This 100% All Natural Skincare Product Will Surprise You- and leave you with baby soft skin
Is Your Skincare Toxic?
Did you know that the average woman exposes herself to 168 chemicals a day through her personal care products?
Most of us assume beauty and personal care products are tested for safety before they land on our store shelves. The reality is, companies can and do legally use chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, and reproductive harm in the beauty products we use every day. While the FDA does currently ban or restrict 11 chemicals, compare this to the European Union, which currently bans over 1,328 chemicals from its cosmetics!
It’s not just the products themselves that are toxic. Most beauty products out there are produced and developed in ways that are
Draining our natural resources
Overusing our water supply
Causing excessive pollution
Non Toxic Skincare
I generally follow the rule “If you can’t eat it then don’t put it on your skin.” Your skin absorbs and processes whatever you put onto it and needs to be “processed” by your body. There are SO many toxic ingredients that are completely legal for companies to use – known carcinogens and endocrine disruptors, etc—so it’s important to know what you’re putting on your skin.
Today I want to focus on an amazing, regeneratively farmed product I use: the Lavender and Oatmeal Pastured Pork Lard & Goat’s Milk Soap from Ayers Valley Farms.
Pork Lard for Skincare?
I know, it sounds weird at first. But pastured pork lard is a 100% natural way to beautiful, healthy skin. It’s been shown to:
Reduce fine lines and wrinkles
Tone and firm skin
Smooth and even out skin texture, complexion and skin color
Reduce redness and fight inflammation
Help treat rosacea and eczema
Reduce dryness and softens skins
Improves acne and reduces the size of pores'
How it Works
Why does lard work so well for skincare? When it comes to cellular makeup, pig lard is incredibly close in makeup to the skin oils that we humans produce. It has a similar pH and is made up of both saturated and monounsaturated fats. When it comes to skincare, the experts know that oil dissolves oil. Since the oil in lard is so similar to our own skin oils, it’s a match made in skincare heaven.
Why Pastured Pork Lard is Best
It’s important to note that not all lard is created equal! In order for the lard to have maximum vitamins (Vits D, A, and E), the pigs need to be pasture raised (not pens, like in industrial farms) to soak up all that delicious vitamin-giving sunshine. The hogs on Ayers Valley Farms spend their entire lives running about, laying under shade trees, taking mud baths and tilling the land with their powerhouse snouts, meaning they spend A LOT of time soaking up all of that vitamin D to help give us beautiful, soft and most importantly HEALTHY skin.
Where can I get some today?
You can purchase individual bars of this skincare secret weapon right in the Regenerative Mama store! Or better yet, sign up for our Better Box Monthly Subscription Service to get this and other regeneratively farmed, beyond organic goodies for your home sent to your doorstep every month.