That’s why it’s as important to know what’s NOT in your favorite product as what IS.
Shaklee’s number one concern has ALWAYS been about product safety.

Here’s a list of other corrosive chemicals that you will NEVER see
in any Shaklee product:

• parabens (endocrine disruptor, breast cancer) [4, 5]

• FD&C or D&C dyes (carcinogen, hyperactivity in children, disrupts immunity)
  [6], [7], [8]

• butyl cellosolve (adrenal tumors, birth defects, carcinogen) [9], [10]

• formaldehyde (carcinogen, skin rash, asthma) [11], [12]

• phenols (dermatitis, cytotoxicity, kidney damage) [13], [14],

• propylene glycol (endocrine disruptor, allergies, asthma) [15], [16]

Shaklee also never uses: sodium hydroxide, 1,4- dioxane, sodium lauryl or laureth sulfates, naphthalene, ammonia, benzene, kerosene, cresol, petroleum distillates, chlorine, or hydrochloric, sulfuric, sulfamic, or phosphoric acids.

Step 1: Luminous Gel Oil Cleanser is a 3-in-1, soap-free, pH-balanced cleanser. It gently polishes, purifies, and prepares your skin.

Step 2: Perfecting Skin Toner Frees the skin of dull cells and environmental pollutants. It exfoliates, hydrates, and nourishes your glowing skin.

Step 3: YOUTH® Activating Serum Contains 10X the active nutrients to provide the critical regeneration step. It renews skin at the cellular level for superior radiance and rejuvenation. A potent blend of vitamins, polyphenols, and our Youth Complex supports collagen production, making your skin act and appear younger.

Step 4 DAYTIME: Age Defense Mineral Moisturizer Naturally derived zinc oxide provides chemical-free SPF 30, broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection. Meanwhile, vitamins and botanicals moisturize your skin and improve your skin tone.

Step 4 NIGHT: Advanced Renewal Night Cream (Light, or Rich) This targeted night repair cream supports your skin's cell renewal process. A proprietary botanical blend helps encourage collagen and elastin production to make your skin appear younger looking, smoother, and more luminous. The Night Cream is available in either Light or Rich formulas.

You will LOVE the easy, step-by-step directions (See page 2) provided in the
YOUTH Skin Care System Handout

Click on this image for a much closer look.

Speaking before the American Academy of Dermatology, dermatologist Karen Burke, MD reviewed the antioxidants that have been shown to be effective in protecting the skin while reversing damage from UV exposure.

She went on to say that

Here’s how these 3 antioxidants protect your skin:

Selenium: The mineral selenium is an important component of the cellular enzyme repair system. It helps protect the body from many forms of cancer, including skin cancer caused by sun exposure. Selenium also preserves tissue elasticity, and slows down the aging and hardening of tissues, brought about by oxidation. Recent studies have found that, when taken orally, selenium demonstrated protection against both daily and excessive UV damage. [29]

Vitamin E: is an extremely important antioxidant because it also protects cell membranes. There are numerous studies showing that natural vitamin E, reduces sunburn, chronic UV-induced damage, and the production of cancer cells. Other studies have demonstrated that regular vitamin E supplements, taken in conjunction with vitamin A, were associated with a 70% reduced risk for basal cell carcinoma.

“Supplementation with natural source vitamin E at 400 milligrams per day has been noted to reduce photo damage, wrinkles, and improves skin texture.” In addition, topical vitamin E can soothe dry, rough skin. When combined with vitamin C, both vitamins create a highly protective lotion against sun damage. [30]

Vitamin C: This water-soluble vitamin is the most abundant antioxidant found naturally in our skin. Much like fat-soluble vitamin E, vitamin C is important in stopping free radicals from inducing normal cells to become cancerous. Vitamin C also slows accelerated aging due to sun damage. “Vitamin C is depleted when the skin is exposed to the sun, pollution or smoking”, said Dr. Burke. “Even minimal UV exposure can decrease the vitamin C levels in the skin by 30%, while exposure to the ozone found in city pollution can decrease those levels by 55%”. [31]

Another recent study reveals that applying topical vitamin C to human skin 15 to 30 minutes after UV exposure reduced sunburn damage. Oral vitamin C was also found to reduce UV-induced tumors and, when combined with vitamin E, was even more effective.
“We can all benefit by taking a supplement,” she concluded.




All 3 of those key nutrients are found in significant therapeutic dosage in Shaklee’s Advanced Anti-Aging Regimen, and are also found in the amazing Vitalizer Nutrient System, and the new Shaklee Life-Strip

Vitalizer is available in 4 different formats:

Vitalizer for Women, and for Men,

and for those of us over the age of 50:

Vitalizer Gold with or
Vitalizer Gold without vitamin K

The Shaklee Life-Strip is available in 2 formats:

For Women with Iron and For Men without Iron

Does YOUTH really work?

You already saw the pictures (above). Now, let's review the Enfuselle Clinical Trials.

A group of women and men between the ages of 30 and 70 used C+E Repair twice a day for 28 days. The product was only applied to one-half the face, while the other half served as the control. In only 4 weeks the results were astounding:

• 665% increase in skin firmness

• 88% decrease in the appearance of fine lines

• 421% reduction in the appearance of wrinkles

• An evening of skin tone

Healing Various Skin Conditions With Nutrition

Acne: Prior to the 1950s, the indigenous peoples of Alaska (the Inuits) had no history of acne. It only became common in Inuit teens shortly after the introduction of the typical American diet. [32] Since then, specific food triggers have been identified, including refined sugar, chocolate and, in the case of adult onset, allergic reactivity to milk, tomatoes, oranges, nuts, wheat and pork.

Studies in the 70s revealed that zinc-deficient diets cause acne onset. Since then, treatment with zinc supplementation (Shaklee’s Zinc Complex several times per day has been found helpful in many dermatological conditions, such as dandruff, acne, and diaper rash. [33]

A study, conducted in Sweden in the mid-80s, where selenium levels in local produce was low, noted marked improvements of acne with selenium and vitamin E supplementation. [34]

More recent studies have shown acne improvements with supplementation using:

Zinc Complex,

folic acid from Shaklee's B Complex,

and with selenium, and chromium, which are
found in ALL Shaklee multi-vitamins.

Another trial found that omega-3 fatty acids [as found in Shaklee's OmegaGuard] speeded skin healing, reduced inflammation, and also relieved the anxiety and depression which is often experienced by the teens suffering with acne. [35]

Perfecting Skin Toner is also effective for helping to clear up acne.




Eczema: Several research studies have noted a strong relationship between food allergies and eczema (milk, eggs, and the preservative sodium benzoate and monosodium glutamate).

It’s also been noted that children exposed to antibiotics in their first year have double the incidence of atopic diseases of the skin. [36]

Early supplementation CAN make a difference. Researchers in Sweden studied the association between multivitamin supplementation and allergic disease in several thousand 8-year-old children. They found that children who started taking multivitamins before the age 4 experienced the lowest incidence of allergies OR asthma in later life. [37]

That's why Shaklee created Incredivites for them.

As far back as the 1930s clinicians found that omega-3 fatty acids, as found in Shaklee's OmegaGuard helped to clear up infantile eczema.

Another option for them is the delicious and kid-friendly
Omega-3 Gellys [38]

Finally, the polyphenols found in green tea have provided marked improvements in a variety of allergic skin disorders. [39]

Shaklee's delectable exclusive blend of polyphenol-rich
Shaklee 180 Energizing Tea comes in 4 delicious flavors:
Green Matcha, Pomegranate, Elderberry, and Summer Peach.




Psoriasis: In the 1970s clinicians first reported marked improvements in individuals with long-standing psoriasis by using folic acid, as provided in Shaklee's B Complex, and Vitamin C supplementation, as found in Shaklee's Sustained Release Vita-C. [40]

As we have just reviewed, Shaklee’s skin care products, coupled with nutritional supplementation, can protect, heal and rejuvenate your skin.

I’d like to close with a delightful quote from the actress Audrey Hepburn: