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Informed Beauty—Just in Time for Summer
Kasia Organic Salon offers star summer products to get beach-ready the balanced way
March 28, 2012, Minneapolis – From skin to body to hair care, Kasia Organic Salon is locally-based and offers luxurious services and products that harness the restorative and skin-perfecting properties of all-natural ingredients—a simple, pure addition to a beautifully healthy lifestyle.
After opening her own organic salon and pioneering the use of ammonia-free permanent hair color, Kassie Kuehl, owner of Kasia Organic Salon, turned her health-conscious talents toward building safer beauty products. Dedicated to providing natural beauty without harsh or toxic chemicals, Kuehl set out to create her own all-natural collection. Packed with high-quality, natural and organic ingredients, Kasia Organics achieves the elusive combination of truly effective formulas and totally affordable price tags.
Kasia Organics contains nutritious ingredients, antioxidants and vitamins, organic essential oils and natural anti-inflammatory agents. Plus, the products are free of harmful chemicals including parabens, petrochemicals, phthalates, lauryl/laureth sulfates, synthetic dyes or fragrances, wasteful fillers and GM plant ingredients.
“Using natural and botanically-based products to support a new level of beauty is a mission that goes more than just skin deep for me,” says Kuehl. “The future is now and it’s high time we started using healthier options for ourselves and offering those options to our clients.”
STAR SUMMER PRODUCTS
Particularly perfect as the weather heats up, these products are protective, hydrating, and energizing—safe and natural beauty options that are absolutely addictive. Get ready to bask in the glow of summer the healthy way:
Enliven Body Polish Kasia’s body polishes gently slough away dull winter skin for a soft, refreshed feel. Created using Celtic sea salt from France, California sun-dried salt, wild crafted honey, Kukui nut oils, other natural oils like hemp seed, sunflower, avocado and Jojoba, it refines, brightens and detoxifies the skin. Plus, pure organic essential oils instantly energize and increase circulation for a healthy glow.
Price: $23
Honey-Dip Sunless Self-Tanner and Moisturizer The all-natural glow-getter! Honey-Dip contains 10% naturally derived DHA—more than a typical self-tanner—to provide the perfect sun-kissed look, even when mixed with your favorite moisturizer. A luxurious blend of Aloe Vera gel, antioxidants and hydrating oils and butters, the light consistency absorbs quickly with no streaking. The result: a healthy, flawless tan. Plus, it smells AMAZING—no self-tanner stink, just a fresh coconut-floral aroma. Price: $26
Good Day Sunshine Sunshield Super-potent yet lightweight, this non-chemical sunscreen provides healing and moisturizing properties along with true broad-spectrum UAV/UVB protection and 5% zinc and titanium. Formulated for sensitive skin, it’s safe for the entire family and is PABA and fragrance-free. Perfect for wearing under makeup! (Shake well before applying.) Price: $29
Off the Fritz Hair Sealer You’re guaranteed a good hair day with this remarkable, multi-purpose spray. Designed to minimize frizz and block against humidity, it provides weightless shine and protects hair from thermal styling and UV rays. Great for damaged or colored hair, it seals and shields while offering effortless control and manageability. Bonus: it’s 96% organic! Price: $20
ABOUT KASIA ORGANIC SALON Kasia, the Greek word for “pure,” is at the heart of Kasia Organic Salon. Based on the principles of beauty, wellness and education, the team is dedicated to providing clients with the opportunity to renew and nurture their natural sense of beauty through holistic experiences, mindful services and pure products. Each client will achieve their desired beauty and style while supporting—not sacrificing—their health.
Kasia Organic Skincare is available at Kasia Organic Salon, 822 West 50th Street, Minneapolis, 612-824-7611 or at kasiaorganicsalon.com.
CONTACT
Betsey McLain
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(c) 917-650-1712
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Digestive Enzymes for Beautiful Health
Enzymes are the key components of your body's worker bees within your cells . Chemical reactions are created to allow them to break down existing materials or create new ones. They also serve as the catalyst for cell growth, renewal, and slowed down aging!
Enzymes and Beauty
Along with helping to clean the toxic sludge in your system that can dull your complexion, remove pigment from or thin your hair, contribute to acne, and lead to premature lines and wrinkles, enzymes also control the release rate of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which provides energy to every cell in your body. Since your body utilizes this energy for cell repair to keep your skin glowing, your hair growing, and your cells regenerated, the absence of enzymes can disrupt delivery of this all-important, life-sustaining energy.
What Are Enzymes?
Made from amino acids put together in very specific structures, enzymes are proteins that serve as catalysts to quickly bring about specific chemical reactions in your body's cells. Enzymes serve to cause certain cell actions, and to speed up others.
There are more than 3,000 types of enzymes in the human body, playing key roles in more than 4,000 biochemical reactions. Enzymes are important for digestion, metabolism, respiration, nutrient absorption and transportation, detoxification and purification, muscle movement, hormone production, cell repair, cell division, and many other bodily processes. Once an enzyme does its job in the body, it is destroyed and must be replaced by new enzymes in order to maintain the body's processes.
Enzyme deficiencies can contribute to:
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Indigestion, gas, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation
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Arthritis and inflammatory disorders
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Brain fog/ dementia
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Heart attacks
Proper nutrition is important for all your body's functions. The ability to properly digest your food is critical for proper nutrition and to avoid getting toxic.
Why are enzymes important for your beauty?
What goes on in real life is that most of the enzymes we need to digest the food we eat are naturally present in the food. This occurs because enzymes are what a fruit or vegetable uses to ripen. As the ripening process continues, the food digests to where we consider it to be rotten. From the perspective of an apple or grain, for example, this is a perfect stage for the seed to use its food source so it can grow into an adult plant. These same plant enzymes also work in the acid environment of your stomach (where approximately 40 percent of digestion can take place) while animal enzymes can’t work until after they get past the stomach.
Many decades ago, food processor companies realized that they could prolong the shelf life of food from days to years by destroying the enzymes present in the food. They also discovered that using salicylates (the active component of aspirin) is a very effective way to destroy enzymes.
Because of this, most of the enzymes present in processed foods have been eliminated over the last 30 plus years. This corresponds to the period of time in which we have seen a dramatic increase in degenerative diseases and indigestion. Meanwhile, your poor pancreas has had to pick up the slack and make almost all the enzymes needed for digestion. Many people realized however that if they juiced or ate a raw food diet (cooking can also destroy enzymes) they felt dramatically better.
Food processing companies are learning new tricks. By gassing fresh fruits and vegetables, they can destroy the enzymes present even in these fresh foods. This way they can look appealing on the grocery shelf for weeks instead of developing those little brown spots that we don't like to see. Unfortunately, although the food looks good, it has lost much of its nutritional value.
What happens when I don't have enough enzymes? When you don't have enough enzymes to adequately digest your food, several things happen:
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You become deficient in proteins, carbohydrates, and /or fats depending on which enzymes you are missing
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You then crave the missing nutrient
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By eating excessive amounts of the nutrient you can’t digest, it can build up in your colon and become toxic.
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You absorb large chunks of proteins (instead of breaking them down to their component amino acids). Your immune system then has to treat them as outside invaders and use up its energy digesting those foods that make it into your bloodstream. This can exhaust your immune system while contributing to food sensitivities. If you check you may find that your temperature goes up around 40 minutes after eating as your immune system has to make up for a weak digestive system
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Your body works poorly because of the nutritional deficiencies. You feel poorly and have digestive disturbances.
All in all, you feel lousy, the stomach hurts, and you may have specific food cravings. Sound familiar?
Does it matter which enzymes I use? YES!
Top Pick: Premier Research Labs sells the BEST Enzymes around. Here at Kasia Organic Salon, we highly suggest Premier Digest and HCL for all of our clients. Not only does it reach to those that struggle with "gastro" complications, gluten sensitivities, etc.....but it enhances your stomachs detoxification which brings you a more 'beautiful self.' -Kassie, Owner
It benefits your health and beauty to maximize your enzyme intake. By doing so, you will discover you have more energy, digest your foods much more easily, and look and feel better than you have in years.
Reference: Dr Jacob Teitelbaum MD
Premier Digest for Premier Beauty!
At Kasia Organic Salon, we find that by maximizing our inner-health, we benefit the effects of our better....best... outside beauty.Learn more about your health and beauty by maximizing your enzyme intake.By doing so, you will discover you have more energy, digest your foods much more easily, and look and feel better than you have in years.Beautiful Health Supplement Highlight: Premier Digest |
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Plant-Source Enzymes
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No risk of pesticide/synthetic hormone residues from animal-source enzymes
No fungal residues from poor-grade plant enzymes
Full Spectrum. A broad range of enzymes to support key digestive needs: fat, protein, starch, lactose, sugar and fiber
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No risk of toxic prions from animal-source enzymes (prions are viral- like particles from “mad cow disease”)
No risk of pesticide/synthetic hormone residues from animal-source enzymes
No fungal residues from poor-grade plant enzymes
Full Spectrum. A broad range of enzymes to support key digestive needs: fat, protein, starch, lactose, sugar and fiber
Highly Active Premier quality and unmatched enzymatic activity. Rich, Organic Acid Substrate. Our enzymes are supported in a rich, organic acid substrate to enhance the body’s own capacity to produce enzymes No tablets with toxic glues or binders, no animal gelatin capsules with risk of prion contaminants |
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Enzymes: Critical to Life
Tiny, highly active substances called enzymes play an amazing role in digestion. Enzymes function as protein catalysts. A catalyst speeds up or slows down a chemical reaction in the body. In digestion, enzymes are produced by the body to help completely break down food for proper absorption. Enzymes in the body are critical to all known life processes. Without enzymes, life could not exist.
Raw Food Vs. Cooked Food All uncooked foods naturally contain a wide variety of enzymes. When we eat uncooked food, these enzymes are highly active and promote the digestion of the food itself. Recent research has now shown that our digestive enzyme systems gradually wear out with use, especially if we eat a predominantly cooked food diet. The process of cooking food destroys the enzymes inherent to the food, which requires our body to produce larger amounts of these enzymes in order to digest the food. A lifetime of eating mostly cooked food hastens the failure of our natural enzyme production systems. When cooking food, the higher the heat, the worse the destruction of enzymes. For example, whole wheat bread baked at 350 degrees requires our bodies to make far more digestive enzymes than eating soup that was heated only at boiling temperature (212 degrees F.).
The Digestive Process To digest food properly, especially cooked food, the body first releases ptyalin in the mouth as you chew the food. Next, as the food enters the stomach, the stomach secretes hydrochloric acid and pepsin to continue breaking down the food. Then, the food travels to the small intestine, where it will spend several hours being digested. Finally, the pancreas releases 3 main digestive enzymes: protease to digest protein; lipase to digest fat; and amylase to digest carbohydrates. Unfortunately, the ability of the pancreas to produce these enzymes slowly declines with age. The more cooked food we consume, the sooner the body’s capacity to make enzymes declines. In addition, the body’s ability to produce enzymes can diminish dramatically with stress. Good Digestion: Good Health An efficient digestion can help enhance your immune system’s response. With good digestion, the body can destroy harmful organisms naturally present in food before they can gain entry to the body. Good digestion also prevents the entry of incompletely digested food particles into the blood. An efficient digestive process promotes complete digestion of food which can mean a healthier intestinal tract, healthy blood lipids, improved mineral absorption, healthy blood glucose levels, healthy blood triglyceride levels and may even help prevent tooth decay. Poor Digestion: Poor Health In contrast, a poor digestive system can allow the blood to become more toxic due to incompletely digested food particles absorbed through the bowel into systemic circulation. Enzyme Deficiencies: Whole Body Problems Exciting new molecular, biological research suggests that to slow the aging process and enhance immune response, taking a supplement with living plant digestive enzymes may reduce the body’s digestive enzyme burden, boost digestion, enhance immunity and thereby extend the life of your own enzyme systems. Beware of Junk Enzymes Beware of “junk” enzyme supplements. Digestive enzymes used in commercial digestive products can vary widely in quality. If the enzymes in a product have originated from an animal, its potency may be highly variable, with often no activity at all. In addition, animal-source enzymes typically contain toxic tag-alongs such as pesticide and synthetic hormone residues. Worse yet, they may also present the risk of prion exposure (viral-like particles from “mad cow syndrome”). On the other hand, if enzymes are extracted from a plant source such as fungi (usually Aspergillus), they may be free of pesticides and hormones, but they almost always contain remnant fungal residues, which itself can be immune compromising. We have found most plant enzyme products to be contaminated with residual fungal toxins, which presents an unnecessary risk of developing fungal infection, such as fungal lung infection. Secondly, we have also found most plant enzyme products to be too highly heated in their extraction process, resulting in damaged, inactive enzymes. New Cutting Edge Enzyme Research Premier Digest offers the most potent delivery available of once living, plant-source enzymes to support and enhance the body’s own enzyme production. Premier Digest is made using a breakthrough proprietary fermentation process using Aspergillus to yield the most highly purified, unheated, fully active enzymes. This revolutionary process yields the highly purified enzymes, free of any toxic Aspergillus residues, thereby eliminating any risk of immune system compromise. Premier Digest delivers a broad spectrum of the most potent and purest source of plant enzymes. It contains all 3 typical enzymes: protease, amylase and lipase, but it also contains special enzymes: invertase, lactase, maltase and cellulase. Together this broad spectrum of enzymes helps support digestion of all types of food: protein, starch, fat, lactose, sugar and fiber.
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Contact Kassie at kassie@kasiaorganicsalon.com for further questions on your "Beautiful Health!"
Parabens: Are they in your anti-aging cream?
"Hey Informed Beauty!" There is a potentially dangerous chemical that may be lurking in your anti-aging cream. In fact, it's hard to find lotions, cosmetics, sun block, and many other beauty products that don't contain this chemical.
What is this harmful chemical?
Parabens. Not only are parabens toxic, but they can also actually speed up the aging process in the skin.
Parabens are a group of chemicals included in the manufacturing of anti-aging cream and other beauty products because they help to inhibit bacteria growth in the product, thus lengthening their shelf life. If the list of ingredients on your anti-aging cream includes the terms propylparaben, methylparaben, ethylparaben, or butylparaben, your cream has parabens.
Although these chemicals do have a preservative effect on the anti-aging cream, they have the opposite effect on your skin and body causing premature aging and sagging of your skin.
The first concern with parabens is that they are absorbed by the skin into the body. For instance, when you apply an anti-aging product containing parabens, the parabens are absorbed into your skin and accumulate in your body tissues.
The breast tissue is of most concern since the majority of the people using cosmetics and anti-aging products are women. Although no firm connections have been made, an article in the May 2004 issue of the Journal of Applied Toxicology indicates parabens were found in each of 20 samples taken from human breast tumors. This is especially alarming since the parabens can mimic estrogen, a hormone that drives the growth of breast tumors in humans as stated in the article.
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Many skin care products say they moisten the skin, but they really only hover on the skin's surface. They can also be full of irritants that strip the skin of vital nutrients below the surface depleting it of everything it needs for function healthfully and stay soft and balanced.
Kasia™ Skin Care was formulated to penetrate the skin with vitamins and organic ingredients that nourish, moisturize, protect and balance your skin. Each ingredient supports the health of your skin and helps protect it from environmental damage.
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Natural alternatives to a botox and wrinkle free lifestyle.
Think organically! Natural alternatives to anti-aging, wrinkles, toxins and modalities as we uniquely age.
One of the most difficult signs of aging to 'correct', wrinkles begin appearing on our faces in our 20s, and continue to deepen and multiply right through the rest of our lives. The fight against the innocent wrinkle has caused the rise of the Botox phenomenon ... but the insanity of injecting the world's most lethal disease into our body purposefully has given rise to the organic wrinkle-treatment ideology! If you like the idea of looking younger and healthier, but don’t like the idea of paralyzing your face for it, read on. We examine the natural alternatives to Botox for a smooth, glowing, radiant complexion ... and for Beautiful Health.
What planet do wrinkles come from?
Unfortunately, we can’t just send them back where they came from! Wrinkles are caused by several factors. Some of these are beyond our control, and some we can have an effect on. The following are the main causes of wrinkles:
Aging - The middle layer of skin, the dermis, begins to thin with age. The structural proteins that bind the dermis to the epidermis loosen and unravel, meaning that the epidermis sags away from the dermis. The extent to which your skin wrinkles as you age is determined genetically.
As you age, your skin also loses some of its ability to retain moisture, declines in elasticity, produces less oil, and takes longer to heal. All of these factors have an impact on how much your skin wrinkles.
Sun damage - Up to 80% of the wrinkles that appear on our faces have been shown to be caused by sun damage. UV light can damage collagen fibers in the skin, as well as causing excessive elastin production. Wrinkles from sun damage basically form when your skin has to heal the damage produced by the sun over and over again, resulting in minute scarring.
Contraction of the facial muscles - Habitual expressions, such as frowning, squinting, and even smiling, can cause your skin to droop and wrinkle.
How the Sun Damages Skin
The skin gets its shape and firmness from a network of proteins outside our cells, made up of collagen, elastin and glycosaminoglycans. Collagen gives the skin its basic structure, and elastin creates flexibility. The sun damages these proteins by triggering our skin’s DNA to act in abnormal ways.[1][2][3] The sun’s rays degrade the collagen and elastin proteins that our skin cells produce in future [4]. These degraded cells are less elastic and have a less-youthful appearance than cells which are not exposed to the sun [8].
What is Botox?
Botox is derived from the botulinum toxin, the most lethal naturally occurring substances in the world. It is used to correct wrinkles The popularity of injecting your face with a lethal disease seems to indicate some sort of mass insanity, but in 2007, Botox injections to smooth wrinkles were the most commonly performed cosmetic surgery procedure, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Botox will correct wrinkles such as:
- Forehead lines
- Crow's Feet
- Frown lines
Botox does not work on wrinkles caused by sun damage or by gravity. Its mechanism of action is to block the nerve signals from the brain to the muscle, causing it to relax and soften, rather than contract.
The side effects of Botox include:
- The inability to control the muscles which were injected. You won’t be able to frown or raise your eyebrows.
- Having your eyelids uncontrollably dropping for up to three weeks after the procedure
- Temporary facial bruising
- Possible neurological or fetal effects in patients who are pregnant, or have a neurological disorder.
How to prevent wrinkles - Fighting off the invaders
Prevention is far more practical than a magic pill or ‘quick cure'. In the case of creeping crows feet, in the early stages you should use nutrient rich skin care, sun care, and abundant hydration . These are the only ways to avoid these creepy invaders. Let’s take a closer look at some things you can do to prevent wrinkles forming, and for beautiful health!
- Wear a sunscreen every day. Choose a physical block and chemical free brand, so that you minimize the amount of chemical you absorb through your skin.
- Don't take up smoking, or give it up as soon as possible. Smoking reduces the collagen production of your skin cells.
- Drink your daily allowance of water. Water is necessary to help the skin stay 'plumped'. Dehydrated skin sags noticeably more than well-hydrated skin.
- Try to include polyunsaturated fats, plenty of omega-3 and omega-6, and a wide variety of different fruits and vegetables in your diet. The free radical theory of aging is one of the most widely accepted (although it does have its detractors!). The theory states that oxidative stress is one of the main causes of aging and related conditions - such as wrinkles. Oxidative stress is thought to be caused by free radicals, which can be reduced in your body by eating foods rich in antioxidants. Blueberries, papaya and whole grains are good examples.
- Exercise regularly, to help ensure maximum vitamin and mineral flow to your skin as well as increase oxygen content.
Lifestyle choices to help reduce wrinkles
The preventive measures above are all lifestyle factors that can help reduce the number and intensity of your wrinkles, as well as helping prevent new ones forming. Here are some other choices you can make that will reduce the appearance of current wrinkles, and prevent new ones forming.
- Don’t wash your face with tap water more than twice a day. Your skin needs its natural oils to prevent wrinkling, and washing (especially with soaps), strips them away.
- Avoid alkaline soaps and deodorants. Ask your beauty therapist about which organic soaps will clean your skin, while allowing it to retain moisture.
- Even if you will only be outside for short periods of time, apply sunscreen every day. Use moisturizers and cosmetic products such as minerals with sunscreen included.
- Don’t drink alcohol before you go to bed. Alcohol increase capillary leakage, which ultimately makes your skin look saggy and puffy. This leakage is also exacerbated when you lie down.
Get results with natural products and procedures for wrinkle reduction
Antioxidant products - So popular it has almost become a meaningless buzzword, 'antioxidants' are a critical component of an anti-wrinkle skincare regimen. However, to reverse the affects of oxidation organic or all-natural products are recommended - many antioxidant products contain a wealth of additional chemicals that actually destroy your skin's health, rather than promote it.
Glycolic peels - These can be very effective at removing fine lines, scarring and discoloration from skin. Kassie Kuehl, founder of Kasia Organic Salon, uses a natural 2-stage system of a 2%-acid deep cleanser and 8% exfoliate formulation of the facial peel, which basically strips away dead skin cells and the outermost layer of skin, taking away lines to reveal new, fresh cells beneath. You can expect improvement in:
- Elasticity and firmness
- Tone, color and texture
- Moisture balance
- Fine line and wrinkle appearance
- Acne scarring and reduction of future acne
Moisture serums - Top organic salons like Kasia recommends using a nightly treatment that combines highly effective fruit acids, also known as Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) made from organic sources.
Heal your skin while you slumber, by using products like “ByNight “ from Kasia Skin care, formulated to minimize wrinkles, acne, and age spots, and help improve many other skin conditions. ByNight also strengthens the skin's barrier against outside chemicals. Enjoy the scent of organic peach and plum extracts and pumpkin ferment, among other anti-aging ingredients. You will notice much smoother skin after using this product.
A Beautiful Health Lifestyle: What to remember
Remember to focus on the prevention end of the wrinkle reduction scale, by stopping smoking, applying sunscreen every day, eating a healthy, varied diet, and exercising daily, even if it is only for a short period. When looking for wrinkle-reduction and skin improvement products, seek ingredients, think “long term", and go natural! Nature has provided all of the solutions you need to stay looking like your kids (or kid cousins!) ... ask your skin care professional for solutions unique to you!
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[2] Uitto J, Fazio MJ, Olsen DR. Molecular mechanisms of cutaneous aging: age-associated connective tissue alterations in the dermis. J Am Acad Dermatol 1989; 21:614-622.
[3] Timpl R. Structure and biological activity of basement membrane proteins. Eur J Biochem 1989; 180:487-502.
[4] Ryynanen M, Knowlton RG, Parente MG, et al. Human type VII collagen: genetic linkage of the gene (COL7A1) on chromosome 3 to dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Am J Hum Genet 1991; 49:797-803.
BIO: Kassie Kuehl is a professional stylist, specializing in ammonia free hair color, in addition to being a health and nutrition coach. Kassie opened Kasia Organic Salon, a chemical-free, natural and euphoric experience, located in Minneapolis, MN. Kasia Salon “gk: pure,” believes that our hair and skin reflects the state of the body's health and looks its best when properly nourished and hydrated, naturally. Learn more about Kasia Organic Salon and Kasia Beautiful Health Skin Care at: www.kasiaorganicsalon.com.