Need more reasons to ditch toxins and switch to non-toxic, natural personal care and cleaning products? You'll find the following articles helpful and great tips on how to make your own safer products too.
The Best Non-Toxic Ways to Clean Your Home by WebMD. A must read if you've been considering non toxic product, natural products and whether they're as effective as products laden with toxins.
When it comes to non-toxic, natural products, you only need a few ingredients to effectively clean your kitchen counter tops such as vinegar, warm water, and a few drops of essential oils (lavender, lemon, are two of my favorites) or use fresh lemons. It's that easy and effective without spending money on store bought brands.
Do Green Products Work? by AARP.
Myth: Natural cleaning products don't kill germs and therefore are ineffective.
Facts: Some "green" cleaners, such as the Clorox Green Works line made from a component found in coconuts, do little more than help remove dirt. They don't disinfect — nor do they claim to — so they don't kill germs.
(source: http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/home-improvement/info-03-2011/natural-cleaning-products-do-not-work.html)
"Vinegar is almost 100 percent effective at killing germs if you leave it on for at least 60 seconds, and it leaves a nice shine," says Duberg. (source: http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/home-improvement/info-03-2011/natural-cleaning-products-do-not-work.html)
75 DIY Beauty Recipes All Natural Non Toxic by Healthylivinghowto. Another great article on so many ways to make beauty and home cleaning products yourself.
If you're looking for more ways to ditch and switch to non toxic, natural products, Pinterest has great pins. While you're on Pinterest, follow my pin and let's stay in touch ->Pin with Janette. I'll be posting a lot more tips in the very near future.
Best,
Janette
P.S. If you'd like to see a wide range of non-toxic products with 0 ratings on the Safe Cosmetics Database, visit my -> Non Toxic/Organic online store and email me if there's something you'd like a sample of before you buy.
Showing posts with label natural products. Show all posts
Showing posts with label natural products. Show all posts
Friday, August 8, 2014
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Natural Organic Personal Care Products a Good Home-Based Business?
These days, you see aisles of natural and organic skin care, body care, cleaning, in every store- not just health and specialty stores. It's obvious the demand is fueled by consumer desire for healthier choices. But as a home business, is selling natural products a good business?
Organic personal care products market is growing at rapid pace across the world. Rising concerns for health safety, increasing green consciousness and growing consumer’s awareness about the hazards in synthetic chemicals have fueled the demand for organic personal care products. Source: http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/organic-personal-care-products.html
From my experience as a top sales leader for a natural direct selling company for two years, I can tell you there's great interest in people buying the products as well as people looking to sell them as a home-based business.
#1 Product quality and value
With more natural and organic personal care products on the market, there's more competition. There isn't anything that can't be purchased online or through a retailer.
When I'm shopping for personal care products, I look for truly natural, non-toxic products based on the ingredients because that's important to me. But price is also a strong consideration. Price points matter even to people that can afford to pay more. Who doesn't want quality products at great prices. People that love natural and organic products are still going to buy them but they're looking for good prices. So prices do matter to your selling success.
#2 How to get started
There are multiple ways to sell natural and organic products. You can make them yourself and sell them on Etsy. You can join affiliate programs which are typically free. Or you can sign up with a home-based, direct selling company for a fee which comes with products, a website, and allows you to sell as an independent consultant for the company.
If you're considering a home-based businesshttps://us.nyrorganic.com/shop/jstoll as an independent consultant with a direct sales company, here are important things to consider:
As I mentioned with personal care products, there's a big market with natural and organic products. You're going to have an easier time getting someone to try and hopefully switch over to your products IF the products you're selling is not only high quality but within similar prices to what your prospective customers are already used to spending. It's not easy persuading people to spend $28 on non-toxic sunscreen when they can buy similar organic sunscreen for half the price.
If the prices are affordable, it's a bit easier redirecting a customer's spending to your products. Prices do matter with customers because there are a lot of natural and organic personal care products on the market.
Think of yourself as a potential customer browsing online for products or shopping at your local stores. If I stumble on a website that offers products that I'm interested and the prices are reasonably priced with good shipping fees or free, I'm much more likely to buy. That's why Amazon is so successful!
Although there's great opportunity to sell natural and organic personal care products from home I would caution anyone thinking about joining a direct selling company to consider quality products, price points, and overall compensation/pay plan.
Best,
Janette
P.S. As a #1 team builder with the largest team in less than 2 years with a former company, I can help you achieve any level of success. My passion is working from home using internet marketing and teaching others to do the same.
Organic personal care products market is growing at rapid pace across the world. Rising concerns for health safety, increasing green consciousness and growing consumer’s awareness about the hazards in synthetic chemicals have fueled the demand for organic personal care products. Source: http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/organic-personal-care-products.html
From my experience as a top sales leader for a natural direct selling company for two years, I can tell you there's great interest in people buying the products as well as people looking to sell them as a home-based business.
#1 Product quality and value
With more natural and organic personal care products on the market, there's more competition. There isn't anything that can't be purchased online or through a retailer.
When I'm shopping for personal care products, I look for truly natural, non-toxic products based on the ingredients because that's important to me. But price is also a strong consideration. Price points matter even to people that can afford to pay more. Who doesn't want quality products at great prices. People that love natural and organic products are still going to buy them but they're looking for good prices. So prices do matter to your selling success.
#2 How to get started
There are multiple ways to sell natural and organic products. You can make them yourself and sell them on Etsy. You can join affiliate programs which are typically free. Or you can sign up with a home-based, direct selling company for a fee which comes with products, a website, and allows you to sell as an independent consultant for the company.
If you're considering a home-based businesshttps://us.nyrorganic.com/shop/jstoll as an independent consultant with a direct sales company, here are important things to consider:
As I mentioned with personal care products, there's a big market with natural and organic products. You're going to have an easier time getting someone to try and hopefully switch over to your products IF the products you're selling is not only high quality but within similar prices to what your prospective customers are already used to spending. It's not easy persuading people to spend $28 on non-toxic sunscreen when they can buy similar organic sunscreen for half the price.
If the prices are affordable, it's a bit easier redirecting a customer's spending to your products. Prices do matter with customers because there are a lot of natural and organic personal care products on the market.
Think of yourself as a potential customer browsing online for products or shopping at your local stores. If I stumble on a website that offers products that I'm interested and the prices are reasonably priced with good shipping fees or free, I'm much more likely to buy. That's why Amazon is so successful!
Although there's great opportunity to sell natural and organic personal care products from home I would caution anyone thinking about joining a direct selling company to consider quality products, price points, and overall compensation/pay plan.
Best,
Janette
P.S. As a #1 team builder with the largest team in less than 2 years with a former company, I can help you achieve any level of success. My passion is working from home using internet marketing and teaching others to do the same.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Marketing Your Natural/Organic Business Online with Ease
If you're in a direct selling/party plan business and have not gotten online to market your business, you're missing out on a huge opportunity. I'm a huge fan of marketing my natural/organic direct selling business online because you don't have to rely solely on your friends and family to grow your business.
Marketing your business online, regardless of products or services, gives your business more exposure. You want to reach your potential customers wherever they may be.
In today's business, you need more than word-of-mouth sharing from your friends and family because it seems like everybody's online and being social through various social networks. The internet and social media offer a vast pool of leads if you're willing to invest the time to learn and apply the right marketing content.
More and more, I'm hearing people looking for a direct sales business that they can do online without doing parties. And they're looking for other ways to market their businesses in addition to doing parties.
So, is it possible to achieve success marketing your business online? Absolutely.
First, the higher the monthly sales requirements are, the more difficult it is to get those sales online, especially if you're brand new. You don't want to start spamming your Facebook friends to buy or join your business. Besides, Facebook has a policy against this and you could get your account banned if someone reports you. Same goes for Twitter or any other social networks.
The solution is to create content which can be in various forms such as ...
*Creating content through your blog.
*Sharing your blog articles on another blog related to direct selling or where your potential target market is most likely to see.
*Creating content from your social media participation.
*Every time you update your Facebook status, you're creating content.
You can mix it up because you don't want to talk only about your business. I'm more likely to share tips on organic/natural products and comment on a few updates that I want to connect with. Use these updates to post about your business, indirectly. "Super excited to spend the weekend in Phoenix and hanging out with my team!" or "I'm humbled but excited to be my company's #1 team sponsor". These are just examples so you get the idea. Your content doesn't have to be about your company.
In addition to online methods, remember to share your business offline, everywhere you go. There's a saying "always be networking". But I'd like to think of direct selling as a making friends business so I'm always looking to make new friends. The more people you know the better so it's a win-win.
Your turn. How are you leveraging the internet to build your business? Tip: leaving comments is a great way to get traffic to your website.
Best,
Janette
P.S. If you love natural/organic personal care products https://us.nyrorganic.com/shop/jstolland want to learn how to build a home-based business online without doing parties or bugging people you know, email me: Janette campopfan@gmail.com
Marketing your business online, regardless of products or services, gives your business more exposure. You want to reach your potential customers wherever they may be.
In today's business, you need more than word-of-mouth sharing from your friends and family because it seems like everybody's online and being social through various social networks. The internet and social media offer a vast pool of leads if you're willing to invest the time to learn and apply the right marketing content.
More and more, I'm hearing people looking for a direct sales business that they can do online without doing parties. And they're looking for other ways to market their businesses in addition to doing parties.
So, is it possible to achieve success marketing your business online? Absolutely.
First, the higher the monthly sales requirements are, the more difficult it is to get those sales online, especially if you're brand new. You don't want to start spamming your Facebook friends to buy or join your business. Besides, Facebook has a policy against this and you could get your account banned if someone reports you. Same goes for Twitter or any other social networks.
The solution is to create content which can be in various forms such as ...
*Creating content through your blog.
*Sharing your blog articles on another blog related to direct selling or where your potential target market is most likely to see.
*Creating content from your social media participation.
*Every time you update your Facebook status, you're creating content.
You can mix it up because you don't want to talk only about your business. I'm more likely to share tips on organic/natural products and comment on a few updates that I want to connect with. Use these updates to post about your business, indirectly. "Super excited to spend the weekend in Phoenix and hanging out with my team!" or "I'm humbled but excited to be my company's #1 team sponsor". These are just examples so you get the idea. Your content doesn't have to be about your company.
In addition to online methods, remember to share your business offline, everywhere you go. There's a saying "always be networking". But I'd like to think of direct selling as a making friends business so I'm always looking to make new friends. The more people you know the better so it's a win-win.
Your turn. How are you leveraging the internet to build your business? Tip: leaving comments is a great way to get traffic to your website.
Best,
Janette
P.S. If you love natural/organic personal care products https://us.nyrorganic.com/shop/jstolland want to learn how to build a home-based business online without doing parties or bugging people you know, email me: Janette campopfan@gmail.com
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Do natural/Organic remedies for acne deliver results?
Acne is a four letter bad word in my book. And for anyone who has had to deal with the pesky break outs, it can mess with your psyche, and personal life. I've been fortunate to dodge acne as a teen but as an adult, I've had my fair share due to hormonal changes (yuck), but that is life.
Like many people, I've used over the counter acne products containing benzoyl peroxide (common) and they worked to an extent because my acne was mild. Plus, I tried it because this is a common way to treat acne. However, I started noticing after experimenting with different products that I was only treating the symptom and not the cause of hormonal break outs.
It has taken me years to figure out the right products for me and even today, I'm hesitant to try new products without knowing the ingredients. Rule of thumb for me is to stay away from skin care products with nasty chemicals: parabens, PEGs, sulfates, petrochemicals (see Toxins to Avoid). But do natural, organic remedies for acne deliver results? It was a question for me and I was doubtful until I made some big changes.
Although it's impossible to avoid all chemicals nor would you want to live in a bubble because it's not practical, but by avoiding as many chemicals as possible especially where you can, is good for your health. There are so many healthier skin care and household products these days. Instead of using the mass products laden with chemicals, why not remove the toxins from your life? It doesn't cost any more money.
Not surprisingly, I've noticed my acne has subsided significantly, but I also know my case might be different than someone else's, who might be experiencing severe acne.
So, can you eliminate acne completely from using all natural/organic personal care products?
Not completely because the health of your skin also has to do with the foods you eat, how you take care of yourself, stress levels, how much rest you get, and so forth. But by eliminating or reducing certain foods that you might be allergic to and not even know it, could make a huge difference, along with using toxins-free personal care products that won't aggravate your acne prone skin.
For me, I'm dairy and wheat-free, which can be hard for some people. Eliminating carbs is always hard at first but if you take baby steps, you can do it. My good friend recently lost 15 lbs from ditching dairy and wheat after a few weeks! She didn't think she could do it when I first proposed the idea to her but she's now a size 6. It's wonderful to hear these results.
To your health and skin,
Janette
P.S. If you'd like a FREE sample of the organic personal care products I'm using, email me: campopfan@gmail.com
Like many people, I've used over the counter acne products containing benzoyl peroxide (common) and they worked to an extent because my acne was mild. Plus, I tried it because this is a common way to treat acne. However, I started noticing after experimenting with different products that I was only treating the symptom and not the cause of hormonal break outs.
It has taken me years to figure out the right products for me and even today, I'm hesitant to try new products without knowing the ingredients. Rule of thumb for me is to stay away from skin care products with nasty chemicals: parabens, PEGs, sulfates, petrochemicals (see Toxins to Avoid). But do natural, organic remedies for acne deliver results? It was a question for me and I was doubtful until I made some big changes.
Although it's impossible to avoid all chemicals nor would you want to live in a bubble because it's not practical, but by avoiding as many chemicals as possible especially where you can, is good for your health. There are so many healthier skin care and household products these days. Instead of using the mass products laden with chemicals, why not remove the toxins from your life? It doesn't cost any more money.
Not surprisingly, I've noticed my acne has subsided significantly, but I also know my case might be different than someone else's, who might be experiencing severe acne.
So, can you eliminate acne completely from using all natural/organic personal care products?
Not completely because the health of your skin also has to do with the foods you eat, how you take care of yourself, stress levels, how much rest you get, and so forth. But by eliminating or reducing certain foods that you might be allergic to and not even know it, could make a huge difference, along with using toxins-free personal care products that won't aggravate your acne prone skin.
For me, I'm dairy and wheat-free, which can be hard for some people. Eliminating carbs is always hard at first but if you take baby steps, you can do it. My good friend recently lost 15 lbs from ditching dairy and wheat after a few weeks! She didn't think she could do it when I first proposed the idea to her but she's now a size 6. It's wonderful to hear these results.
To your health and skin,
Janette
P.S. If you'd like a FREE sample of the organic personal care products I'm using, email me: campopfan@gmail.com
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Why Choosing Natural Organic Products Can Be So Confusing
Choosing natural and organic products can be so confusing if you're a newbie and rely on marketing buzz words like "natural", "organic", botanicals" when shopping. These marketing jargons don't tell the whole truth. Since there are no government regulations when it comes to personal care products particularly natural products these labels are often clever marketing.
Unless you're a certified organic company which is held to the strictest guidelines by the USDA, ingredients such as "fragrance" in your products can mean hundreds of hidden chemicals. There is just no way to know what's really in your products.
The only way to know what's really in the products you're using is looking at the ingredients. The longer the list, the more skeptical, especially if you have no idea what those ingredients mean. Organic and truly natural products have ingredients that are recognizable such as olive oil, shea butter, vitamin E, etc. And less ingredients is more often than not, better.
Here's a tip: look for ingredients in descending order. Let's say if the products say "made with essential oils", I would check to see where the essential oils are on the ingredient list. If it's near the bottom this means you're more likely getting itsy bitsy amounts, perhaps just traces of essential oils.
For some people, they either don't care what's in their products or sometimes just not aware of the potential harm of using toxins in personal care products. There was a time I didn't know any better. But for those that care about using only organic products, your safest bet is to look for the USDA organic seal of approval or the Soil seal for the UK certification.
The USDA in particular is the strictest organic association and does not allow any synthetic chemicals in organic products.
If going organic is the utmost important to you, the seal of organic approval from the USDA is a safe bet or another reputable organic association. But you can easily learn to look for toxins in skin care and personal care products and what ingredients to avoid by spending a few minutes to familiarize yourself. Once you have these down, shopping for truly natural and organic products becomes a lot easier.
That said, organic doesn't necessarily mean it's better or more effective than wholesome, natural products. See what I mean when I said confusing? :) Some people are allergic to certain organic ingredients. I mean, poison ivy is organic in its compound but that doesn't mean you'd want to use it. It's more important to be an ingredient reader and educate yourself on what ingredients to look for and make an educated decision whether something can be potentially harmful or not.
Unfortunately, there's a lot of information online that is outdated and tend to scare people that using certain ingredients cause cancer. The more you know, the more informed you'll be to make the best decision for you.
Here are helpful articles on what ingredients to avoid and why:
http://www.truthinaging.com/ingredients/peg-100-stearate
http://www.goodguide.com/ingredients/255256-peg-10-stearate
http://www.organicbeautytalk.com/ingredients-to-avoid/
http://www.wellnesstimes.com/articles/top-toxins-avoid-personal-care
Best,
Janette Stoll
P.S. If you'd like to learn more about natural/organic products- email me Janette at campopfan@gmail.com for more info and FREE samples.
Unless you're a certified organic company which is held to the strictest guidelines by the USDA, ingredients such as "fragrance" in your products can mean hundreds of hidden chemicals. There is just no way to know what's really in your products.
The only way to know what's really in the products you're using is looking at the ingredients. The longer the list, the more skeptical, especially if you have no idea what those ingredients mean. Organic and truly natural products have ingredients that are recognizable such as olive oil, shea butter, vitamin E, etc. And less ingredients is more often than not, better.
Here's a tip: look for ingredients in descending order. Let's say if the products say "made with essential oils", I would check to see where the essential oils are on the ingredient list. If it's near the bottom this means you're more likely getting itsy bitsy amounts, perhaps just traces of essential oils.
For some people, they either don't care what's in their products or sometimes just not aware of the potential harm of using toxins in personal care products. There was a time I didn't know any better. But for those that care about using only organic products, your safest bet is to look for the USDA organic seal of approval or the Soil seal for the UK certification.
The USDA in particular is the strictest organic association and does not allow any synthetic chemicals in organic products.
If going organic is the utmost important to you, the seal of organic approval from the USDA is a safe bet or another reputable organic association. But you can easily learn to look for toxins in skin care and personal care products and what ingredients to avoid by spending a few minutes to familiarize yourself. Once you have these down, shopping for truly natural and organic products becomes a lot easier.
That said, organic doesn't necessarily mean it's better or more effective than wholesome, natural products. See what I mean when I said confusing? :) Some people are allergic to certain organic ingredients. I mean, poison ivy is organic in its compound but that doesn't mean you'd want to use it. It's more important to be an ingredient reader and educate yourself on what ingredients to look for and make an educated decision whether something can be potentially harmful or not.
Unfortunately, there's a lot of information online that is outdated and tend to scare people that using certain ingredients cause cancer. The more you know, the more informed you'll be to make the best decision for you.
Here are helpful articles on what ingredients to avoid and why:
http://www.truthinaging.com/ingredients/peg-100-stearate
http://www.goodguide.com/ingredients/255256-peg-10-stearate
http://www.organicbeautytalk.com/ingredients-to-avoid/
http://www.wellnesstimes.com/articles/top-toxins-avoid-personal-care
Best,
Janette Stoll
P.S. If you'd like to learn more about natural/organic products- email me Janette at campopfan@gmail.com for more info and FREE samples.
Friday, March 15, 2013
The Story of Cosmetics and Why It's Important for You to Know
The Story of Cosmetics is simply fantastic. Funny and full of helpful facts! If you're not sure what's in your personal care, skin care, cosmetics products, it's a must watch video. Please watch and share.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
It's Time to Start Anew and Spring Forward!
It's time to start anew, starting with my new blog dedicated to my passion for natural living and eco-friendly products. There are so many things I'm super excited about. Starting with daylight savings. I love longer days and warm weather. Even though it was a bit hard to spring forward with the time change but how I love this time of year. It's a springboard for so many things. There's a saying "spring cleaning" for a reason. It's a new season to start anew. I love that! If you haven't accomplished much so far this year or just needed a reason to start something new now is the best time. So what's on your radar? For me, I've got a few things in mind.
With that, here are some things I'm excited to tackle.
*Start an herb garden. Herbs are a daily ritual with my cooking (I'm a foodie).
*Learn more about essential oils benefits and how to make everyday household products using essential oils.
*Write more articles on natural living and why I love going organic.
*Get out more and do more live local networking. I love working online but with this beautiful spring weather upon us, it's time to hit up those outdoor vendor boutiques, meet new people, make new friends, and smell the roses.
*Show and share more of my yummy all natural and organic personal care products for women, men babies. Hint hint: these products are heavenly, the scents are intoxicating, so luxurious, and did I mention certified organic without the nasties? More to come :).
*Spruce up my Pinterest boards which need a make-over along with my other social media profiles. Time to get spring cleaning!
These are just some of the things on my list. How about you?
xx,
Janette
With that, here are some things I'm excited to tackle.
*Start an herb garden. Herbs are a daily ritual with my cooking (I'm a foodie).
*Learn more about essential oils benefits and how to make everyday household products using essential oils.
*Write more articles on natural living and why I love going organic.
*Get out more and do more live local networking. I love working online but with this beautiful spring weather upon us, it's time to hit up those outdoor vendor boutiques, meet new people, make new friends, and smell the roses.
*Show and share more of my yummy all natural and organic personal care products for women, men babies. Hint hint: these products are heavenly, the scents are intoxicating, so luxurious, and did I mention certified organic without the nasties? More to come :).
*Spruce up my Pinterest boards which need a make-over along with my other social media profiles. Time to get spring cleaning!
These are just some of the things on my list. How about you?
xx,
Janette
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