The original inspiration for the development of the Indochine Natural product range comes from the exotic Old Quarter of Ha Noi that has a history spanning 2,000 years. The narrow crowded streets with bustling commercial activity spilling onto the pavements is where you will find “Herb Street,” or more correctly Pho Lan Ong named after a famous 18th Century traditional medicine practitioner. This street is a sensual delight of textures and smells from the sacks of herbs in shops lined with rosewood herbal medicine cabinets. In narrow corridors, squatting workers grind and process herbs. Many of the raw materials we started to use in our original line of Indochine Natural products come from these traditional herbalists.

With the establishment of our production facility on Penang Island, Malaysia, this link to ancient Asian herbs has continued. Penang Island is located in the Straits of Malacca, which for many centuries has been a major shipping route to Europe. Penang Island has been associated with the spice trade to Europe since the 16th century. These exotic spices were to be had only in small quantities in Europe after long and dangerous voyages in seas beset by pirates and swept by terrible storms.

Today, in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Georgetown on Penang Island, traditional traders still trade in these highly prized commodities in markets where your senses are assailed by the odor of exotic spices. Our Indochine Natural products utilize traditional handmade methods and spices including cinnamon, cassia, cardamom, clove, ginger, and turmeric, to produce a range of exotic natural soaps and other skin products.

This focus by Indochine Natural on ancient Asian recipes and ingredients appears to be in contrast to the mainstream where the technological takeover of skincare that commenced in the United States during the1950s is now a global phenomenon. Even in most Asian countries these days the current Asian skin lines have opted for synthetic formulas with an unhealthy appetite for skin whiteners in almost every product line, and the total absence of the traditional ingredient richness of the past. If one takes a walk down Singapores Orchard Road for example, your senses are assailed by the abundance of products and advertising for skin-whitening products including moisturizers, cleansers, face masks, and even the humble soap bar.

However there is a quiet revolution taking place. While on the one hand the new digital technologies has largely driven the marketing of modern skin care products, these same technologies have given consumers access to increasing information on the dangers of many cosmetics ingredients. Additionally, there is rising awareness that many of these modern synthetic cosmetics fail to deliver what is promised, and this is now easily transmitted by disgruntled consumers via various social networking media. With consumers becoming better informed, there is now an increasing trend towards alternatives to the ever increasing availability of modern synthetic products, and many is Asia are now returning to the more traditional Asian ingredients.

At Indochine Natural we have found no shortage of natural Asian ingredients with long histories that we regularly formulate into our cosmetic recipes. For example, Rice Bran Oil has a long history in Japan as a base for soaps and skin creams, and is purported to reverse the effect of aging by slowing the formation of facial wrinkles as a result of its high concentration of vitamin E and gamma-oryzanol. Another ingredient we regularly use in our soaps is Turmeric, which for many centuries has been a very traditional cosmetic ingredient. Turmerics reported skincare benefits have been investigated scientifically, especially curcumin, which is the principal biologically active constituent of turmeric. Recognizing that curcumin acts as an antioxidant, a lot of scientific research has focused on ways that it can be incorporated as an ingredient in cosmetic and skin treatment products to reverse oxidative stress caused by free radicals in the skin which are a major contributor to the aging of skin.

Incorporated into all Indochine Natural products are 100% pure essential oils. These oils have a long and well-documented use in cosmetics, and their benefits to skin care are wide ranging. The fragrances of essential oils can positively influence your emotional and mental state, which in turn can assist in alleviating stress related skin problems. Many essential oils have the effect of stimulating and regenerating the production of healthy skin cells following sun damage for example. Other oils have the capacity to sooth sensitive skin, and many have anti-bacterial and ant-fungal properties.

So yes, there is a quiet revolution taking place as consumers turn their attention to more traditional and natural cosmetics ingredients. However the major cosmetics manufacturers are not taking on this challenge laying down, as we see packaging now taking on a more “natural” look, often with botanical images being featured. And many of these manufacturers now include botanicals with their largely synthetic ingredients to at least give the impression that the product has “natural origins.” This trend then places more pressure on consumers to read labels and understand the ingredients used, not an easy challenge in an environment where for example some products are labeled as “organic” but in fact only contain very small percentages of organic ingredients.

However, there is no need to panic. The trend is changing now and you will be able to find natural products available but limited. In this article, you will find these natural products with which you can make yourself beautiful without having to think about what kind of chemical ingredients are put into your makeup.

Many people would go for known makeups such as Maybelline, L’oreal, Avon, Yves Rocher, and there are too much of these to be named. But none would take time to look for what the mother nature has been providing for your own care. If only you would take your time searching, you would have find out that there are many alternatives for your favorite products such as Sbai-Arom and Rostedt. These are products use natural herbs which are mixed together with vegetables and fruits from Thailand that will make your skin better.

Sbai-Arom is quite famous in spa businesses and an etude has showed that Sbai-Arom is widely known in Europe among the spa professionals. The reason behind it is very simple. Because it is cheap and the fragrane that comes out of it is purely natural. The fragrance is very much different from the other counterparts. You might consider using Rostedt products also which are based on herbal medicine ingredients from different areas of Asia.

On the other hand, you will find other types of beauty care products that use less chemical products such as Oriental Princess, Mistine and Cute Press. Oriental Princess offers a variety of health & beauty products such as eyeliners, eye shadows, makeup foundations, lip gloss, lipstick and many skincare products. The same with Mistine and Cute Press which are highly affordable compared to the types of L’oreal, Maybelline and, etc.

Don’t you want to have a nice skin pattern same as a Thai lady? We bet yes as many other women who want to have skin as the sweet as the Thais.

As such, all the above natural products can be purchased directly from Thailand through JNL Siam Shop. It is said that the shop is a small family business that promotes the use of natural products.

Genetically modified organisms are plants and animals that have had specific changes introduced into their DNA through genetic engineering techniques. These modifications serve to yield higher crops or growth, or to insert a certain trait, like natural pesticide.

Still, the future results of manipulating nature are yet to be seen. Eating GMO foods have been known to disrupt the healthy bacteria in our intestines. These tiny bacteria are part of our immune system and help to protect us from disease. Even after we digest the contaminated food our bodies continue to produce pesticides from the altered food. The antibiotics in GM foods have the potential to build resistance to bacteria and could be responsible for the onset of superbugs.

While the verdict on the health and environmental risks from GMO crops is still out, avoiding GMO foods seems like a move in the right direction. Cosmetics products made with ingredients from GM crops are also good to steer clear of, but this is easier said than done.

Organic crops in the US are consistently testing positive for GMO cross-contamination. Cross-pollination from neighboring farms, GMO seed mixed in with organic seed, and misrepresentation of GMO products for organic to warrant higher prices are all to blame for the problem of cross-contamination. The most common GMO-grown crops are: Soybeans, Corn, Cotton, Hawaiian Papaya, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Rapeseed (Canola), Sugar cane, Sugar beet, Sweet corn, Rice.

Currently in Europe the only GMO crop grown is maize, approved in 1998 to be used as feed for livestock. No new GM crops have been approved for cultivation in Europe since then. Europe is not united on GMO acceptance, with several countries (France, Austria, Poland, Hungary, and Greece) banning the practice.

There is currently no law set in the US to test for GMO in organic crops and end products. The USDA has taken a position of non-accountability where GMO contamination is concerned, yet they certify organic cosmetics with the Certified Organic seal.

Because of cross-contamination of corn crops, some companies like Lavera, choose to use talc rather than cornstarch. Pure talc is a safe, naturally-occurring, nontoxic mineral that causes no skin reactions or irritations. Low-grade talc used in some cosmetics products came to light as an ingredient of concern due to asbestos contamination. All talc used in Lavera products are pharmaceutical grade, considered the purest form of talc, and asbestos free. In accordance to BDIH certification requirements, all of our products such as our natural makeup and organic skin care products are GMO free.

Organic cosmetics derived from crops and minerals can work very well. For instance, the principle ingredient in the widespread makeup Bare Minerals or Naked Esscentuals is cornstarch. It would be an oversight to suppose that organic make-up compared to chemically primarily based cosmetics is necessarily better for every single particular person on the planet. Plants can include powerful toxins and carcinogens which are simply as detrimental to the skin and body as lab produced chemicals. Minerals can even have a high diploma of toxicity, and organic cosmetics of the past, just like the white powder used by geishas which triggered lead poisoning, can be harmful.

Even if when organic makeup is certified, then plant supplies or minerals may still be unsafe. The best thought is to make it possible for make-up does not comprise known toxins or carcinogens. This could also be difficult as a result of company’s use of lengthy sophisticated components that the common human being has no clue of or about.

“Great Treasure” series Cosmetics was born in 1985;

During the period 1985 to 1990 consumer launch of the speed honey eyes wrinkles, age spots cream, bags under the eyes cream and other products sold at home and abroad is not a long decline, is known so far;

So far in 1993, best-selling beauty day cream, night cream, and honey, like SOD household, with an annual sales volume of about 14 million bottles;

In 1994 to market the MT series of cosmetics in the country opened up to metallothionein (English short MT) such substances used for cosmetics set a precedent for accelerated penetration of nutrients into the skin and the internal rate to prevent skin aging effect is more obvious, has opened up new areas of application of cosmetic raw materials.

Consumer Hot Zan products: canthus wrinkle honey (main ingredient of pollen), bags under the eyes cream, eye cream (nourishment, but can not afford to Zhifang Li), hand, foot care cream, SOD honey, beauty night cream, beauty facial cleanser (North Shadow girls favorite)

Note: The Great Treasure of products basically contain ginseng and astragalus.

In Japan, many products have a Made in China logo. Previously, such a sign of just being seen as a bargain or a symbol of inferior goods, but now, many international top brands which also appeared more and more Made in China. Many Japanese from China back to Japan that it will take a lot of “great treasure.” Cosmetics shop in Japan, “Da Bao” in China, but worth the price of more than 10 times oh.

2, Pulanna (Miss World Finals is the only designated skin care)

Brand Description: Pulanna, from French, “les plantesnaturelles (natural plant)” in Chinese transliteration, she uphold the essence of Chinese classical Yang Fu school, integration herbal essence and the latest achievements of modern biotechnology, through 20 years of carefully orchestrated , so that the ancient beauty Kampo shine, the creation of Pulanna Oriental beauty of the Kingdom. Is China’s first high-tech exports of cosmetics. Over the years, Pulanna in the international community has won the French “Beyond Beautiful” International Beauty Show gold medal awards at home and abroad, etc. 85. In 2005, Pulanna skin care brands to rewrite the Western monopoly of the history of the Miss World event, becoming the 55th Miss World Final is the only designated skin care products, and was awarded the Special Contribution Award. At present, cosmetics, natural vegetation has been marketing Pulanna 98 countries and regions in the world as the world’s hundreds of millions of the public, “skin care experts.”

3, Nanjing Golden Ballet (the first veteran to enter Europe and the United States)
Brand Description: ballet, was born in 1933, with the experience of centuries of Perfumery, as early as 70 years entered the Europe and America, Southeast Asian market, many in the international counterparts to get the praise, is China’s Hong vice president of the Association of the governing unit.

The seventies, China’s first natural-based cosmetics, nutritional “pearl cream” In the hands of people from the ballet, and “a hero to enter the Hong Kong market” has become China’s first cosmetics export enterprises inside and outside a sensation in one fell swoop. Eighties, the first natural mink oil and silk protein as the main raw material a series of cosmetics, in order to crack cold rule, a unique skin nourishing moisturizing effect, well received by the consumer’s love and salable.

Even today, “ballet mink ointment” still dominate the cosmetics market dominance.

Consumer Hot Zan Products: Ballet Pearl Cream (still popular favorite), ballet mink ointment

Mink oil and human skin has excellent permeability and compatibility. Nutrition, moisturizing, easily absorbed. Frequent use, nutrition, skin moisture, so resilient and has good cold crack effect.

4, deeply love Royal Empress mud Square

Brand Description: In the Qing dynasty Qianlong “beachhead powder paper” has come out. Locally they are called “Pak Nai.” This “Nai,” dozens of kinds of rich minerals, in the human skin has a physiotherapy role in Beauty and skin care and has a magical effect. Historical records from the current world has not yet been found to have a second place of origin, can be described as unique in the world of rare and unique mineral mud.

The Qing dynasty period (1875-1909) to the unique Nai powder as raw materials of paper popular among women. Tribute tribute to the imperial court had won the popular Empress Dowager Cixi, so mud is called “Royal mud”! In the initial stage, are exported to Europe and the United States and Japan; have skin is still semi-finished products exported to Japan and other countries. CCTV and Hunan Satellite TV have reported to the company.

Consumer Hot Zambia Products: Imperial Square Revitalizing Mineral Mud Mask Mud (used people say that the green clay than Begas easy to use, effective cleaning without stimulation)

5, Herborist

Herborist Han Fang beauty concepts are gradually enjoys popular support, in particular about the national character of modern times, Chinese people need not to over-dependence on foreign cosmetics. Our skin care brand purchased from foreign countries when in fact a lot of foreigners are to Kampo beauty for foreign use. Japan is now the best-selling beauty book is neither a “cosmetic king” is not “beautiful people up,” but rather by the Japanese Yuko Takagi, senior beauty experts to write “Chinese cosmetic adventure.” Ginseng, astragalus, Chinese angelica, pearl, aloe, pollen, sandalwood, Poria, beauty beauty UFA Toothpaste. Do not forget, they are precious to our ancestors.

Consumer Hot Zan products: Herborist tender skin whitening mask 500g, Herborist Balance Lotion 50ML