Could Heather be any more SASSY?
Kassandra used a soft hi-lift blonde and razor cut up the back and sides for a edgy new short cut that shows off her great facial features.
Have you changed your style lately?
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Kasia Organics Black Friday thru Cyber Monday Online SALE!
As we express our Gratitude,
We must never Forget that the
Highest Appreciation is not to
Utter Words, But to LIVE By Them ~ John F Kennedy.
Things around Kasia have been plenty busy with pumpkin-filled facials, ammonia-free color, new websites, informative blog articles, and three new product formulations. Be sure and check out our:
*NEW*
Re-Plenish Ultra-Hydrating Shampoo & Conditioner
Grounded Pure Essence "Plant-Fume"
Clove and Oatmeal Apothecary BIG Bar Soap
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Top 6 Far Infrared Health Benefits
What is Infrared? Infrared light (experienced as heat) is the invisible part of the sun's spectrum with the ability to penetrate human tissue to produce a host of health benefits. It is naturally occurring from the sun and is the basis for all Sunlighten™ saunas.
Far Infrared Health Benefits Because infrared sauna therapy heats the body directly rather than simply warming the air, it raises the core body temperature and produces a deep, detoxifying sweat at the cellular level, where most toxins reside. Far infrared also aids in blood pressure reduction & weight loss, burning up to 600 calories in one 40 minute session!
KASIA Offers 15 and 30 minute sessions. Contact us today!
Infrared Sauna Weight Loss
In the mood to lose weight? Sunlighten can help. Our saunas promote weight loss by burning calories while you relax in total comfort.
The secret is out on sauna weight loss. Maintaining a healthy weight is important to your overall quality of life. That’s no secret. In fact, a 10-year study published by The New England Journal of Medicine discovered that the circumference of your waist alone is a critical factor for assessing the risk of premature death. In other words, by maintaining a healthy weight, you may be able to live a longer, healthier life.
That’s where we come in with the Sunlighten brand of weight training: sauna weight loss. Using infrared heat technology to burn calories, our saunas – and only our saunas – are clinically shown to dramatically aid weight loss. In a 2009 study, our infrared saunas were shown to help lower weight and waist circumference in just a three-month period. And for those who led a sedentary life due to medical conditions such as osteoarthritis, cardiovascular or respiratory problems, the weight loss results were even more profound.¹
Studies show infrared sauna weight loss works! In another study, 30-minute infrared sauna weight loss sessions were shown to burn up to 600 calories. During a sauna weight loss session, core temperatures increase. The body has to work hard to cool itself, causing a healthy sweat. Using an infrared sauna increases heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate, burning more calories, leading to more weight loss. And blood flow rises, increasing from 5-7 quarts up to 13 quarts a minute.²
Plus, regular use of a Sunlighten sauna may provide many of the same benefits as regular exercise, such as cardiovascular conditioning. That’s right, using Sunlighten for infrared weight loss therapy is like giving yourself a passive cardio workout – wherever and whenever you need it!
Detoxification
Sweating is the body’s safe and natural way to heal & stay healthy. Sunlighten saunas are designed to promote deep, natural, detoxifying sweat.
Sauna detox is a widely-used treatment in alternative medicine. Recently, it has received significant mainstream attention as a result of a movement toward natural and self-directed treatments. The leading sauna detoxification principle suggests that common illnesses are caused by the build-up of toxic substances in the body. Ridding the body of these toxins through a natural sauna detox may help relieve symptoms, prevent future illness and increase overall health and vitality.
Reports from the United States Center for Disease Control estimate that over 80% of all illnesses have causes rooted in personal environments or lifestyles. In an industrialized society, we can do little to reduce exposure to toxins in the air we breathe and the food we eat. As a result, sauna detox has become a leading treatment to achieve greater health and wellness.
Researchers have long known that toxic substances, including heavy metals, are secreted from the body through sweat. Therefore, the more one can safely sweat (while maintaining proper hydration), the greater quantity of toxins will be released from the body. Sauna usage is one of the most effective methods of inducing a detoxifying sweat. In a sauna detox, sweat carries toxins out of the body through the pores. But not all saunas are the same.
The far-infrared heat generated by a Sunlighten sauna produces sweat that carries nearly 20% toxins. In a traditional sauna, you can only expect up to 3% toxins. As such, a sauna detox in a Sunlighten sauna is up to 7 times more effective than in a traditional sauna. This incredible detoxification is accomplished through Sunlighten’s proprietary and highly-efficient infrared heating technology. Sunlighten’s heating technology is the only sauna heater clinically shown to actually raise core body temperature by 2 to 3 degrees (vs. simply heating the air around the body). SEE STUDY. As a result, regular usage of a Sunlighten sauna provides a truly deep, productive and detoxifying sweat at the cellular level, where toxins reside.
Skin Rejuvenation
As part of a sauna skin therapy program, help restore skin to a youthful appearance.
Forego expensive cosmetic treatments that may have limited effects or questionable long-term safety. Instead, rejuvenate your skin while also receiving all of the other health benefits associated with Sunlighten’s leading infrared sauna therapy.
A study published in The Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy showed significant improvements in skin appearance after just 12 weeks of sauna skin therapy using near-infrared technology. Participants experienced a reduction in wrinkles and crow’s feet, as well as improved overall skin tone, including softness, smoothness, elasticity, clarity and firmness.1 Sunlighten’s Solocarbon Custom Spectrum is the only infrared sauna heater on the market with near-infrared technology!
Infrared Sauna Pain Relief
One of the most compelling reasons to purchase a Sunlighten sauna is the natural pain relief associated with infrared sauna therapy.
Sunlighten infrared sauna owners love to tell us about the pain relief properties of their sauna sessions. You too can toss the pain pills and step into one of our healing infrared sanctuaries to relieve tension and relax muscles. Sunlighten infrared sauna heat works by penetrating joints, muscles and tissues, increasing circulation and speeding oxygen flow. By reducing soreness on nerve endings, our infrared heat reduces muscle spasms and helps the body heal itself naturally.
For years, doctors have recommended Sunlighten saunas because of proven relief from sports injury, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, arthritis and other chronic pain conditions.
Infrared Sauna Relaxation
Sunlighten saunas have been designed with the utmost in comfort for greater relaxation and stress-reduction.
Relaxation is more important to health than most people realize. The American Institute of Stress estimates that 75 to 90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related problems. Long-term stress is the cause of countless physiological effects on the body, including increased blood pressure, weight gain and weakening of the immune system.
According to New York Times best-selling author and fitness expert Jorge Cruise – as well as many other health professionals – the more stressed you are, the more cortisol your body produces. Cortisol is a “fight or flight” hormone made in the adrenal glands that raises heart rate and blood pressure and leads to the deposit of excess calories in the midsection.
Scientific evidence also shows that infrared sauna therapy helps the body maintain healthy levels of cortisol. While cortisol levels stay the same or rise slightly during a sauna therapy session, they drop immediately afterward. In fact, Sunlighten saunas have been clinically shown to reduce both systolic and diastolic blood pressure with regular use.
Through the use of cutting-edge Solocarbon® heating technology, Sunlighten saunas deliver the most therapeutic infrared sauna heat per square inch (up to 99% efficient), so that you can be enveloped in soothing warmth to help you relieve stress, ease your muscles and fully relax. And with the inclusion of our exclusive SO Sound acoustic vibrational therapy, you won’t be able to find a more effective combination infrared sauna heat and musical massage to induce deep relaxation and tension relief.
Sunlighten saunas are guaranteed to help you relax in natural comfort with an invigorating deep tissue sweat that will have you feeling fully refreshed after every sauna session.
Cell Health, Muscle Recovery & Immunity
Stay healthy with the natural preventive properties of Sunlighten’s exclusive heating technology, which aids in cell health, muscle recovery and overall immunity defense.
Sunlighten infrared therapy stimulates the circulatory system, causing the heart to beat more vigorously and blood vessels to dilate, which help cleanse the circulatory system and more fully oxygenate the body’s cells.
Better blood circulation means more toxins flow from the cellular level to the skin’s surface to improve cell health, aid in muscle recovery and strengthen the immune system.
Sunlighten’s research-backed near infrared heating technology can strengthen the immune system. In fact, a NASA study showed this same near infrared therapy, delivered by LEDs deep into body tissue, can quadruple cell health and tissue growth.1
Several studies have shown that LEDs (like those found in our mPulse saunas) stimulate white blood cell production and collagen growth by increasing energy at the cellular level.
A study done at the Medical College of Wisconsin demonstrated that LED-produced near infrared (NIR) helps promote cell health and regeneration.2 The LEDs in our Solocarbon Custom Spectrum heaters produce infrared in this same range.
A study from The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology concluded that LED near infrared (NIR) restores enzyme activity and reduces cell death by half.2
Regardless of the extent of the injury, someone who regularly uses this type of sauna will recover faster...It doesn’t add additional stress to the body or the injury. It actually works with the body to heal. -Dr. Jeffrey Spencer - University of Southern California
According to The Doctor’s Prescription for Health Living, Sunlighten’s infrared heat is one of the best treatments for sprains, strains, muscle spasms, and other injuries associated with sports because it works by penetrating joints, muscles and tissues, speeding oxygen flow and increasing circulation.
Annual Kasia Holiday Bazaar & Client Appreciation Event
*Be Merry – Be Bright*
Kasia Holiday Bazaar & Client Appreciation Event
Saturday, December 1
12:30 to 6:00 pm
As our 3rd annual Holiday Bazaar and Client Appreciation Event draws near, we invite you to celebrate with us as one of our most valued friends.
Don’t miss Kasia Organic Salon’s tribute to YOU as we celebrate the “Season of Beauty.” Rejoice in boutique-wide sales, special service package deals, delicious finger foods, and wine! This is the perfect time to purchase gift certificates for your loved ones, or choose from a multitude of discounted products for yourself.
Be Merry and Be Bright, Informed Beauty!
Rejoice in major savings this holiday season and refresh your look with our “Season of Beauty” Hair & Skin Service Specials!
Book your appointment for December now and receive:
10% OFF cut and color with a FREE brow wax when you book with Robin or Val.
10% OFF your next service OR product of your choice when you pre-book your next appointment with Robin or Val through December 23rd.
FREE eye treatment ($30 Value) AND 15% OFF Kasia OnCure Peptide Eye Cream when you book an Organic Winter Berries & Chocolate Medi-Facial with Stacey.
December 1st One-Day Only Savings Preview!
“On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me….”
10% OFF “Scent of Beautiful Health” candles in elegant, earth-friendly gift packaging
15% OFF all other Kasia brand items and pretty prepackaged gift sets
25% OFF purchase of 4 Kasia Skin Care Product or more.
$20 “gift-back” on behalf of Kasia, with the purchase of a $150 SERVICES gift certificate
Holiday service specials valid through December 23rd. Product specials are ONE day only: December 1st. $20 "Gift Back" redeemable after January 1, 2013
Natural Awakenings Magazine Features Kassandra & Kasia Organic Salon
Natural Awakenings Magazine Features Kassandra andKasia Organic Salon
Through her experience, Kuehl realized the importance of offering a chemical-free option with a holistic viewpoint to clients and helping them learn about the connection between what they put in and on their bodies and their health. It inspired her mission to create a different way to achieve beauty, a way that doesn’t abide by the industry’s unspoken “beauty at any cost” mantra.
This article appears in the November 2012 issue of Twin Cities Natural Awakenings
The Beautiful Health Value of Daily Elimination
This subject may not be a favorite or one shared at the kitchen table, but my mission in "Informed Beauty" is to share with you any information I can gather that can give you a better, longer, and healthier life.
The subject: The Beautiful Health Value of Daily Elimination.
Constipation prevents waste from moving through the colon easily, which causes it to remain in the colon too long. If this happens often, or is a way of life, it can cause some serious health problems - and beauty problems, as well. To be blunt, this is decaying fecal matter and toxins in your intestines that can easily contribute to many diseases. It is vital to expel fecal matter as quickly as possible. Constipation also inhibits the flow and absorption of vital nutrients in the body.
Bad colon bacteria produce toxic secretions that act as poison throughout the entire body. When fecal matter in the colon is not eliminated for days, the colon becomes toxic - this toxicity then spreads to cells throughout the body. The toxicity in the blood stream from this decaying waste also interferes with the delivery of oxygen to all the cells and tissue in the entire body, depriving them of necessary oxygen for good health. Also, straining to have a movement can damage the tissue of the lower colon and the blood vessels in the legs.
Aging Starts in the Colon Aging of the skin can start in the colon. An unhealthy colon can cause blemishes, rashes, poor skin tone, even wrinkles, and leads to premature aging of the skin. The hair can also be affected, slowing growth and becoming dry and dull.
Constipation is a symptom you cannot ignore, even if it occurs once in a while, since it will lead to slow poisoning of the entire body. Regularity is very important. Don't wait for a disease to "happen" to show that you are ill... take the bull by the horns, and don't let constipation become a reoccurring condition.
Kassandra's tip to assisting good bowel and skin habits.
"A colon health diet should begin with a daily intake of fresh fruits and vegetables, quality protein, plenty of water, and exercise."
- Slowly increase the intake of high fiber foods particularly from raw fruits & vegetables.
- Eliminate processed grain products from the diet. Switch to whole grains and consider sprouted grain, wheat-free and/or gluten-free options.
- Reduce or eliminate animal products from the diet [these contain no fiber; dairy products also promote mucous secretion, each increases likeliness of constipation.]
- Drink at least ½ your body weight in ounces in pure water each day. If urine is still dark in color increase this amount further. Caffeine & other substances found in soft drinks, tea, & coffee are dehydrating so these should be avoided. If you choose to drink these add an additional equal amount of pure water for what is consumed.
- Add fresh lemon juice to water to help mineralize the water [be sure to brush your teeth or rinse your mouth after drinking lemon water].
- Exercise increases peristalses. Regular exercise can improve eliminations.
- Take an effective probiotic to encourage a healthy colon environment.
Supplementation
Promote optimal liver/gallbladder cleansing with Gallbladder Nano-Detox
- Promotes optimal gallbladder and biliary detox and rejuvenation.
- Stimulates the flow of bile.
- Encourages healthy blood lipids. (Excellent cholesterol support).
- Excellent for use before starting liver and gallbladder cleansing programs.
- Provides unique cleansing of gallbladder meridian master points typically not cleansed by other means.
- Supports liver cleansing helping to restore deep sleep.
- Softemd gall stones so they can more easily pass through the bile-duct
Kassandra also recommends adding digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid before and after each meal.
Many people say they can feel the effect of Gallbladder ND the very first time they take it. Contact Kassandra to inquire about this product or other questions.
What Does The Liver/ Gallbladder Flush Do?
- Helps cleanse stagnant waste from the liver/gallbladder (including gall stones)* - Helps improve liver functioning and bile flow* - Helps purify the blood and lymph* - Helps rejuvenate the body
Winter Berry & Chocolate Medi-Facial Special
Winter Berry & Chocolate Medi-Facial
Our refreshing Organic Winter Berry and Chocolate Med-Facial is the perfect skin resurfacing facial that will rejuvinate your skin during the cool months.
Enzyme-Smoothing * Peptide-Firming Natural Exfoliate * Antioxidant Treatment
1.) Our so-berry-licious tightening and exfoliating treatment gives the skin a smooth, healthy appearance by using fruit and other gentle enzymes to turn over only the epidermal layers which provides a gentle firming effect and a radiant glow that leaves your skin firm, smooth and beautiful.
2.) Heal and calm inflamed, sluggish and irritated skin with a vanilla & chocolate mud pack, targeting the telltale signs of aging. Results that leave your skin protected, smooth, and radiant
3.) Our gift to you!!! When you schedule a "Winter Berry and Chocolate" facial, receive a complimentary lymphatic eye treatment. This eye treatment is infused with wrinkle repairing peptides and powerful antioxidants, which are great for brightening the darkest of dark circles.
Call to reserve an appointment today for a limited time only facial ending December 21st
UPLIFTING RESULTS. NO DOWNTIME. BOOK NOW.
BERRY EXFOLIATING TREATMENT Instantly smooth, brighten and purify with a warming honey and aloe cleanser and clarifying berry mask.
HEALING REPAIR MUD Enhance healing and calmness to inflamed, sluggish and irritated skin with a vanilla & chocolate mud pack to target the telltale signs of aging. Results that leave your skin protected and radiant.
** OUR GIFT TO YOU!!! ($35 VALUE)
REJUVENATING LYMPHATIC EYE TREATMENT
GET RESULTS by reducing puffiness, fine lines, and promoting firmness and elasticity.
When you schedule a "Winter Berry and Chocolate" facial, receive a complimentary lymphatic eye treatment. This eye treatment is infused with wrinkle repairing peptides and powerful antioxidants, which are great for brightening the darkest of dark circles.
The Kasia team is here to help you look and feel your best as we approach the busy holiday season. Whether you are up late wrapping presents, or sharing eggnog with friends and family...we assure that your beautiful complexion and eyes are "Merry and Bright!"
Our esthetician will also incorporate lymphatic massage for the eye are which is not only relaxing but great for reducing puffiness. Also, receive 15% on our Kasia "On Cure" eye cream when you receive this service. GET RESULTS by reducing puffiness, fine lines, and promoting firmness and elasticity.
Call to reserve an appointment today for a limited time only.
Why Kasia Products are Formulated with Aloe Vera
We LOVE Aloe! Most beauty companies use water as a base but Kasia Organics has a performance standard of using certified organic Aloe Vera gel as our product base whenever possible.
Known as the miracle plant, aloe is
*Rich in over 200 biologically active substances, including 75 nutrients, 20 minerals and 12 vitamins. *Contains elements that are essential to cellular healing, renewal and growth. *Delivers amazing antibacterial, anti-viral and antiseptic properties. *Naturally effective solution to help alleviate the symptoms caused by skin and scalp conditions such as acne, dandruff and seborrhea.
We love aloe's ability to be a soothing agent in our shampoo, conditioner, leave-on's, moisturisers, and serums.
The structure and chemistry of Aloe shows us why this plant is such a good moisturising agent – it’s the polysaccharides or sugars that are most dominate predominate. These sugars are hygroscopic (water-loving. When paired with a sugar structure, they are both substantive and moisturising to the skin. Some chemists say aloe contributes a ‘the raincoat effect’ i.e: You put on a raincoat in a storm and you stay warm and dry, a warm and dry body is less likely to catch a cold and so you stay well. The" raincoat" protects and preserves what you have already. Essentially aloes moisture protects and preserves the skin so that it can remain (or return to) optimum condition.
Aloe and the Issue
Hair Loss
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Aloe vera has been heralded as a treatment for hair loss, due to many of the vitamins and minerals found within the plant mimicking the chemistry of the human body. In addition, chemicalscan hasten hair loss, so eliminating hair products with harmful ingredients will allow damaged hair follicles to heal. For an at-home treatment, pour a small amount of an herbal shampoo into a bowl and add two times the amount of aloe vera gel (for best results, use a 100 percent stabilized aloe vera gel vs. the actual aloe vera plant.)
Hair Growth
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In addition to halting hair loss, aloe vera is believed to promote the growth of new hair. Aloe vera balances PH levels and stimulates scalp enzymes, which in turn prompts hair growth. To gain this benefit, massage aloe vera into the scalp and leave in for 30 minutes before rinsing. Over time, the scalp will shed the dead hair follicles and new hair follicles will grow in their place.
Dandruff
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People who suffer from dandruff, which is characterized by a flaky, itchy scalp, should consider aloe vera for relief. Causes of dandruff include stress, diets high in sugar and low in fats, excessive blow drying and shampooing hair in hot water. Aloe vera gel straight from the leaves of the plant can be rubbed on the scalp, left in overnight and shampooed out the following morning.
It's our promise to continue using Aloe when appropriate for its soothing and moisturizing power in our Kasia formulations.
Reference EHOW: Uses of Aloe Vera for Hair Care | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com