Arbonne Goes Green

Many of the leading catalogue/consultant based beauty product lines have not taken steps to use healthier ingredients, and do not demonstrate care for the environment - Arbonne is becoming an exception. Arbonne consultant, June Hart, heard about my blog, and provided me samples and information about the company. I was surprised to learn that Arbonne was going green! Here is what I discovered:

- All Arbonne products are vegan, and therefore contain no animal byproducts, and are not tested on animals.
- Though not all products are gluten free, the company is willing to provide ingredient sources and allergy information when asked.
- They steer clear of formaldehyde and many petroleum-based products.
- Their packaging contains "only renewable resources," and they are working to decrease packaging size - Other efforts include recycling at distribution facilities and using soy-based ink.


The products featured below are NOT all gluten-free, but are some of June's top-selling products:


Arbonne has a selection of skincare products that promote tighter, youthful, and healthy skin.

The RE Advanced sample-set includes: Facial Cleanser, Regenerating Toner, Renewal Serum, Corrective Eye Creme, Restorative Day Creme and Night Repair Creme.

Revelage serves to brighten skin, this sample-set includes: On-Target Brightening, Nighttime Brightening, Brightening Hand Creme, and Brightening Face Creme.

I sampled the FC5 Swiss Cleanser/Creme set. The Hydrating Cleanser + Freshner contains wheat straw (gluten), and the Day Lotion caused a slight break-out. But the Moisturizing Night Creme was fantastic(!) and does not appear to contain gluten. It made my face quite smooth, and uses many natural ingredients including: olive, orange, clover, sandalwood, mango, lemon, lime, grapefruit, cucumber, safflower, sunflower, and ginger (among other not-as-natural ingredients).



If you are gluten free (or have other allergies), I suggest calling the company before using any of these products, as the sheer number of ingredients could contain hidden allergens. As Arbonne continues down the road of "going green," it would be great to see either a line of specifically gluten free products, or allergy labelling on products. Though Arbonne's skin care products retail for roughly $50 each, some of their other products (the Clear Advantage Line, Shampoo, Conditioner & Cosmetics) may be more affordable for students. It is important to support the companies that are taking steps to remove harmful ingredients - over the companies that are not!

For more information, or to purchase a product you can contact June Hart (or any other Arbonne Consultant)