Monday, July 14, 2008

All New Skin Moisturizing Drink of the Gods - Save Your Body Castile Body Wash


Are you looking for something that will moisturize your skin, with all-natural and organic ingredients, yet cleanse your skin with the drink of the Gods? Then look no further. Save Your World, a new green organic company, has recently launched a great all organic oils castile body wash that will provide you a moisturizing and cleansing experience from your face down to your toes.

All certified organic oils, were used to combine to make this all over body wash. Drench your body in moisture with Save Your Body Castile Organic Oils Body Wash, infused with certified organic palm, organic coconut, organic castor, and organic olive oils. This product is chalked full of nutrient-rich moisturizing certified organic oils, certified Aloe Vera and yes even certified organic Yerba Maté, the new antioxidant rich tea that is not only great to drink but it also provides your skin with a healthy dose of antioxidant properties

This castile soap is gentle enough for all skin types and can even be used as a face or hand wash. And no need to worry about where the oils came from or what they might be harming in the process. Like all Save Your World ingredients, we were so concerned about the environment, that we went out and personally sourced these certified organic ingredients from reputable organizations that have sustainable, environmental practices and will never harm the environment. We like Orangutans and want them to stay around just like you do.

Like all Save Your World products, this castile wash also contains the all-natural, unique ingredient of organic Yerba Maté, which gently exfoliates your skin leaving it with nutrient-rich antioxidants, while the organic Aloe Vera helps your skin retain moisture.

So why use Yerba Maté in a body wash and what is Yerba Maté anyway? Well, Yerba Maté, once considered the drink of the Gods in South American Paraquay, is chalked full of more antioxidants, vitamins and minerals than its cousin green tea. This tea has only recently become popular in the United States with a cult like following. Save Your World is the first company in the U.S. to bring this awesome ingredient to you in the form of skin quenching, moisturizing line of body care products under the brands Save Your Skin, Save Your Hair and now Save Your Body.

A full line of complimenting products can be found available on our website at (www.SaveYourWorld.com) that not only nourish your skin, hair and body, but also nourish your GREEN soul by giving a portion of every product's proceeds to Save the Rainforest. The pledge is visible right there on every label - 'One Product = One Acre of Rainforest Saved for One Year'.

Available in Rainforest, Oasis Fruit or Regal Blossom - aromas that conjur up images of the very rainforest that Save Your World protects. However, don't worry about these scents as they are aromatherapy in the form of various blends of pure natural essential oils.

The Save Your Body All Over Castile Body Wash is definitely an experience worth the indulgence!

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Unique Animals of the Rainforest!

Unique Species of the Essequibo River, Guyana

Guyana’s Essequibo River and the nearby Iwokrama Forest and Rupununi Wetlands provide a home for a wide variety of plants and animals, including the crocodilian black caiman and endangered giant otter. Additionally, four hundred species of fish, like the carnivorous piranha, live in Guyana’s rivers, and eight hundred species of birds, such as the endangered harpy eagle, build their nests in the canopy of the rainforest.

Without their habitat in the rainforest, these diverse species might not exist. Preserving their home helps these different creatures to survive and maintain the careful balance and food chain of the forest. If one species begins to die out, it can affect all the animals in that area. For example, the excrement of the black caiman used to feed plankton, the base of the food chain. The plankton clean the river by eating waste created by other animals, but the decrease in caiman population led to a decrease in plankton and small fish that feed upon it, therefore altering the food chain.

Failing to preserve rainforests and their plants and animals can lead to extinction. These plants and animals may have unknown medicinal qualities that would be lost forever if they died out. The destruction of rainforests over the next 25 years is predicted to wipe out or endanger almost half of the world’s animals, plants, and microorganisms. Although a quarter of Western pharmaceuticals contain ingredients from plant sources, only 1% of rainforest plants have even been tested for medicinal value. Protecting the rainforest keeps these valuable resources intact and prevents further loss of species.


*Black caiman: The biggest predator in the Amazon basin, this endangered carnivorous reptile grows to at least 13 feet in length. Maintaining a diet of birds, turtles, fish, and deer, larger caimans may also eat anacondas, jaguars, cougars, and tapirs, while young caimans feed on insects and crustaceans. Humans, the only predators of healthy adult black caimans, often kill the animals for leather or meat, which led to near-extinction of the species at one point.

*Giant otter: The world’s longest otter, also known as the river wolf, can reach six feet in length and weigh over 70 pounds. With thick chocolate-colored fur, they are often hunted by fur traders, and this has led to its endangerment. Eating fish, snakes, small caimans, and crabs, the giant otter is one of the largest predators in its habitat. These social creatures live in groups with their families and can be negatively influenced by human activity: a nursing mother may get so stressed by tourists coming close to their homes that she may no longer produce milk and cause her pups to starve.


*Harpy eagle: The most powerful eagle in the world, the harpy eagle weighs ten to eighteen pounds with a wingspan of about seven feet. Feeding on birds, iguanas, monkeys, opossums, big rodents, etc., the harpy eagle is a carnivore that hunts during the day. A pair of harpy eagles raises only one chick every two to three years, and this low rate of reproduction leads in part to a shrinking population. Destruction of their home, the rainforest, also contributes to their decline, and most forests only have one nest every ten or fifteen miles.

The fragile ecosystem of the Essequibo River area, a 200,000-acre rainforest, could have been destroyed. However, Save Your World™, in conjunction with Conservation International, buys rainforest acres for the same prices as loggers and instead conserves this pristine area. By keeping these forests intact, we help enable the various species to continue to remain for future generations. After all, with your help, the purchase of One Product Equals One Acre of Rainforest Saved for One Year™.

Unique Animals of the Amazon River

The Amazon River contains all sorts of freshwater fish, like the tambaqui, which are frugivorous, or fruit-eating. and feed on the fruit that falls from the trees when the river floods into the forest. Two freshwater dolphin species, the boto and tucuxi, as well as other mammals, like rare uakari monkeys, also live in this area. In addition to hosting all kinds of animals, the rainforest is full of unique plants, such as giant water lilies that can grow to six feet in diameter and support a lightweight human.

*Boto: Also known as the Pink River Dolphin because of its unique color, the boto lives in the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers. Adult boto are usually around eight feet long and weigh 330 pounds. They feed on crabs, fish, and sometimes turtles and often travel in small groups.

*Tucuxi: Although these dolphins are found in similar locations to the boto, the species are not closely related. The tucuxi are found in the Amazon Basin and coastal waters north and east of South America, like near Guyana. Although comparable in appearance, they are smaller than the bottlenose dolphin and often feed with other river dolphins. Energetic and social, they may leap out of the water, called breaching, somersault, tail-splash, and more.

*Uakari: Bald red heads and long-haired bodies distinguish these agile creatures from other monkeys. When moving in the forest, they travel along the trees’ lower branches but search for food in the canopy, feasting on nuts, fruits, leaves, and buds.

For more about our conservation mission visit http://store.saveyourworld.com/category-s/19.htm

References:
http://news.mongabay.com/2006/0502-wc13.html
http://www.projetoboto.com/
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=263
http://www.livingrainforest.org/about/plants/giantwaterlily
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/308.shtml
http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&issn=0097-3157&volume=154&issue=01&page=0039
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/brittoncrocs/csp_mnig.htm
http://www.nature.org/animals/mammals/animals/giantotter.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy_eagle

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Natural "Green" Personal Care Products for Everyone






Natural “Green” Personal Care Products for Everyone




Whether you are male or female, no matter what skin type you enjoy (or suffer), no matter what scents you like, there is a premium product just for you in the all natural line of personal care products from Save Your World™. Please visit us at: http://www.saveyourworld.com/ for more information.



Pure organic ingredients such as organic aloe vera and shade-grown organic yerba maté make these products the best for all skin types…even very sensitive skin. Aloe soothes and replenishes your skin….the largest organ in your body. Yerba mate provides your skin with nourishment from nutrients and anti-oxidants. Please see: http://store.saveyourworld.com/category-s/28.htm for more information regarding all our natural and organic ingredients.

Save Your Skin™ handmade soap containing moisturizing glycerin comes in three scintillating aromas derived from 100% pure essential oils. Our soap also contains hand picked organic loose leaf yerba maté sifted to an ultra fine size that will exfoliate your skin and leave it fresh and clean. Please see: http://store.saveyourworld.com/category-s/1.htm for more information on our cold process bar soaps.

For added pleasure you can combine this treatment with our complementing natural shower gel. This amazing product can be used in place of soap, in conjunction with soap for the best results, and can even be used as shaving gel for any part of the body. Please see: http://store.saveyourworld.com/category-s/2.htm for more information on our shower gel.

Save Your Hair™ products such as our shampoo and conditioner also contain all natural ingredients and our organic aloe vera and organic yerba maté. The pure natural ingredients that benefit your skin will also help protect your hair and leave a beautiful feel for all those who touch your hair. Please see: http://store.saveyourworld.com/category-s/3.htm for more information regarding shampoo and http://store.saveyourworld.com/category-s/7.htm for conditioner.

Once you leave the shower, for the ultimate treatment, follow up with our natural body lotion. Also infused with pure organic yerba maté and pure organic aloe vera, this Save Your Skin™ indulgence will leave your skin feeling replenished and will help protect it from daily environmental stresses. Please see: http://store.saveyourworld.com/category-s/4.htm for more information about our body lotion.

Save Your Rainforest™: One Product = One Acre of Rainforest Saved for One Year™

Saving the rainforest is exactly what you will be doing when you purchase any Save Your World™ product. Save Your Rainforest™ is the slogan upon which the company was founded. We wanted to make sure that you, the consumer, would realize a tangible benefit for every single purchase. That’s where we developed the slogan, “One Product = One Acre of Rainforest Saved for One Year™.”

Initially, we wanted to buy land. However, we found we could make a much more immediate and greater impact by leasing rainforest land and protecting it in its pristine state. We also found that by supporting the local communities of indigenous people we could reduce pressure on the land and its biodiversity of species. Protecting the habitat of threatened species makes it possible for them to rebuild their populations. Please see: http://store.saveyourworld.com/category-s/50.htm to learn more about endangered species like the jaguar and the giant river otter.

Another benefit was discovered when we found that our efforts were only one small voice in a crowd of others with different agendas. Just by doing this, just by leasing the land and supporting the people, we created a dialogue in the local communities that would ultimately be beneficial to humans and animals alike. It showed humans that protecting the land and all of the endangered species is also a worthwhile way to live and support their families. Simply awakening this thought-provoking concept creates environmental stewards in the community for generations to come.

The founder of our company felt strongly that it would be truly satisfying only if we built a company that was completely transparent and very open with its customers about its philanthropic pursuits and environmental initiatives. He wanted to ensure that when someone purchased one of our products that person could see a full 100% of what was promised was passed on to the initiatives and not to finance administrative activities.

Furthermore, we also wanted to differentiate ourselves from all the companies out there that pledge a certain percentage of profit to certain causes. Since private companies do not disclose profits, this is an approach that cannot be quantified and hence is not acceptable in our opinion.

Thus, we designed the company based on contributions from revenues. Now every time a customer buys a product from Save Your World™, that customer knows exactly what the result of the purchase will be. Everyone has full visibility as to what impact his/her purchase will make on the environment. That it is good for his/her body is the delightful, but also essential, bonus.

Please see: http://store.saveyourworld.com/category-s/19.htm for more information about our conservation program.

Friends of the Rainforest

The founder also felt it was valuable for people to see recognition for their efforts. It is important for others to see that there are people out there making a difference. When someone believes it is important to make a difference, that person does not want to be alone. Therefore, we created the Friends of the Rainforest list. Please see: http://store.saveyourworld.com/category-s/36.htm for more information.

This record of like minded participants is a growing reflection on the movement behind Save Your World™ and what people can do by just making a conscious choice as to where and from whom they will make their everyday purchases.

Save Your World™ sells only premium products and only at great value. So even if you don’t feel the Green movement is up your alley, you still can and should buy our products because of their quality and value proposition. Please visit us at http://www.saveyourworld.com/ for more information.