Protect Your Skin
We are so excited to announce our new, organic sun care line: COOLA
Skin cancer is a great concern these days. According to the Center for Disease Control, Oregon has one of the highest skin cancer rates in the United States.
Living in Portland, Oregon, we are all familiar with our long, grey winters. Because we don’t “feel” like there is sun exposure taking place we often neglect wearing sunscreen. However, UV rays are present even when the sky is grey. When summertime comes to our beautiful city, everyone in Portland is in a good mood and wants to be outside! Parks are full of children playing and there are lines for the outdoor tables at all the sidewalk cafés. The eagerness to enjoy and soak up the beautiful paradise results in a lot of sun burnt skin.
Proper sun protection is vital. Every day. All year.
During the month of August we will be highlighting COOLA in our monthly facial special!
COOLA is a San Diego based luxury organic sunscreen company. COOLA is passionate about making healthy sunscreens people love to wear!
Their unique formulations include:
70%+ Certified Organic Ingredients
All COOLA products are formulated with 70-97% certified organic ingredients. COOLA is one of the only sunscreen companies in the world that can make that claim! COOLA formulates with the freshest natural ingredients to insure the most biodynamic results, free from pesticides and other nasty bi-products.
Solar Powered Sunscreen
All COOLA formulas are manufactured in the USA and the majority of their products are crafted in Southern California in a solar powered facility. They use the power of the sun to protect from the sun. How COOLA is that!
Farm to Face
Similar to the Farm to Table food movement, COOLA believes in sourcing their ingredients and vendors locally to promote communities and jobs as well as cutting down on the costs of long distance shipping (both financial and environmental). In addition COOLA can use their platform to encourage and sustain local and organic farming.
Natural Plant Phyto-Protectors
COOLA incorporates natural plant phyto-protectors into all of their products. These ingredients, such as plankton, red algae, and red raspberry seed oil (among others), have innate sun protection qualities and help boost their sunscreen’s SPF value naturally. These ingredients also allow COOLA to limit the number of FDA approved active ingredients they use.
Quick Facts About COOLA:
Lemon Cleansing Milk
This cleansing milk has a gentle, soft texture to it. It is good for all skin types. Its lemon derived antioxidants and herbal oils removes makeup, eye makeup and impurities leaving skin naturally soft and clear. It is especially recommended for problematic or inflamed skin. Due to the bleaching effect of lemon it is also a recommended product for treating age and sun spots.
Ingredient Highlights
Lemon: Lemon juice has bleaching, regenerating, moisturizing and toning effects. It refreshes and rejuvenates the skin, and increases elasticity. It is highly recommended for oily skin or skin affected by acne. The health benefits of lemon oil can be attributed to its stimulating, calming, anti-infection, astringent, detoxifying, antiseptic, disinfectant and anti-fungal properties.
Lemon Balm: There is a high presence of antioxidants in lemon balm, which offers protection for the body's cells from oxidation, a chemical process causing damage to the cells. It has antiviral and fungicidal effects. Its essential oil has refreshing, toning, anti-inflammatory properties, as well as soothes sensitive skin.
Corn Germ Oil: Helps with emulsification and also delivers oxygen to the skin. Because of its smaller molecular structure it helps carry vitamins deeper into the skin.
Citric Acid: Helps as a natural preservative and also helps with fighting acne.
Vitamin B: Eight water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism.
Vitamin C: A highly effective antioxidant, acting to lessen oxidative stress.
Vitamin E: Has anti-aging effects. It is the main oil of the skin, so it aids in healing.
Bioflavonoids: Most commonly known for their antioxidant activity as they bind free radicals.
Rose Petal Cleansing Milk
This mild cleansing milk is recommended for all skin types, but especially for normal to dry, premature and mature skin. It removes make up and impurities while hydrating, soothing and leaving skin feeling calmed. It is an ideal cleanser for sensitive and sunburned skin as well.
Rose Oil: Beneficial for dry, sensitive or aging skin types. It has a toning and gentle astringent effect on the capillaries just below the skin surface, which makes it useful in diminishing redness caused by enlarged capillaries.
Corn Germ Oil: Helps with emulsification and also delivers oxygen to the skin. Because of its smaller molecular structure it helps carry vitamins deeper into the skin.
Quercetin: Has demonstrated significant anti-inflammatory activity as it inhibits both the manufacture and release of histamine.
Bioflavonoids: Most commonly known for their antioxidant activity as they bind free radicals.
Vitamin C: A highly effective antioxidant, acting to lessen oxidative stress.
Vitamin E: Has anti-aging effects. It is the main oil of the skin so it aids in healing.