The Science Behind Chicago Facial Specialist (Dec. 2013) | Page 2

The resulting proprietary Nerium oleander biomass is utilized in the new patent-pending extraction
process NBio-PL²™. This unique process provides the Nerium extract NAE-8™ for Nerium
SkinCare’s “first of class” product formulation and manufacturing.
From a historical perspective, the initial farming operations provided for the transition of the
Nerium oleander plant from the nursery environment to commercial farming. It began with the
establishment of a field for biotechnology research. At the time, there were no commercial Nerium
oleander farming operations. The planting and irrigation techniques had not been developed. Says
Curtis, “You could not go to the local farm equipment dealer and buy Nerium oleander harvesting
equipment. Needless to say, the Commercial Farming Operations had to be built from the ground
up.”
Curtis continues, “Today we have established the largest Nerium oleander farming operation in
the United States, if not the world. We continue to increase field capacity with new planting and
irrigation techniques, provide for development of new harvesting equipment, the expansion of
biomass processing facilities, the development of proprietary processing techniques, and
development of new biomass processing equipment for biotechnology research, product
development, and commercial product production.”
All associated with this project are proud to join with the American farmer to provide a crop with
the potential to provide humanitarian benefit. Curtis expresses his feelings this way: “To me, this is
more than a field of dreams. It is truly a ?eld of life.”
Chicago Facial specialist is also using the Nerium oleander which provide the raw material for
for Nerium SkinCare’s botanical extracts

Joel Curtis, Director of Farming Operations
Mr. Curtis served four illustrious years in the Navy before attending Texas
A&M University in College Station, Texas, where he studied Entomology with
minors in Horticulture and Chemistry. Since college, Mr. Curtis has devoted
the majority of his career to the agricultural field, the highlights of which
include: discovering the use of peanut oil as a diesel substitute, developing
the Sol-Air Crop Dryer that dries peanuts in bulk, and owning and operating
his current company, Seco Valley Orchard. This biomedical orchard is
responsible for growing over 10,000 Nerium oleander shrubs, the leaves of
which are harvested for use in NeriumAD Age-Defying Treatment.

The Science Behind: Nerium Oleander Cultivation

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