Kabana Label Reader’s Column – The Nature of Precisely Natural^TM

Skin care products available today are confusing. It seems almost all companies describe their products as “natural” yet few are actually made from sustainable living things. I’ve chosen to call my products Precisely Natural^TMbecause they are made exclusively from nature-sourced ingredients; Precisely Natural^TM is an accurate product description. No baloney. Just read the label and you understand: Kabana sells precisely natural products. We don’t just market “natural” like so many other companies do.

As chemical knowledge developed during the past century, chemists invented compounds to make life easier, yet many of these common chemicals, previously thought safe, have resulted in unforeseen consequences. For example, scientists discovered that CFCs, used in everything from refrigerators to hair spray, destroyed ozone, the atmosphere’s natural sunscreen. They’re illegal now.

Mass production skin care companies put their customers at unnecessary risk by choosing to use myriad synthetic chemicals. Like the initial use of CFCs, no one has yet studied the effects of these chemical’s long term use on your skin. These companies have lost sight of the primary purpose of skin care formulas – which is to nourish and protect your skin. Instead, they shifted objectives toward making life easier and more profitable for themselves. Synthetic chemicals enable companies to produce their products in huge volumes and at the cheapest cost. These chemicals ensure the machines squeeze out product smoothly and fast, and that the product remains stable and consistent sitting on the shelf for months and years. Like Twinkies. The mass market skin care products are largely synthetic, even the extremely expensive ones that are marketed to be so “good” for skin. The only way you can navigate through the flood of cheap, synthetic, long shelf life products is to read their labels. Would you rather have cocoa butter or dimethicone? (Dimethicone is silicone oil, similar to the old breast implant filler, which FDA pulled from the market) Would you rather use what you understand or what you don’t?

Read those labels, and always remember that the stuff you put on your skin often gets absorbed into the rest of your body. Don’t take unnecessary risks. By buying Kabana, you limit your exposure to the unforeseen consequences associated with decades of synthetic skin care ingredient use that scientists simply haven’t studied.

Website Development

Website design is under way; www.kabanaskincare.com is targeted to be ecommerce enabled by the end of August. Look for a special coupon in next month’s newsletter.

Kabana Crème^TM Ultra Emollient Moisturizer Care Instructions

Kabana’s new moisturizer formulae use the Simple Seven^TMingredients (Spring Water – the purest Lanolin – sustainable-sourced Tropical butters – Cocoa, Shea, Mango – the mineral Zinc Oxide – solvent-free Essential Oils) and process chemistry to maintain crème stability. Kabana formulae are as similar to the structure of your skin as possible to provide it the ultimate level of moisturizing power. Kabana refuses to use synthetic stabilizers or preservatives that can damage your skin over years of use. Since Kabana contains no synthetic chemical stabilizers, the formula can be temperature sensitive: cool storage conditions may cause it to become grainy or force water to separate. This temporary and harmless effect is easily corrected.

If crème crystallizes or water separates:

1. Set in a warm place (or microwave for 10-20 seconds if in a hurry).

2. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds prior to use.

3. Store in a warm place to maintain its luxurious texture.

That’s it! Using the crème when melted feels really nice, but be sure it’s not too hot if you use the microwave!

Kabana High SPF Sunscreen is Waterproof!

Recently, Erik (the only animal Kabana will ever use for testing! Okay, maybe his girlfriend too.) tested his sunscreen formulae for waterproof capacity in the Pacific, challenging Coppertone SPF 30 Sport vs. Kabana High SPF right vs. left side while surfing in Jacó, Costa Rica at high noon. Kabana sunscreen performed flawlessly next to Coppertone’s synthetic chemicals, and also left him feeling moisturized and smooth even after a long day in the salty surf! Since then, he’s used it all summer, and will continue testing it at Lake Powell during a water-sport filled week later this month.