Know your pH if you're going to detox...it's critical.

The Key Players of Detoxification Warning:  It is not suggested to detox without knowing the level of pH in your body. Why?  If you throw your body into a "dump mode" it will only shift from one side of your body into another, never being fully excreted. This can leave you in a much worse place than what you started with.  Read on to learn about the "TRIO" which is used prior to detoxification.
3 Products to Promote an Optimal pH and Whole Body Health 1.  Coral Legend 2oz - The best in ionized minerals yet found. A unique marine coral powder, rich in naturally ionized cal­cium, magnesium and trace minerals (NOT colloidal minerals); an optimal 2 to 1 ratio (calcium to magnesium); 100% pure coral (no added sand or other fillers). 2.  Premier Aloe (Powder or Liquid) - Highly charged, concentrated organic aloe powder combined with pure organic pome­granate: the “gateway” transporter of the ionized coral minerals, a natural chelating agent bonding the minerals to the aloe’s amino acids, thereby targeting them to the organs and endocrine glands. 3.  Premier D3 Serum - Rich  natural vitamin D, an absolute requirement for ab­sorbing calcium
1. Premier Ionized Coral Powder The highly ionized minerals in our unique coral (ionized calcium, magnesium, trace minerals) allow immediate absorption. 2. Helps Promote Optimal pH Quickly Considered the best pH balancer by many doctors and biochemists. 3. Easily Dissolvable 100% fine-mesh coral powder (absolutely no additives), easily dissolv-able in water or other liquids. Great delivery with instant assimilation. 4. Feeling Great Imparts an immediate sense of well-being for most people usually within a few minutes or within 24 hours. 5. Incredible Results Both doctors and patients report many health-benefitting results such as greater flexibility, easier breathing, faster running times, clearer mental thinking, sound sleep, etc.
pH Acid • Feeling lousy, pessimistic • Angry, irritable • Fatigue, no energy • No desire to help others	pH Optimal • Feeling great, optimistic • Happy, joyful • Full of energy • Desire to help others The Key To Great Health
What Is Your pH? To test your own body’s pH, collect a small sample of your first morning urine in a clean cup. Check the pH of your urine by dipping a small piece of pH tape into your urine; then immediately match the color of the tape to the pH color chart on the roll. The number corresponding to the color tells you the pH. After you wet the tape, do not wait. Immediately match the color. If you delay for a few minutes, you may get a false reading. Ideal pH: An ideal first morning urine pH range is between 6.4 to 7.0. Acid pH: A urine pH below 6.0 is in the acid range (minerals badly needed; time to rebuild your mineral status). Highly alkaline pH: a urine pH over 8.0 is often a danger sign, warn­ing you that your pH is too far out of range. (Minerals are exhausted; you may be in emergency alkalosis where the body is using anything it can [i.e. ammonia] to try to buffer the increased acid load.) If the body’s pH becomes acidic, it becomes harder and harder for the body to uptake other nutrients, such as minerals, vitamins or herbs. The key is to establish the proper acid/alkaline balance of your body.* An acidic pH creates a hostile internal environment, like a raging storm, making the body struggle to get the nutrients it needs. The more acid you become, the worse you will most likely feel. As the body’s pH comes into better balance (pH 6.4 to 7.0), it is like a sunny spring day; your body can easily assimilate miner­als that were very difficult to absorb at a more acid pH. The first morning urine pH is an accurate reflection of the body’s tissue pH. Obtain a roll of pH tape to measure your own first morning urine pH. The Calcium Factor The body must reduce any form of calcium into its ionized form in order to use it. Since up to 92% of the calcium in Coral Legend is already ionized, the body can use the calcium immediately without having to break it down. (Great news for the elderly and those with poor digestion.) A key role of ionized calcium is to neutralize acidic compounds anywhere in the body, before damage takes place. Ionized calcium is critcial in order to help promote cleansing.* (Even a great herbal detox won’t work very well without ionized calcium.) The GateWay Factor We call Coral Legend the “Gateway Factor” because as it begins to promote the proper acid/alkaline balance in the body, it can also potentiate (like a “gateway”) the uptake of other nutrients as found in food or supplements.* Once the acid/alkaline balance moves back into a more optimal range, nutrients are more accessible and uptake is greater. Up To 10 To 20 Times More Oxygen In an alkaline environment, you have abundant oxygen. As the pH of the urine drops, less and less oxygen is available to the tissues. Small changes of 1/10 to 2/10 in pH can mean 10 to 20 times more oxygen availability. Ionized calcium (as found in coral) is the key mineral to help keep the pH near ideal.* Nutritional Breakthrough We have found that the ionized minerals in Coral Legend have spectacular tissue bioavailability when mixed with Premier Aloe Powder. When mixed with Coral Legend, the amino acid structure of the aloe powder ideally targets the coral minerals to the soft tissue for greater metabolic efficiency. In addition, Premier D3 Seruml is needed to supply an ideal source of vitamin D. Vitamin D is a requirement for the intestinal absorption of calcium. Without sufficient vitamin D, you cannot adequately absorb calcium. Most people do not consume enough vitamin D in their diets. The pH Trio is the perfect daily nutritional foundation for every family member. Contact Kassandra at  kassie@kasiaorganicsalon.com  for any questions or to purchase your pH Trio!

Reference: http://www.radiantlivingcenter.com/

PH and Hair Care

There is never a dull moment in product development or understanding product actives in hair and skin care.   In coming up to the release of our new Kasia Citrus n' Spice Shampoo and Conditioner, I would like to share some simple concepts that may clear some questions you’ve once pondered, and possibly never thought about!

PH and Hair Care

Using detergent (sugar enhanced of course) on your hair may sound a little harsh, but I can tell you that it's a good idea.  In working through different formula options for our new base shampoo, I thought simplifying it down to just essential oils and a Pure Castile Soap  would work great!

Major …..Wrongo!  Here is why.

According to the cosmetic chemists, detergent is actually better for your hair than soap. Soap solutions are alkaline, which makes the cuticle cells swell up and get rougher. That leaves hair dull looking. In addition, soap may leave behind deposits of calcium and magnesium (known as soap scum), which will also make the hair dull. Old-fashioned beauty books suggested completing your shampoo with a lemon juice or vinegar rinse. Acid helps dissolve soap scum and makes the cuticle scales lie flat, protecting the cortex and making your hair shiny and smooth. Most shampoos and conditioners are slightly acidic, for the same reason.

How does conditioner help you out? A conditioner leaves a smooth, waxy coating on the hair, strengthening the cuticle or forming a protective layer over the cortex where cuticule cells have broken away.

Hair can tangle when the lifted edges of the cuticle layer on one hair get caught on the cuticle layer on another hair. By adding a proteins and other ingredients to smooth out these rough edges, conditioner helps keep your hair from tangling. This coating also helps reduce static electricity and seals moisture into your hair, keeping it from getting dry and brittle.

Rest assure - fine hair frenzy, our new conditioner will be powerful but weightless.  Many think that they should use more conditioner during times of bad hair days, but this is also not true and  it is possible to overdo a good thing. Over-conditioning" your hair means you've used so much conditioner that the waxy layers are weighing your hair down, making it limp and unmanageable.

Our suggestion is to use an appropriate ammout of conditioner, wash, and manage damage with heat protectors and serums (try  our John Masters or Hamadi collection).  No chemicals of course.

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For the non-fact finders: PH, which stands for potential of hydrogen, measures the acid or alkaline levels of a solution.

The pH scale ranges from 0-14

* Acid 0-6.9 (coffee, lemon juice)

* Neutral 7 (pure water)

* Alkaline 7.1-14 (toothpaste, baking soda)

Harsh chemicals (whether acid or alkaline) can strip away the  hair and skin's protective layer, or acid mantle. So stick to a gentle cleansers to keep your skin soft and supple, and avoid over washing in general. It can cause dry, lackluster skin.

Healthy, normal hair ranges from 4.5 to 5.5. When hair becomes too alkaline, it can look damaged and dull.  The solution? Find a low pH product (around 3.0-3.5) to put your tresses back in balance. Your shiny, smooth hair will thank you.