Avalon Organics Vitamin C Renewal Refreshing Cleansing Gel - 8.5 oz. (250 mL)

Avalon Organics Vitamin C Renewal Refreshing Cleansing Gel contains pure botanical cleansers that lather away toxins and impurities for fresh, bright skin. Avalon Organics Vitamin C Renewal Refreshing Cleansing Gel is infused with plant-derived and antioxidant-rich Vitamin C, Lemon Bioflavonoids and White Tea to soothe oxidative stress and help fight the visible signs of photo-aging. Avalon Organics Vitamin C Renewal Refreshing Cleansing Gel is an antioxidant-intensive cleanser that lathers, brightens and provides Photo-Aging Defense.

Signature ingredients: Magnesium Ascorbal Phosphate is a form of vitamin C that is readily utilized by the skin cells to protect against damaging free radicals, and stimulate collagen and elastin production. One of the most stable forms of vitamin C, it will remain active over the shelf life of the product. Formulated with a powerful antioxidant team - Vitamins C & E, Lemon Bioflavanoids and Melatonin plus White and Green Teas - because antioxidants perform longer and more effectively when used in combination.

Who should use this product? For normal to oily skin.

Vitamin C Renewal - Photo-Aging Defense
Even minimal exposure to UV light can cause free radical damage. This kind of oxidative stress, known as photo-aging, causes collagen and elastin deterioration, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, freckles and sunspots. To fight photo-aging and help repair damaged skin, the Vitamin C Renewal skincare collection use a powerful form of Vitamin C shown to help neutralize free radicals while naturally stimulating cellular renewal to help boost collagen and elastin production. The result is skin that appears healthy and younger.

Cleansers - Gentle Daily Cleansing
Daily facial cleansing is the cornerstone of any facial care regime. Choosing a gentle cleanser that meets your skin's particular needs is important. Mild daily cleansers will tenderly lift and rinse away impurities, leaving your skin fresh and glowing. And a gentle scrub will provide a deep clean and mild exfoliation for a bright, renewed complexion.

Natural Skin Care for Every Need
Avalon Organics advanced skin care lines nurture and revitalize. Designed with respect for your skin's special needs, they gently cleanse and tone, deeply moisturize and help protect against damaging free radicals while maintaining your skin's delicate balance. For sun-related complexion concerns, try Vitamin C Renewal. For optimum wrinkle-defense, Avalon Organics has CoQ10 Repair. For those who wish to brighten their complexion, try Lavender Luminosity. And to help lift, plump and firm skin, Avalon Organics has the Essential Lift collection.

About Avalon Organics
It's in the name: Avalon Organics. Avalon Organics is dedicated to the expansion of organic agriculture and endeavor to select organic ingredients for their products to support the highest ideals of sustainable, organic agriculture, a cleaner environment and good health. Avalon Organics' devotion to Consciousness in Cosmetics defines an unwavering commitment: To create an extraordinary, unprecedented range of products that are inherently pure and safe while expanding the efficacy and vibrantly healthy benefits of natural body care. Avalon Organics honors you with Consciousness in Cosmetics. Take the time to honor yourself.

Since 1994, Avalon Organics has worked diligently to create exceptionally pure and effective personal care products. Avalon Organics is inspired by organic agriculture and the ongoing struggle towards true sustainability. Avalon Organics is humbled by a profound respect for the life of all things, as demonstrated by their use of 100% vegetarian ingredients and their rejection of animal testing at any level. To Avalon Organics, honoring the body with Consciousness in Cosmetics is a guiding principle in their continuous journey to make safe, natural and effective products. The road from 1994 to today has been exciting and meaningful. But 2012 marked their most profoundly rewarding period, as Avalon Organics announced the total reformulation of the brand so that every product they make could be certified to the NSF/ANSI 305 Standard for Personal Care Products Containing Organic Ingredients or the USDA National Organic Program. As they continue their journey, Avalon Organics is grateful for the privilege of sharing their body care formulas with you. They are humbled by this opportunity; it inspires them to create formulas that are satisfying, effective and conscious of your health and the environment we share together.

Mission
Avalon Organics' Mission is Consciousness in Cosmetics. Through an integrated formulation strategy that governs their every choice -- from ingredients to manufacturing to packaging and distribution systems -- Avalon Organics seeks to respect the environment and the health and well-being of their consumers and the personal care industry.

First and foremost Avalon Organics purpose is to create an extraordinary range of truly effective personal care products that are inherently pure, safe and certified to the NSF/ANSI 305 Standard for Personal Care Products Containing Organic Ingredients.

Formulated without parabens, harsh preservatives, synthetic fragrances, artificial colors, phthalates, or potentially harmful sulfates, Avalon Organics products are made with 100% vegetarian, science-based nutrients and natural botanicals, and are designed to reflect your need for a pure and effective line of personal care products.

Additionally, Avalon Organics products are created with organic agriculture and long-term sustainability in mind. Choosing ingredients such as organic plant oils and organic botanical extracts serves a two-fold purpose: Avalon Organics believes that pure ingredients help them make the best safe and effective formulations and using organic material encourages a measurable expansion of organic acreage cultivation.

Avalon Organics thanks you for taking the time to learn more about them.

Consciousness in Cosmetics
The skin is the largest organ of the body -- a delicate shield of protection covering us from head to toe. Much of what we put on our skin is absorbed directly into our body. For this reason, the products we apply to our skin must be truly clean and pure, natural and organic, made from ingredients that are effective and safe.

Consciousness in Cosmetics is the guiding principle behind everything they do at Avalon Organics. It reflects their commitment to creating an extraordinary, unprecedented range of new and reformulated products that are inherently pure and safe, while expanding the efficacy and vibrantly healthy benefits of natural body care. It is their mission and their passion.

Environmental Commitment
Avalon Organics is committed to reducing their ecological footprint to help preserve the planet, now and for future generations. Recognizing the need to be good stewards of all natural resources, Avalon Organics is dedicated to reducing, reusing and recycling across all areas of their business and they continuously look for new ways to help protect they planet, from the field to the factory to the shelf.

Packaging Choices. Avalon Organics uses environmentally friendly packaging and has a corporate initiative to continually seek out opportunities to further their sustainability and reduce their environmental impact. All of their  packaging is recyclable and Avalon Organics deliberately seeks out only containers made from materials that is readily accepted by most curbside recycling programs. A majority of their plastic bottles are made from 100% post consumer resin and Avalon Organics strives to maximize the use of post consumer material in all of their containers. This creates a second use for millions of plastic bottles annually that would otherwise end up in a landfill. Avalon Organics unit cartons are made with 80% post consumer material and the paperboard is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, assuring that only responsibly sourced virgin and recycled fiber is used in its creation.

Please help Avalon Organics reduce landfill space and save precious resources by recycling all of your household packaging whenever possible. Together we can create a more sustainable future.

Carbon Footprint. Avalon Organics incessantly looks for new ways to reduce their environmental impact. Whenever possible, Avalon Organics sources packaging components and ingredients locally to reduce the carbon cost of transportation. Simple choices, like sourcing their containers from suppliers near their California manufacturing facility (rather than from Asia as so many personal care manufacturers do) can make a great difference in reducing carbon emissions.

Avalon Organics strives to run their business in a manner that promotes long-term solutions to environmental problems, maintains the integrity of natural ecosystems, and conserves the quality of air, water, and soil for our children's children.

NSF/ANSI 305
Driven by their mission of Consciousness in Cosmetics and their commitment to organic agriculture and formula transparency, in 2012 Avalon Organics brand made the single most important decision since their founding in 1994: they chose to have all Avalon Organics products become certified to the NSF/ANSI 305 Standard for Personal Care Products Containing Organic Ingredients.

The NSF/ANSI 305 is an American National Standard written specifically for personal care products containing organic ingredients. Since it is not a food standard, it recognizes and allows certain safe processes and ingredients that are critical and unique to personal care product effectiveness.

The standard establishes the materials, processes, production criteria, conditions and labeling claims for personal care products claiming to "contain organic content". To be certified, all formulas must contain a minimum of 70% organic content. All other ingredients may not be available in organic form and must be evaluated and approved by an independent scientific panel to minimize environmental impact during production and ensure safety for the product user.

Avalon Organics products are certified to the NSF/ANSI 305 Standard by Quality Assurance International (QAI). QAI is an independent third party certifying agency that NSF has entrusted to review applications and grant certification in accordance with the criteria established under the NSF/ANSI 305 Standard. When a personal care product features the NSF logo on its label, it demonstrates to consumers that it has been independently evaluated to meet the standard requirements.

This commitment to the NSF/ANSI 305 Standard is the next chapter in Avalon Organics journey to provide you with personal care products that are inherently pure, safe, effective and conscious of the greater good. Avalon Organics hopes you will join them on their journey.

Leaping Bunny
Avalon Organics is humbled by a profound respect for all living beings and therefore never tests their products on animals or allow their ingredient suppliers to test their ingredients on animals. Avalon Organics commitment to the Leaping Bunny Program, as seen by the little leaping bunny symbol on their labels, is evidence of their outward commitment to this philosophy.

The Leaping Bunny logo is an internationally recognized symbol for cruelty-free cosmetics, personal care and household products. In 1996, eight national animal protection groups banded together to form The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC). This organization created and administers the Leaping Bunny Program, a cruelty-free standard for companies producing cosmetic, personal care, and household products. The Leaping Bunny Program provides the best assurance that no new animal testing is used in any phase of product development by the company, its laboratories, or suppliers.