Dear Beauty Conscious Reader,
Cleopatra… just her name makes me think “beautiful.”
It’s widely written that she took baths in milk and used natural mixtures of honey and aloe on her skin. What’s less well-known is that she also used clay for her complexion.
The kinds of clay found in Egypt are “bentonite” clays. They contain volcanic ash and other elements. But most of what they’re made of is a kind of clay now called montmorillonite. It’s named after the town in France where it was first identified.
Montmorillonite clay, also known as “living clay,” works on the skin first by gathering an electrical charge as soon as it’s hydrated. The clay then swells and absorbs pollutants sitting on the surface of the skin.
The minerals then go to work replenishing your skin, as well as binding the unwanted particles from the surface of the skin. And the electrical charge stops your skin from absorbing these pollutants.
But there’s one other benefit I’d like to tell you about. Montmorillonite may be antibacterial.
A new study reveals that montmorillonite may inhibit the growth of deadly bacteria like staph and E. coli.1
In fact, montmorillonite clays may be so good at stopping bacteria, they’re being tested within the body, as well, to help support liver health.2 In another new study, montmorillonite helps promote healthy-looking skin.3
Several countries around the world have deposits of various kinds of clay. Each contains many minerals. Several are used in different kinds of clay masks and supplements you can get at many health-food stores. Mud from the Dead Sea is well-known to have 21 different minerals.
But deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, there are four hills unlike anything else in the area. In this pristine wilderness, a montmorillonite deposit was found that’s incredibly dry and well-preserved.
Samples collected from 25 locations around the hills were tested at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, School of Medicine & School of Chemical Sciences. They found that this montmorillonite contains an astounding 73 essential minerals. All in a balanced ratio, laid out by nature.
Now, my team at Pure Radiance is making this powerful clay and its blend of 73 powerful minerals available to you. We call it Sierra.
I’ll admit that Cleopatra had one advantage – she didn’t have pollutants attacking her skin the way we do today. But do you really want to fight chemicals by rubbing more chemicals into your skin?
With Sierra, you don’t have to. You’ll wash those chemicals away with 100%-natural ingredients.
But it’s more than just a simple “facial cleanser.” Sierra will refine and promote healthy-looking skin naturally. It provides a natural glow and reduces the appearance of blemishes. The kind of skin we all want.
To reclaim your skin and restore it to a natural tone and complexion that would make even Cleopatra envious, go here…
To Your Good Health,
Al Sears, MD
- Haydel, SE, Remenih, CM, Williams, LB, “Broad-spectrum in vitro antibacterial activities of clay minerals against antibiotic-susceptible and antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens,” The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy Feb. 2008; 61(2):353-61
- Yang, Jie, Nie, Qing-He, Wang, An-Hui, et al, “Effects of intestinal intervention on bacterial translocation in a rat model of acute liver failure in vivo,” European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology June 2010; doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32833ccaae
- Ning-Lin, Zhoua, Shuang-Quan, Zhang and Jian, “ShenSynthesis and antimicrobial activities of polymer/montmorillonite-chlorhexidine acetate nanocomposite films,” Applied Clay Science January 2009; Volume 42, Issues 3-4, Pages 667-670