Happy New Year!

In This Issue
-New Articles/Interviews
-Advertising Opportunities For Pledge Members
-Discount Opportunities
-Truth In Labeling

New Articles/Interviews:

1. Natural Skin Care — Excerpts from an Interview with Cosmetic Chemist, Paul Lieber

by Christine H. Farlow, D.C.

Paul Lieber is a cosmetic chemist with Royal Labs in Johns Island, South Carolina. Paul's experience and expertise in the natural skin care product arena qualify him to discuss what really makes a skin care product natural and how to choose truly natural and healthy skin care products.

I've had the pleasure of chatting with Paul frequently – on the phone – and getting to know him since January 2006. I've been impressed with Paul's knowledge about truly natural skin care products and his dedication to creating and producing top quality skin care products that are not only pure and healthy for you, but that also have the nice look, smell and feel of the expensive department store brands, but without the harmful chemicals.

Here are some excerpts from the interviews I've done with Paul:

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2. How to Make Sure Your Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Are Safe:

by Christine H. Farlow, D.C.

Choosing safe products can be a daunting task without the proper knowledge and tools. Many product packages are deceptively designed to make you believe that the product inside the package is herbal, all natural, safe and gentle, when in fact the product contains little or no natural or herbal ingredients, is contaminated with carcinogens and is irritating to the skin. This is the case because of the lack of regulation in the cosmetic and personal care product industry. But armed with a little knowledge and some helpful tools, there is much you can do to protect yourself.

Here are ten things you can do to make safer and healthier choices when selecting your toiletries.

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Don't forget to check out the NIRC resource page if you have missed any past articles by clicking here:  http://naturalingredient.org/resources.htm

Advertising Opportunities Available for Pledge Members

Help support our 'Truth in Labeling' efforts by advertising with us. We offer some great discounts for pledge members. We also invite you to visit and support the other companies who have taken the NIRC Truth In Labeling Pledge. GO THERE NOW....

Discount Opportunities-Pledge Members Supporting Each Other

The Spring 2007 Symposium for the Society of Cosmetic Science is scheduled for May 13 - 15th 2007 in the UK. Receive an early booking discount when you sign up before March 15, 2007. This years topic is 100% Natural ~ Marketing view of naturals, functional ingredients, natural actives, supply of naturals, extraction techniques and plants in the spotlight. GO THERE NOW.......

Tammy D. (we all know her as "The Mud Queen") of www.DeadSeaBulkMaterials.com has graciously offered a continuous 5% discount to all NIRC pledge members on all of her products/ingredients. The discount code to enter is NIRC05 and this code must be placed in the Special Instructions Box on the check out page of her site.

Truth in Labeling

Learn about our Natural Product Labeling Guidelines and encourage others to Take the Pledge. GO THERE NOW...

We are committed to bringing you the latest information and benefits for NIRC Pledge Members. This is an interactive site so let us know if there are any particular topics you would like us to explore in the future.

Naturally Yours,

The NIRC Advisory Board

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