minded focus on wrinkles, many of these, too, are making matters worse. Glycolic acid is a dangerous corrosive (which is why, by the way, it works on wrinkles); but it also causes a major free-radical cascade. No wonder there have been so many reactions to it. And what about botox? Are we really injecting botulism venom into our eyebrows to paralyze the muscle just so we can appear younger? We think there is a better way. A natural way. A way that is effective yet in harmony with nature.
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