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New Soul Food Skin Line
                     Okra: Puts a New Face on Skin Care

    BLOOMFIELD, N.J., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Roots of Beauty, an Internet
company that specializes in making "Soul Food For The Skin," developed a
facial care line of products from Okra, a flowering vegetable plant valued
for its edible green fruit.
    They have taken Okra and blended it with other natural healing
botanicals to make a four-step facial care system. It started when a family
member expressed that Okra was used in her day as a remedy for acne/pimples
and to keep the skin smooth and wrinkle free.
    During the summer months fresh Okra was picked then split in half and
rubbed over the face. To have the benefits of Okra during the winter months
they would process the Okra into a thick cream.
    Okra is purchased from organic sources and processed. The gelatinous
renderings are transformed into Okra Complexion Bar, Okra Facial Toner,
Okra Facial Serum, and Okra Moisturizing Cream. Other "Soul Food" skin care
products include: Collard Green/Peppermint Foot Butter, Sweet
Potato/Coconut/Sugar Body Scrub, Cornbread Soap, Black-eyed Pea Milk Bath,
and Red Velvet Cake Body Butter and Body Spray.
    The name Okra is of West Africa origin "Okuru" a language spoken in
Nigeria.
    Okra is an important food around the world, but in the United States it
is primarily eaten boiled or fried in the southern states except in New
Orleans, where it's made into "Gumbo" Okra. In the 1800's slaves from
Africa used ground okra as part of their diet, and this apparently led to
the use of ground okra seeds as a coffee substitute in the south during the
American Civil War.
    Okra mucilage is suitable for medicinal and industrial applications. It
has been used as a plasma replacement or blood volume expander, and used to
glaze paper and used in confectionery. To extend the vitamin and mineral
rich Okra into the personal care industry is a welcome addition in a world
where people are seeking natural and effective products.
    To learn more about Okra visit: http://www.rootsofbeauty.com
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