Arbonne
What is the Arbonne Difference?

My name is Melissa Von Rohr and I am an Independent Consultant with Arbonne International. I am not a high-maintenance person. I wear little makeup (if I do have time to put it on at all!) and I do not color my prematurely gray hair. But I do have extremely high standards, and have always been concerned with what I put in and on my body.

I battled severe acne into my twenties and was on every medication available. This taught me that I had to be extremely careful about what I used on my skin. It wasn’t until I began using aromatherapy and botanical oils (and ditched the medications) that my skin began to heal.  Only then did I begin to understand how all the medications dried and irritated my sensitive skin, exacerbating my problem.

I continued to embrace complementary and alternative medicine and worked in an editorial capacity for a leading Aromatherapy magazine and later as the editor for the complementary medicine book program for a leading medical publisher. It was my honor to work with some of the world’s leading experts in aromatherapy, herbal medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy and naturopathic medicine. All of these experiences further impressed upon me that the most intelligent choice we can make for ourselves is to find the place that nature and science are working together to bring out the best of both. I left the professional world when I had my daughter, and then I was introduced to Arbonne.

I never envisioned my future would be representing a skin care and makeup company. But I fell in love with Arbonne’s products, and the company embodies the values I hold most dear: high standards, integrating the best of science and nature, concern for animals and the environment. 

What I Love About Arbonne

Since its inception, Arbonne has had six strict criteria for every product they manufacture. All of our proprietary ingredients are:
* Botanically-based: Science is catching up with traditional wisdom every day, proving that the vitamins, minerals and amino acids in botanicals are more easily assimilated than their synthetic alternatives. 
* pH correct: Products whose pH is outside of your skin’s delicate pH range compromise the skin's acid mantle, making you more susceptible to  bacteria and infection. 
* Hypoallergenic: Arbonne insists on 100% positive results from insult patch tests before a product is made available to the consumer.
* Dermatologist-tested: Our products are tested by volunteers under the watchful eye of an independent dermatologist.
* Never tested on animals: All tests are performed on volunteer human panels at independent laboratories. 
* Formulated without animal products or by-products: Animal products come from actual animal cells and tissues. Animal by-products are what is left over from rendering plants. Arbonne is Vegan-Certified and on the approved list of PETA products.
* Formulated without mineral oil: Mineral oil seals the skin and neither lets beneficial moisture or ingredients penetrate, nor allows your body’s toxins to escape. Some experts now consider mineral oil to be the second leading cause of premature aging next to sun damage because it is so dehydrating and causes photosensitivity.
* Formulated without dyes or chemical fragrances: These account for the top two allergens people encounter.  If you don’t use animal products, you don’t need extra chemical preservatives to stabilize the material, nor do you need heavy fragrances to cover up the smell of chemical preservatives!