honeysuckle Moon Converses Roots, Trees and Flowers: Skin Eco-Artistry with Duron Chavis of Happily Natural Day + Black August 2013

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How Green Is Your Soap... Exactly?

Green Greetings of Peace to All as we prepare for our arising Autumnal Equinox 2013. In the not-so-distant past, I had the pleasure of staying at a bed and breakfast location in the mountains. This cozy dwelling provided all of the amenities necessary to create the undeniable "home away from home" style of ambience. I had fresh linens, fresh papaya and buttered toast daily. My bush tea was made with fresh fever grass and peppermint leaves. While there, I took to fresh open-air nature hikes and when it was time for me to clean up afterwards with a good, bubbly shower, my record scratched at the bathroom discovery... I realized that in the midst of my perfectly fresh and natural excursion, the soap that had been provided as part of the bed and breakfast's bathroom amenities wasn't so green, after all. Despite the facts that the classic packaging overflowed with clover-green delight and the bar itself wreaked pleasantly with the agenda to take you to, aromatically speaking, that refreshing place in the European countryside, I held in my hand (mainly to hold the box at eye-level so that I could get a closer look at the labeling)a product that was made to look and smell natural when, clearly, this was not the case. Now, this is going to be a tough pill to swallow, but let's face it - chances are if you utilize the average "over-the-counter" bar soap that's been nicely fragranced and colored - your soap is not a natural body care product. With today's clever packaging tactics, misleading marketing language and internet keywords, its easy to confuse a not-so-natural bar soap formulation for the presumably all-natural product you were hoping to purchase. Most products that are housed with a general retailer do not come with a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the public to view upon purchase. This disclosure document is utilized to provide procedures and details regarding the occupational safety and health standards for materials and products. While MSDS standards will vary from country to country, it is typical for these pertinent data sheets to provide a material's flash points, toxicity, first aid and handling instructions. Getting back to the matter-in-hand, I turned the box over and read the somewhat confusing ingredients listing on the back of the box: soap (sodium tallowate, sodium cocoate, and/or sodium palm kernelate), water, hydrogenated tallow acid (skin conditioner), coconut acid, glycerin (skin conditioner), fragrance, sodium chloride, pentasodium pentetate, titanium oxide and several other ingredients including a few aggressive artificial coloring agents that I will exclude for the sake of non-blatant disclosure. Yikes! In parenthesis following the soap listing is a toss-up of ingredients that have the potential to be both beneficial and harmful depending on the day's batching and what's presently stocked, I suppose. While I am in holistic agreement that salts can be utilized from plant-derived materials like cocoa and palm kernels, it troubles me to know that salts from animal fat are also included in this and many soap formulations. Tallowate, also commonly known as tallow acid, is made from the sodium salts that come from the fatty acids of animals including cow and pigs. This dense animal fat is being employed as a trustworthy body soap brand while it challenges the oxygenation of skin across the globe. Tallowate also holds great potential to create acne, blackheads and problems with eczema. Parabens and Tetrasodium Etidronate are both carcinogenic preservatives that are popular in the commercial body care and household goods manufacturing industry. With this stated, it should raise a brow to consider that our body care products and household cleaning supplies are being produced in the same manufacturing plant. There are even baby soap products which are made readily available through major retailers that include these toxic preservatives in their ingredient listings, despite the fact that tetrasodium etidronate is a deadly chemical that causes cancer and is made from sodium cyanide and formaldehyde. It breaks down melanin and the protective layers, only to seep directly into the bloodstream through the skin. Our skin is the first line of defense against the environment and infection, yet it is being compromised at varying degree by the products we utilize as bath and body care staples.

Titanium Dioxide is a highly toxic inorganic compound that is used in many body care products as a colorant and opacifying agent. It has recently been classified by the Canadian Centre's Safety and Occupational Health International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen ''possibly carcinogen to humans'', yet product manufacturers disregard this detail and continue to make the formulation as directed. Tell me, since when does the way that a product looks or smells triumph efficacy and the healthful benefits for the human body? This is a growing discussion that will be continued in the near future. There is an awakening of natural body care companies that are providing wholistic alternatives. For plant-based, handcrafted skin and hair wellness recipe options and consultations, please visit our apothecary at www.honeysucklemoon.artfire.com

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honeysuckle Moon is a Featured Presenter for Black August Weekend + Happily Natural Day + RBG Fit Club 5K Freedom Run 2013!!!

Peace and good morning, Family. You are invited to check the itinerary and participate with us today, August 24, 2013 at Happily Natural Day Atlanta, as part of Black August 2013. I will share my wellness platform, Roots, Trees and Flowers: Skin Eco-Artistry with attendees. Presentation topic: The Beautifull Plant-Based Face and How the African Identity is Under Chemical Attack. 4:30pm-5:15pm honeysuckle Moon: Keeping the grind beautifull...

"It is necessary to make conscious choices about not only what we elect to put into our bodies as food, but we must also become knowledgeable about what ingredients we are placing onto our skin as a care regimen. The multi-billion dollar cosmetics industry has been structured in the spirit of blind consumption and destructive necessity. This means, essentially, that the masses' health will suffer significantly as gravely carcinogenic, chemical-based products are topically applied, repeatedly, in an effort to correct or cover up a perceivable problem. Mainstream beauty advertisements play a major role in the destruction of our esteem, as the Eurocentric beauty standard dominates the attitudes, habits and ever-changing trends in skin care. The position is, typically, that melanocytes (melanin cells) are a negative anatomical characteristic, when in actuality, it is our melanin cells that support the skin's role and responsibility as our bodies' first line of defense against infection, disease and the environment." , states L'Angela "honeysuckle Moon" Lee, Natural Skin Therapist, Organic Spa Developer and featured Wellness Educator for Happily Natural Day Atlanta 2013.

********** Please click on this link for a full listing of the Presenters who will participate: https://www.facebook.com/notes/kalonji-jama-changa/saturday-speakers-other-weekend-events/10151834670659925 Press Release: http://happilynaturalday.com/consciousness/natural-festival-addresses-epidemic-of-deadly-chemicals-in-beauty-products/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Natural Festival Addresses Epidemic of Deadly Chemicals in Beauty Products Atlanta, Georgia – August 08, 2013 – Would you knowingly risk your life to be considered beautiful? Black women are more likely than all other women to die of breast cancer while simultaneously spending more than 7 billion dollars annually on beauty products, more than any other ethnicity. These products are applied daily to the body; on the hair and skin. Unfortunately studies are now showing that many of the ingredients found in cosmetic beauty products; ranging from hair relaxers and shampoos to nail polishes and skin moisturizers have links to not only cancer, but also immune system disorders, infertility, even neurotoxicity and hormone disruption. There is a silent killer in our community; found in the bathrooms of black households throughout the country. Hair relaxers and skin lighteners that are marketed specifically to black women often contain chemicals that are known to be carcinogenic. Due to poor regulation standards no protection exists for people of color who have traditionally been put at risk in regard to environmental health issues. The responsibility is left to the consumer to discern what is healthiest for them. Unbeknownst to many; the products they may be supporting financially for aesthetic purposes, are poisoning their bodies and causing harm and even death. Happily Natural Day will address this epidemic of deadly ingredients in beauty products through an innovative workshop featuring L’Angela “Honeysuckle Moon” Lee, natural skin therapist and plant based wellness educator. “It is necessary to make conscious choices about not only what we elect to put into our bodies as food,” says Lee, “but we must also become knowledgeable about what ingredients we are placing onto our skin as a care regimen,” The alarming revelation of deadly chemicals existing in cosmetic beauty products is ominous when placed in the context of diet related illness in the African American community and its resultant health disparities. However, addressing the issues related to a toxic beauty industry are of paramount importance to the festival founder; Duron Chavis. “Happily Natural Day is bigger than a natural hair event, our focus has been to address the needs of the black community over the past decade”. Happily Natural Day celebrates its 11th year in 2013, launching for the 5th consecutive time in Atlanta Georgia since its inception in Richmond Virginia in 2003. “The multi-billion dollar cosmetics industry,” Lee continued, “has been structured in the spirit of blind consumption and destructive necessity. This means, essentially, that the masses’ health will suffer significantly as gravely carcinogenic, chemical-based products are topically applied, repeatedly, in an effort to correct or cover up a perceivable problem.” Her workshop Roots, Trees and Flowers is a natural spa session and workshop which shares the sacred approaches to skin maintenance, redirection and rejuvenation through the proper integration of handcrafted, herbotanical and mineral skin care recipes. Happily Natural Day is free to the public. Attendees are encouraged to attend the African vendor marketplace featuring one of a kind arts and craft items and health and wellness products from businesses from all around the country. The festival takes place at South Cobb Recreation Center 875 Six Flags Dr, Austell, Georgia 30168 on Saturday August 24thfrom 12pm to 7pm. Contact: Happily Natural Day blackaugustweekend@gmail.com http://happilynaturalday.com

honeysuckle Moon Brings Her Roots, Trees and Flowers: Herban Wellness Lounge to Jamaica

Attention: All Festival + Expo Professionals, Wellness Arts Coordinators + Wholistic Kitchen Mamas + Poetry Spot in a Lotus Formation on the Pillow Goddesses: I invite you to experience my newest addition to our wellness workshop series:The Beautifull Plant-Based Face. I am presently scheduling sessions and interactive workshops in the United States for September-December 2013. The next appearance for the Roots, Trees and Flowers: Herban Wellness Lounge shall be Gunboat Beach at the Earthbound Eco-Music Festival in the Ever-So-Beautifull Kingston, Jamaica on June 22 with post-event interactive sessions / workshops across the bounty of Jamaica through the month of July!!!!! Please note Family, Friends and Patrons: All honeysuckle Moon Natural Skin Care product orders should be submitted no later than this Thursday, June 13, 2013 or will have to be completed during our August New Moon Formulation and Production Phase around August 5.