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Ocean Grown International, announced yesterday (Earth Day) the establishment of their new Green Based Charitable Endeavor with OceanGrown Trust. The company wanted to make the announcement on Earth Day that they are committed to helping sustain and protect the environment, specifically the ocean.

The timing of the press release is obviously clever, but it’s important to point out that from day one, OGI International has been committed to all natural healthy products that come from the earth and in return, the company has worked to preserve and maintain the land and ocean. While it is now the in thing to “Go Green”, OGI has always been Green and has always made and effort to protect the earth and the ocean that give the company its all natural ingredients.

There is no question that OGI was founded with the belief that the ocean can offer beneficial natural resources, and realizes there is a delicate balance of give and take with the environment. OceanGrown™ Trust is a philosophy committed to living in harmony with this value.

“The green movement is becoming much more than a trend – it’s a revolution,” said Kerry Brown, OGI Founder. “Today’s consumers deserve products and services that keep sustainability as top priority with programs to back up the buzz. Our cause is a promise to be ecologically smart about our environmental impact.”

OceanGrown Trust™ will partner with organizations that attend to the oceans essential and imperative needs, calling them TrueBlue™ Partners. To initiate the cause, OGI is donating to the Ocean Conservancy based in Washington, D.C., supporting healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems. As the OceanGrown™ Trust develops,
OGI will additional donate time and money to TrueBlue™ Partners who make waves through their sincere and results driven projects.

“OceanGrown values the immense life-giving and healing properties of the ocean and will live in harmony with its delicate ebb and flow,” said Kerry Brown. “We promise that regardless of the extra effort and cost, our consumers can trust OGI to be eco-savvy.”

A healthy ocean is a bountiful ocean and covers 70 percent of the earth’s surface. OceanGrown™ Trust allows the company and its thousands of representatives and consumers to be responsible stewards of this vast, life-giving resource. Place trust in OceanGrown – be OGI TrueBlue™… Live Green.

About OceanGrown™ Trust

OceanGrown™ Trust is a commitment to preserving and sustaining the delicate balance of earth’s greatest resource – the ocean. To attend to the ocean’s essential and imperative needs, OceanGrown International (OGI) donates to established, eco-savvy organizations. These OGI TrueBlue™ Partners value the ocean’s ebb and flow and work to minimal human impact through results driven initiatives. OGI Reps and consumers
can trust the company to be ‘green’, by keeping our ocean blue. For more information, go to http://www.ogilife.com/community/responsibility/. Be OGI TrueBlue™… Live Green.

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Ocean Grown International (Provo, Utah) will introduce a new dietary supplement to their product line called Ocean Breakers BURN.

The new product is the first Weight Management Product for the expanding company which until now has focused on its 4 product skin care line. The company also has plans for a line of Nutritional Products to compliment the new Weight Management line.

Ocean Breakers- Burn, will combine natural ingredients to aid in weight management. The edible dietary supplement will help in appetite suppression, will help burn fat and boost energy. The “Breakers” are small edible nuggets, there are three Breakers per serving and are meant to be eaten twice a day between meals for optimum weight management.

The ingrediants for the Breakers, like all other OGI products, are all natural and direct from the earth. The main ingrediants are Fucoxanthin which is a brown algae seaweed and will work as the BURN element. Coral Calium is the BALANCE part of the Breakers. These natural products will join forces to increase protein and convert energy to heat within the body and stimulate weight loss and add esential calcium and minerals that will continue to feed the body and make it feel nurished when dieting.

As more details become available, we will let you know. The company is also working on Nutritional products that will compliment both the Skin Care line and the new Weight management line.

To read more about other OGI Products, check out our recent Product Review and read all about the 4-product skin care line.

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OpTree is happy to announce an amazing new feature on our site…Product Reviews!!!!! Each Monday, we will feature a review on a new product and give you an honest opinion on the quality and effectiveness of the product. The products will each be tested for at least 30 days and will be put to the test by a team of 3 people to give you the most fair, unbiased opinion possible.

Our first Product Review is the line of skin care from OGI International. The four product skin care line is all natural with ingredients that come straight from the earth.

If you would like to send us a product to feature on our weekly product review, email Rachel@optree.com and I will let you know how you can get your product on the site.

ENJOY! And feel free to comment on this review and share your opinions on the products as well.

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Product Review: OGI- Ocean Grown International

Recently I received the new line of products from Ocean Grown International. Ocean Grown makes products using all natural ingredients derived primarily from the Ocean. Some of their primary ingredients are Icelandic Krill and Moss, Irish Seaweed, Krill Oil, and Beeswax.

Their introductory OAVE line, the new company’s first product offering, comes with four products; a body lotion, face lotion, face spray mist and antioxidant/Omega-3 tablets.

My initial reaction to the packaging was that it was packaged beautifully. Since we “eat with our eyes,” it is important to me that the packaging looked appealing and well made. The box came with several short, easy to read information sheets on each product and its ingredients and info on the company.

As I looked over each product, I read the ingredients and noticed that I pretty much knew or could pronounce all of them. I don’t know about you, but most of the products I have at home have a list of 20 ingredients that I can’t pronounce and am fairly certain are not found in nature. The one or two ingredients I didn’t know were explained in the packet, and turns out were all natural as well. I was really pleased that these products were natural and from the ocean.

Now, time for the real test, put them to use…….

—First I have to say that I did NOT try the face lotion, and here are the 2 reasons why….

1)I have very sensitive skin which I believe is a problem for many many woman in this country. I am leery about putting anything on my face that does not specifically say HYPOALLERGENIC. I definitely do not want an allergic reaction, especially not on my face! While I was confident in the pureness of the product, I wasn’t taking a chance.

2) My second problem was that there was no SPF in the product. I have very fair skin and as we have all learned, it is essential to use SPF every single day. Even in the winter months. I would not use a face lotion that did not protect my face from UV rays.

I did however give the face lotion to a friend, who is not as concerned with such things. She was really pleased with it. She said it was very light and non-greasy. While she felt that for windy, dry conditions, it might not be quite heavy enough, she thought in normal conditions it would be very moisturizing and the powdery finish felt great on her skin.

OAVE Body

This product was great. It comes in a big round jar which I LOVE! I hate those pumps and squeezy things. I hate the struggle at the end of the bottle. It smells amazing. It really smells fresh and natural. It has a very very light fruity smell, but not at all potent. Its sort of an orange, peachy mixture. Not at all overwhelming. The lotion is light and non greasy and dries almost powder like. I really think it is amazing. My ONE and ONLY MINUS…..I live in a cold city, New York. Not the coldest, but winters are cold and dry and windy. I need a really heavy moisturizer in the winter. I might not recommend it in colder months. I did however use it over my thick moisturizer today and it worked GREAT! I will definitely use it up fast in summer, but wouldn’t recommend for a harsh winter. It will be great after the beach, and the fresh natural smell lasts all day

OAVE Mist

Again, no HYPOALLERGENIC label, but since goes on over other stuff, I gave it a chance. Smells great, really refreshing. I’ve been throwing it in my gym bag and spraying it on after a workout. It really revives my skin and makes me feel great and refreshed I especially like it when I have to run errands after the gym, before going home. A few sprays on the face and you look alive again, at least until getting home to wash up. Makes the skin feel really clean and gives you a great glow. I highly recommend for after the gym.

OAVE Inside

I’m not really sure whether or not they are working, but they definitely aren’t hurting me. They are small, go down easy, and have no yucky taste or aftertaste like many vitamins do. It does not hurt my tummy and can be taken with food or on an empty stomach. I’m not a doctor, so I can’t vouch for their effectiveness, but the ingredients are healthy and all natural and won’t hurt you. It’s a great easy way to get essential Omega 3 and Antioxidants into your body.

Overall, I gotta give this foursome a big thumbs up. I would go to the store and buy it. I love love love the fact that the ingredients come from the earth and from the ocean. They are healthy and natural and you can feel really good about putting them on your skin. They feel and smell great and the lotions really feel amazing on your skin.

The only minuses in the product line, the lotions are not quite heavy enough for a cold dry winter and the lack of HYPOALLERGENIC labeling and that there is no SPF in them. I feel that especially as a company that represents the ocean and outdoors, being aware of the importance of having products with SPF in it is crucial and is something the company should look at.

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