Beauty Secrets of Organic Plaintain Extract- Part II

We are pleased to bring you Part II of this Blog about the many extraordinary healing properties of Organic Plaintain leaf!  To briefly revisit, Organic Plantain leaf is a very healing plant that's usually thought to be a weed.  This herb  is a plentiful source of vitamins C, A, and K, and well over 200 species of organic Plantain are found in the world.  Plaintain Major, a broad-leaved or common plantain (the kind we use in our "Sweet Feet," Botanical Foot Repair Creme), and Plaintain Lanceolata, narrow-leaved plantain, or ribwort, are the two most common species to North America.

The juice of organic Plantain Leaf is, in fact, antibacterial and very soothing when applied to burns. Similar to organic Comfrey, it contains Allantoin, an anti-inflammatory phytochemical that speeds wound healing and stimulates the growth of new skin cells.

This truly healing plant is probably growing in your back yard or along the driveway and is easy to harvest.  Just pick the fresh leaves and macerate them in a high-powered blender or food processor.   Then either apply them directly to the skin irritation, or use them to make a wonderfully healing ointment for all types of common skin rashes.  The picked leaves can also be dried and later steeped in boiling water for five minutes to make a soothing tea for the digestive tract & nerves.  Organic Plaintain's healing qualities include as an anodyne, a mild astringent, an effective diuretic , and  styptic/ stops bleeding.

Effective remedies for common rashes, poison ivy, allergic reactions, flea and insect bites and diaper rash can easily be created at home and treated with Plaintain leaf.  An ointment made with the leaf will also effectively treat minor burns and speed natural healing.  It's a great organic addition to your in-home First-Aid kit!

Natural, organic skin care remedies and products are far more protective and healing to skin than common store brands or cosmetics.   Purchase organic skin care and beauty products that include Plaintain Leaf, and avoid potentially damaging the skin with harsh chemicals, dyes and additives.  Heal, refresh & rejuvenate your skin instead with this powerful anti-inflammatory gem from nature!

WORLD-WIDE PRESS RELEASE- COSMETIQUES LAUDUN TM Announces Addition of National Natural Grocery Distributor

Company Name:  Cosmetiques Laudun^TM 

Address:  Attn: Nancy Bechtol - Director, Sales & Marketing

  9070 SW Garden Home Road, Portland, OR  97223

Phone:  1.877.408.7744 – Ext. 1

Contact:  Nancy Bechtol, Director, Sales & Marketing

Email:     nancy@thelaudun.com or nansbechtol@gmail.com

Website: www.thelaudun.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Portland, OR- October 20, 2015 - Cosmetiques LaudunTM announced on Tuesday that they have entered into a new distribution partnership with Threshold Enterprises, Ltd., a national wholesale distributor of dietary supplements and health care products to the natural foods industry and health care professionals, based in Scotts Valley, California. Threshold has been recognized as one of California’s largest manufacturers and distributors of nutritional supplements and other natural products, offers more than 300 brands and 15,000 products distributed throughout all 50 states, as well as in international markets. The company’s focus is on providing holistic healthcare products to their broad range of customers, to achieve and support optimum wellness. Threshold boasts more than 30 years of experience in the natural foods and natural health care industries and has received multiple awards for the quality of its products, outstanding customer service & educational-based marketing, to name just a few.

The announcement was made by Anna Laudun Beauboeuf, Founder /CEO, of Cosmetiques LaudunTM , a successful crafter & manufacturer of organic and natural skin care / body care products, based in Pembroke Pines, Florida and Portland, Oregon.  Beauboeuf announced that the strategic decision to launch a partnership with Threshold is in direct line with the company’s short-term goals to broaden their market share by creating an international distribution network by 2016.

Anna Laudun Beauboeuf, Founder/CEO, stated that Cosmetiques LaudunTM produces a line of products unlike any in today’s market.  “Both eco- friendly and organic /all-natural, our products have a rich French-Caribbean heritage that pampers the skin with unique botanical ingredients that came from my Grandmother, Jeanne’s, extensive garden.  We provide our customers with skin care solutions that are free of toxic chemicals and eco-friendly, and very healing and effective.  The company’s primary focus is to create basic, fresh products that satisfy the most discerning customer.” 

Cosmetiques LaudunTM was founded by Anna Laudun Beauboeuf, CEO, grand-daughter of Jeanne Gabriel Laudun, whose nearly century-old beauty formulations are the foundation of the company’s skin & body care lines.  Beauboeuf further noted, “the ‘Cosmetiques Laudun TM’ organic & natural skin care line is based on beauty formulations that my grandmother created.  Each product is created with ingredients that came straight from her garden; when I was a child, I would go out with my grandmother each morning into her garden, where we would gather different herbs, flowers, and plants.  

Then she would teach me how to hand-craft her incredible ‘beauty crème,’ foot creams, soaps & body scrubs from the plants we had picked that morning. Our products address a variety of common skin problems, such as dry skin, signs of aging, acne & eczema, like skin care products commonly found in stores today. However, unlike our competitors, we use ingredients that are completely free of synthetic chemicals, paraben, dyes, and the like.  They are simple and effective, completely toxin-free and absolutely not harmful to the environment.”

Beauboeuf is a staunch believer in using strictly organic & natural ingredients in her line.  She stated, “While many skin care products are advertised as being “all-natural” and “organic,” quite often they are not, due to the lack of regulation.  Furthermore, while many skin care lines are developed and manufactured in a factory by a team of scientists, our products are beautifully simple, vintage family recipes, formulated with only the purest natural and organic ingredients that have proven to be effective for nearly a century.” 

Beauboeuf works in close collaboration with her Director of Sales & Marketing, Nancy S. Bechtol, and a team of chemists, laboratory, logistics and financial professionals, all of whose combined, extensive experience in the natural cosmetics industry, SEO, social network- and channel marketing play vital roles in the strategic direction and growth of the company.  Cosmetiques LaudunTM is committed to providing its customers with pure, organic, luxurious skin & body care products that are safe, healing and eco- friendly.

COSMETIQUES LAUDUN™

Organic Elegance for your Skin 
International Corp Headquarters: 
18004 NW 6th Street Suite 104
Pembroke Pines FL, 33029

Portland Metro/ West Coast:
9070 SW Garden Home Road
Portland, OR  97223

Website: www.TheLaudun.com
t: 877.408.7744
f: 954.885.1340

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/TheLaudun

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaudunCosmetics

PRESS RELEASE: COSMETIQUES LAUDUN TM Announces New Partnership with THRESHOLD ENTERPRISES, LTD.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Portland, OR- October 20, 2015 - Cosmetiques LaudunTM announced on Tuesday that they have entered into a new distribution partnership with Threshold Enterprises, Ltd., a national wholesale distributor of dietary supplements and health care products to the natural foods industry and health care professionals, based in Scotts Valley, California. Threshold has been recognized as one of California’s largest manufacturers and distributors of nutritional supplements and other natural products, offers more than 300 brands and 15,000 products distributed throughout all 50 states, as well as in international markets. The company’s focus is on providing holistic healthcare products to their broad range of customers, to achieve and support optimum wellness. Threshold boasts more than 30 years of experience in the natural foods and natural health care industries and has received multiple awards for the quality of its products, outstanding customer service & educational-based marketing, to name just a few.

The announcement was made by Anna Laudun Beauboeuf, Founder /CEO, of Cosmetiques LaudunTM , a successful crafter & manufacturer of organic and natural skin care / body care products, based in Pembroke Pines, Florida and Portland, Oregon.  Beauboeuf announced that the strategic decision to launch a partnership with Threshold is in direct line with the company’s short-term goals to broaden their market share by creating an international distribution network by 2016.

Anna Laudun Beauboeuf, Founder/CEO, stated that Cosmetiques LaudunTM produces a line of products unlike any in today’s market.  “Both eco- friendly and organic /all-natural, our products have a rich French-Caribbean heritage that pampers the skin with unique botanical ingredients that came from my Grandmother, Jeanne’s, extensive garden.  We provide our customers with skin care solutions that are free of toxic chemicals and eco-friendly, and very healing and effective.  The company’s primary focus is to create basic, fresh products that satisfy the most discerning customer.” 

Cosmetiques LaudunTM was founded by Anna Laudun Beauboeuf, CEO, grand-daughter of Jeanne Gabriel Laudun, whose nearly century-old beauty formulations are the foundation of the company’s skin & body care lines.  Beauboeuf further noted, “the ‘Cosmetiques Laudun TM’ organic & natural skin care line is based on beauty formulations that my grandmother created.  Each product is created with ingredients that came straight from her garden; when I was a child, I would go out with my grandmother each morning into her garden, where we would gather different herbs, flowers, and plants.  

Then she would teach me how to hand-craft her incredible ‘beauty crème,’ foot creams, soaps & body scrubs from the plants we had picked that morning. Our products address a variety of common skin problems, such as dry skin, signs of aging, acne & eczema, like skin care products commonly found in stores today. However, unlike our competitors, we use ingredients that are completely free of synthetic chemicals, paraben, dyes, and the like.  They are simple and effective, completely toxin-free and absolutely not harmful to the environment.”

Beauboeuf is a staunch believer in using strictly organic & natural ingredients in her line.  She stated, “While many skin care products are advertised as being “all-natural” and “organic,” quite often they are not, due to the lack of regulation.  Furthermore, while many skin care lines are developed and manufactured in a factory by a team of scientists, our products are beautifully simple, vintage family recipes, formulated with only the purest natural and organic ingredients that have proven to be effective for nearly a century.” 

Beauboeuf works in close collaboration with her Director of Sales & Marketing, Nancy S. Bechtol, and a team of chemists, laboratory, logistics and financial professionals, all of whose combined, extensive experience in the natural cosmetics industry, SEO, social network- and channel marketing play vital roles in the strategic direction and growth of the company.  Cosmetiques LaudunTM is committed to providing its customers with pure, organic, luxurious skin & body care products that are safe, healing and eco- friendly.

 “My grandmother, Jeanne, has blessed me with extensive knowledge in organic & natural skin care recipes, and with gratitude and joy, I am happy to share them with you.”

-Anna Laudun Beauboeuf
Founder/CEO 

COSMETIQUES LAUDUN™
Organic Elegance for your Skin
International Corp Headquarters: 
18004 NW 6th Street Suite 104
Pembroke Pines FL, 33029

Portland Metro/ West Coast:
9070 SW Garden Home Road
Portland, OR  97223

Website: www.TheLaudun.com
t: 877.408.7744
f: 954.885.1340

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/TheLaudun
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaudunCosmetics

THE STORY-

Cosmetiques LaudunTM is a company unlike any other in its history and company focus.  At the helm is Founder/CEO, Anna Laudun Beauboeuf, born in Montreal, Canada, and from Caribbean island heritage in Haiti. Anna has taken her strong belief in the effectiveness & healing quality of organic, all-natural beauty products and successfully brought them to the consumer market.  Her interest in pure, 100% natural ingredients stems from watching her grandmother, Jeanne Gabriel Laudun, wander in her garden, hand-selecting various plants, herbs and flowers for ingredients to use in beauty products that she would make in her kitchen. 

As a child, Anna treasured her grandmother’s secret recipes, not realizing that one day, they would form the foundation of her own company.  As Anna grew older, her grandmother recognized Anna’s love of natural, homemade products for the skin.  Taking her into the garden, she would explain the individual health properties of everything found growing at her feet.  What looked like weeds to Anna- such as Plaintain Major leaf- often turned out to be the critical ingredients needed for various skin ailments!  Anna listened carefully, taking in every word, and also began watching her grandmother handcraft each and every product—from face crème to body scrub.  As a grown woman who enjoys beautiful skin maintained solely by her grandmother’s recipes, Anna decided to go into business to bring her products to the everyday consumer.  

Anna’s love of organic and natural beauty products are truly based in nature’s bounty. Today the Cosmetiques Laudun TM  team includes a large group of herbalists and chemists, who specialize in creating organic, all-natural formulas.  Working together to keep the company’s commitment to provide simple, fresh products for the most discerning organic & all-natural consumer, they reproduce Jeanne Gabriel Laudun’s original and pure, organic skin care recipes in a beautiful line of personal care products designed for today’s market.


“My grandmother, Jeanne, has blessed me with extensive knowledge in natural skin care recipes, and with gratitude and joy, I am happy to share them with you.”

-Anna Laudun Beauboeuf
President & CEO 


WHY CHOOSE COSMETIQUES LAUDUNTM ORGANIC / ALL-NATURAL PRODUCTS?

The earth's land and seas are rich in plants, flowers, and herbs, many of which have amazing healing and cleansing properties.  Most of the time, the products people use to clean and moisturize their skin have been bulk-manufactured and enhanced with synthetic chemicals and preservatives, many of which are toxic to the skin and body.  Here at LaudunTM, we absolutely insist on the sole use of ORGANIC & ALL-NATURAL INGREDIENTS.  Each and every plant, flower, or herb that we use in our products is nurtured by fresh air and sunlight, and is therefore naturally devoid of pesticides and unhealthy chemicals. The end result is your skin achieves a truly natural, healthy glow, given from nature’s bounty.  With products from Cosmetiques LaudunTM, you are truly benefiting your skin—and the earth.  Choose to use our organic, all-natural skin care & body care products and give your skin, healthy,natural and wholesome beauty!






The purer the ingredient, the simpler the recipe, the greater the result!

By insisting on using only the purest Certified Organic ingredients, our skin care formulas are quickly absorbed into the skin tissue for excellent results and much healthier skin. The choice to use products containing artificial chemicals on the skin might result in a short-term, appearance of improvement or healing. However, in many cases, these products can actually damage the skin’s condition and even cause worsening or different skin disorders.  Our organic ingredients and botanicals are Certified Organic and natural, grown using sustainable farming methods and tested and certified USDA, QCI, and ECOCERT. They are sourced from the best Certified Organic suppliers worldwide, in the US, Canada and Europe. We are happy and grateful to provide them to our customers in all of our skin & body care products.

Edelweiss Extract: Anti-aging Beauty Mystique from the Swiss Alps

What do you know about the wild Edelweiss flower? Most people know it is a flower that is indigenous to the European Alps, notably in Switzerland, where it has also, unfortunately, become an endangered species, due to over-picking over the centuries. The flower is extremely hardy, and grows easily in the harshest of climates, with little or no sunlight. Edelweiss flower have evolved to be able to resist very cold temperatures and frost, which are usually present in the high altitudes of the Alps in late August and September, when the flower blooms. 

The Edelweiss plant must use all of the nutrients available to it found in it's harsh mountain native environment, in order for it to survive, and it retains it's small size. This is exactly how Nature expertly crafted this lovely, anti-aging gift for us! The petite flower and plant yield an extract that is highly concentrated with antioxidants and rich in many other skin-benefiting properties, precisely because of where and how it grows. It also has developed UV-ray absorbing qualities over the centuries, due to growing in such high altitudes- and yes! -this quality in the extract makes it perfect for UV-ray protection for skin!

The Institute for Biotechnological Research (IRB) in Italy, recently released an anti-aging ingredient created with edelweiss stem cells.  They state that Leontopodium alpinum stems, contain high concentrations of leontopodic acids A and B, which have potent antioxidant properties. IRB also claims these compounds have strong anti-collagenase and hyaluronidase actvity, helping to limit the breaking down of collagen and hyaluronic acid in the skin. (Source: WorldHealth.net; for more RESEARCH and Sources, see below.)

This amazing, wild, organic flower extract is rich in anti-oxidant power, so it's a powerfully healing and protective botanical extract for your skin! Some of it's properties include: 

• Provides strong protect against free-radical damage;
• Rebuilds collagen;
• Reduces & repairs fine lines & wrinkles;
• Strong anti-inflammatory properties;
• Protects against UV-ray damage;
• Repairs minor acne blemishes;
• Create firmer, more elastic skin;
• Delivers true moisture to the deepest layers of skin- strengthens each skin cell so it can retain its own moisture, to regulate moisture production & fight skin dryness & oiliness;
• Soothes sensitive skin with it's powerful anti-inflammatory components

These many skin-benefiting properties found in just one rare flower are excellent for skin in a daily care regimen. They have become highly sought-after by consumers of natural & organic skin care, who really want the best botanical anti-aging ingredients in their beauty products. For all of these reasons, we chose to bring this incredible, anti-aging, protective & healing compound to you by incorporating organic Edelweiss extract in our new line of anti-aging, facial care formulations! Please visit our Natural Boutique at www.theLaudun.com for more information on each product and how to get your own antioxidant-charged facial care with our New "Edelweiss Nectar," Restoring Facial Serum, "Wink," Rejuvenating Under-Eye Creme, "Coquette," Creamy Facial Cleanser and "Rose Water Frost," Skin-Reviving Facial Toner. Why not give yourself the Gift of HEALTHY & Beautiful skin? -The Gift of EDELWEISS. (: 

MORE RESEARCH 

There exists an incredible amount of leontopodic acids A and B in the leaves and stems of the wild Edelweiss plant. These are highly powerful antioxidants that protect skin from the environmental & other effects of aging.

A plethora of studies (some noted below) have shown that these antioxidants protect cells against exposure to pollution, UV-rays, and more. Research in 2005 confirmed the unusually high antioxidant activity in leontopodic acids A and B, and also that they help to protect DNA from changes. In 2009, researchers found that these compounds also protected cells against fungal toxins while helping to encourage detoxification of those toxins.

Findings in a later 2012 study showed these acids reduced inflammation in skin cells and protected from UV-driven damage. Researchers then surmised that the Edelweiss plant acids could be useful for chronic inflammatory skin diseases such as eczema, rosacea, and psoriasis. Other studies proved that the acids actually stimulate key proteins in the skin that not only protect it, but actually help to regenerate it, restoring skin to a more youthful look.

SOURCES & STUDIES: 

Tian Yi Kang, et al., “The Studies of Chlorogenic Acid Antitumor Mechanism by Gene Chip Detection: The Immune Pathway Gene Expression,” Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2013, Article ID 617243,http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jamc/2013/617243/.

Kitagawa S., et al., “Efficient topical delivery of chlorogenic acid by an oil-in-water microemulsion to protect skin against UV-induced damage,” Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo)., 2011; 59(6):793-6, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21628922.

Gunter Seelinger, et al., “Anti-carcinogenic Effects of the Flavonoid Luteolin,” Molecules, 2008; 13: 2628-2651.

Stefan Schwaiger, et al., “Leontopodic acid—a novel highly substituted glucaric acid derivative from Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum Cass.) and its antioxidant and DNA protecting properties,” Tetrahedron, May 9, 2005; 61(19):4621-4630,http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040402005004059.

Costa S., et al., “In vitro evaluation of the chemoprotective action mechanisms of leontopodic acid against aflatoxin B1 and deoxynivalenol-induced cell damage,” J Appl Toxicol., January 2009; 29(1):7-14,http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18636399.

Fischer F., et al., “UV-ABC screens of luteolin derivatives compared to edelweiss extract,” J Photochem Photobiol B., April 4, 2011; 103(1):8-15,http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21300553.

Lulli Daniela, et al., “Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Concentrated Ethanol Extract of Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum Cass.) Callus Cultures towards Human Keratinocytes and Endothelial Cells, Mediator of Inflammation, 2012, Article ID 498373, http://www.hindawi.com/journals/mi/2012/498373/.

Simon Pitman, “DSM study underscores regenerative and protective properties of edelweiss,” Cosmetics Design-Europe, September 26, 2012,http://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Formulation-Science/DSM-study-underscores-regenerative-and-protective-properties-of-edelweiss.

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COSMETIQUES LAUDUN TM Latest NEWS- We're NOW in WEST COAST Stores Near You!

After many months of planning & much hard work, we are very excited to share with our loyal customers and readers our BIG News - COSMETIQUES LAUDUNTM is NOW on the Shelves of 13 NEW SEASONS MARKETS Stores! This latest, successful business venture on the U.S. West Coast to enter the high-end, Specialty Grocery Store channel is the culmination of 18 months of planning & working closely with NEW SEASONS MARKETS corporate Purchasing & employees in the Portland, Oregon Metro & Southeast Washington areas. 

We couldn't be more excited to see our lovely new Organic Facial Care & Body Care lines on the shelves in these very popular Natural Grocery Stores! At The LAUDUNTM, we want everyone who visits the stores to have an opportunity to try our products, so we Launched our line in NEW SEASONS MARKETS starting with a SALE for the month of June 2015- Yeee Ha!! Our entire line of Organic Facial & Body Care products are currently 25% OFF MSRP in all our NEW SEASONS Markets Locations in the Portand/ Vancouver Metro area- SEE: http://www.newseasonsmarket.com/our-stores/find-a-store to FIND a STORE Near You!  We will continue to have products on Sale in the coming months as well!

As many of you know, all of our organic skin care products are carefully & specially formulated from Founder & CEO, Anna's, Grandmother Jeanne's family Organic Garden Beauty Recipes. It is truly a thrill for us to be able to bring Mama Jeanne's healing legacy to so many people via our NEW SEASONS Markets! We want you to know we are working hard to make the same opportunity possible for customers all over the U.S. this year, via several other large Specialty Grocery Store chains. 

Of course we will give you the latest news on these new developments as soon as we have them- so Stay Tuned to this Blog!  It is our sincere pleasure to provide you with healing & luxurious care for your skin, made from the finest organic ingredients available on the market today- COSMETIQUES LAUDUN TM. 

Yours in Care & Service,

Nancy Bechtol
Director, Sales & Marketing

Beauty Secrets of Organic Plaintain Extract, Part I

Organic Plantain leaf is known as a very healing plant that's usually overlooked, because most people think of it as a common weed.  It can be seen growing in abundance in the your yard or in fields. It is an excellent source of vitamins C, A, and K, and well over 200 species of organic Plantain are found in the world.  Plaintain Major, a broad-leaved or common plantain, and Plaintain Lanceolata, narrow-leaved plantain, or ribwort, are the two most common species to North America.

Plaintain Major is actually seen growing in the cracks of sidewalks. It is anti-bacterial in nature and contains allantoin, an anti-inflammatory plant chemical, well known for accelerating healing and generating new skin growth, and it even boosts the immune system.  It's simple to use it to quickly make a poultice that is very soothing on skin burns.  Herbal poultices are always a great organic remedy for cooling and soothing minor burns, rashes and common skin irritations, especially those associated with dryness and itching. 

Fresh, organic Plantain leaves are best to use when make healing skincare remedies at home.  The leaves can easily be prepared in a high-speed blender that will thoroughly chop up its leaves, stems and roots. Then the macerated, organic fresh leaves can be applied to minor skin irritations, like poison ivy, to bee stings, malignant skin ulcers and burns. 

Another fascinating property of this amazing organic healer is it actually stops bleeding in minor cuts, or is styptic.  It is clear that organic Plantain Leaf contains many important skin healing components, two of the most important being the Glucoside Aucubin and Allantoin.  

Choose all-natural, organic skin care and beauty products that contain this powerful anti-inflammatory plant, and you will give your skin protection and healing that is far more effective than any manufactured cosmetic that contains chemicals that are actually harmful to your skin.  -Stay tuned for more information on this miracle plant, coming in Part II of this Post!