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Unlock Youthful Radiance with Nextra NeoRetinol: The Power of Nature and Science Combined

The Power of Nature and Science Combined In the ever-evolving world of skincare, Nextra NeoRetinol stands out as a revolutionary product that seamlessly blends ancient botanical wisdom with modern scientific advancements. This elixir is not just another skincare product; it is a testament to the transformative power of nature, meticulously refined to deliver unparalleled anti-aging benefits. At the heart of Nextra NeoRetinol lies a potent blend of organic ingredients, each selected for its unique contribution to skin health and anti-aging. The Core Essence: Element 6™ The cornerstone of Nextra NeoRetinol is the proprietary Element 6™, a botanical compound engineered to mimic the rejuvenating effects of natural Retinol without its common adverse effects. Unlike traditional Retinol, which can cause dryness and irritation, Element 6™ promotes collagen renewal and accelerates skin regeneration gently and effectively. This makes it a superior alternative, setting a new benchmark in natural skincare science. Key Ingredients and Their Importance Olive Oil Squalane & Ghana Shea Butter This duo is essential for deeply moisturizing the skin and restoring its elasticity. Olive Oil Squalane is known for its ability to penetrate deeply into the skin, providing long-lasting hydration without clogging pores. Ghana Shea Butter, rich in vitamins A and […]

Nature’s Secret to Soothing Skin: Discover MetaClean Soap with Ayurvedic Neem & Karanja Oil

MetaClean with Ayurvedic Neem & Karanja Oil MetaClean Shampoo Soap by Keys is a unique product that combines the traditional benefits of Castile soap with the therapeutic properties of Ayurvedic oils, specifically Neem and Karanja oil. This article delves into the features, benefits, and advantages of MetaClean Soap, highlighting its natural, chemical-free formulation and its suitability for addressing common skin disorders, itching, and allergies. Features of MetaClean Soap Natural Ayurvedic Ingredients: MetaClean incorporates expeller-pressed Neem and Karanja oil, known for their skin-enhancing properties. These oils have been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries to treat various skin conditions. Chemical-Free Castile Base: The soap uses a Castile base, traditionally made from olive oil, known for its mildness and versatility. Keys’ version of Castile soap is modified to include olive, coconut, avocado, and Jojoba oil, creating a milder pH version suitable for sensitive skin. Deep Cleansing and Conditioning: It offers deep cleansing for the skin, scalp, and hair without stripping natural oils, acting as a conditioner as well. Fast Rinsing: MetaClean is designed to rinse out four to five times faster than sulfate-based shampoos, making it efficient and water-saving. Vegan and Eco-Friendly: The product is vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, non-GMO, and not tested […]

Omni & AguaVit – “Elixir of Life”

Omni & AguaVit – “Elixir of Life”. Keys Skip Generation Technology – Blended Whole Botanicals We introduced two new products that significantly advanced us and the industry a few years back. AguaVit and Omni (“Elixir of Life”) are those products that employ a remarkable change in how we produce products that offer functionality, efficacy, and performance. Traditionally, companies blend ingredients to create a new product. These can be oils, essential oils, extracts, and blends of separately processed ingredients. Often, these ingredients are estered or separated and refined for a specific function. For example, Vitamin E can be refined from vegetables to look for and extract only a portion of the Vitamin E or the creation of a Tocopherol substance using refining processes. Then, many ingredients with separated functionality are blended to create some action. This is a lot of work, and I continually question separating components of any natural substance to increase its intensity. Deriving an intense form of Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA) from fruit like apples sounds natural, but it is not. The intense action of an AHA burns the skin to exfoliate rapidly, with many consequences beyond red skin. So it is true of many estered ingredients […]

Keys® Element 6 in Nextra: The Natural Alternative for Youthful Skin

Element 6 is a patent-pending tocopherol triterpene compound comprised of six different Amazonian sustainable tree fruits and seeds processed using cyrogenisis extraction that has the skin anti-aging properties of Retinol, but without the traditional side effects. There are no reported reactions or allergens. Nextra’s Element 6 has been in development for over five years and is a blend of six ingredients from five tree species found in the Amazon. All are abundant, sustainable, and very effective by themselves. Combined, they create a single compound that mirrors the benefits of Retin-A with none of the side effects. Some Retinoic side effects include dryness, scaling, redness, photosensitivity, raw peeling skin, non-daily use, and UVA hypersensitivity. Element 6™ basic ingredients are a trade secret and will not be divulged, nor will the proprietary process be discussed. Keys believes it is a significant discovery and creation as a “pure” upgrade to Retin-A and Retinol. Element 6™ far exceeds the performance of non-retinoic oils and ingredients recently promoted by skincare product makers. Introduction In the quest for youthful, radiant skin, many individuals turn to various skincare products and treatments. While traditional anti-aging ingredients like retinol have long been popular, there is a rising star in […]

Dramatic Skin – Keys® Reflex Probiome® – Collagen Restoring

Reflex ProBiome – The Back Story Reflex is one of the oldest new products we have. I know that does not make sense. It does to me because I developed Reflex almost five years ago and have been testing it since under a code name. My problem was that the delay had nothing to do with developing the product, packaging or refinement. My problem? At least three of the ingredients I needed were not available in quantities greater than a few gallons. If you keep in mind that I need thousands of liters or gallons to bring a product to market, a single liter is only good to prototype and lead to frustration. As if it was a sign from the heavens at this place in space and time, providers showed up with production quantities of high-grade organic virgin avocado oil, virgin Tamanu oil, and our own ability to volume extract our Muras. Later in the article below, all the ingredients are described, and it was the fact that I could buy ample quantities of raw materials without compromising quality that facilitate the launch of our new product by its real name. Reflex ProBiome is unquestionably a big deal because […]

Keys® Island Rx Foaming Wash – Try It for a fresher clean

Island Rx Foaming Wash – Feel the Micellar difference. The Keys Island Rx Foaming Wash is a natural skincare product that cleans and nourishes the skin. The core Island Rx liquid soap was designed and made nearly twenty years ago for our CEO and founder, Wendy Steele. Her skin was so sensitive post Melanoma, and all the prescription products worsened it. Regular Castile soaps like Dr. Bronner helped, but they were still too harsh and alkaline. Island Rx was invented for her as a safer and milder alternative. Most Castile soaps have a micellar set of properties. Later, we put Island Rx into a foamer to air-dilute the micellar cleanser to make it even milder. Island Rx Foaming Wash has the highest concentration of micelles available today in a whole natural form. Island Rx offers people a way to cleanse the skin without scrubbing the face. The micelles bind to oil, removing makeup and debris while hydrating the skin. Combined with our milder version of Castile, it is a gentle alternative to harsher sulfate chemical cleansers. Here are its features, benefits, and advantages: Features: Made with natural ingredients, including saponified olive oil, coconut oil, jojoba oil, aloe vera, and more. […]

Avo Jel – A Vegan Alternative to Petroleum Jelly

Keys New Avo Jel is much more than just a replacement for petroleum jelly. It carries with it all the features, benefits and advantages of pure avocado oil. Read about what you can expect from this revolutionary new product from Keys.

Keys® Essential Prime Ingredients and Actions

This article explains some of our key ingredients and their actions…Why we use them in our products.

Nextra® NeoRetinol – Exceeding Expectations

Nextra® NeoRetinol Discovery – Better Than Retinol “I am in my 60’s and have been using Retinol for decades. By far, it is the best skincare product ever invented. I have purchased Retinol in tiny tubes for over $300 each for years, and it has been worth it until Nextra® NeoRetinol. When Bob Root researched and invented NeoRetinol, I was skeptical; how was it possible to recreate a Retinol that can be used every day, in the sun and without side effects. I started using Nextra NeorRetinol over a year ago, and I use it every day with none of the side effects of Retinol. It is amazing, and it has an amazing price. It is important to note that Retinol is a vitamin A ester developed many years ago with side effects as legendary as its effects. We have developed NeoRetinol that does all the same things as Retinol, but with none of the side effects.” Wendy Steele Keys® CEO Retinol is the staple of just about everyone’s skin regimen that wants to turn back the clock. Retinol is a vitamin A ester developed many years ago, primarily for acute acne sufferers. The effects are legendary, as are the […]

Inflation? Recession? – Time To Buy Quality

Inflation or Recession or Both? I recently listened in on a financial advisory call from our bank Wells Fargo. It was equally interesting and confusing. I came away from the call with some very specific thoughts that I want to share from a Keys® perspective. Depending on who you talk to, we are experiencing unwarranted inflation with recession hiding in plain sight. So, naturally these are times to be thrifty, but thrifty does not mean cheap. Unfortunately, cheap is the go-to option for some when trying to save money. Out of pocket is out of pocket. When you weigh and make decisions on the outcomes and performance of a product, the game changes. The operative phrase is quality over quanity whether times are good or bad. At Keys® holding the line on pricing is our way of fighting inflation and offering quality assures that in a recession that our customers win. No riddle intended; when you base your buying decisions more on what you get versus what you pay, a whole new world opens up. It is the world of quality over quantity. The reason is that you get what you pay for at Keys®. Or, in the case of […]

Greenwashing and Vaporware – Naturally (OpED)

The natural skin products industry has never been regulated since the invention of the snake oil salesperson. The industry operates under the ‘GRAS’ banner, which means “Generally Accepted As Safe.” Simply, this means that there is a lot of good in the industry and some bad.

Keys Feet & Hands Video Testimonial

Problem: Dry Cracking, Bleeding Skin Breaks Solution: Keys Feet & Hands Avocado Jelly with Natural Skin Restoring Ingredients Keys Feet & Hands vegan jelly to the rescue. Living at 7,000 feet in the very environment of Los Alamos New Mexico, it is common to get dry cracked fingers that bleed. This short animation is a 72 hour time-lapse of my cracked thumb. Using Keys Feet & Hands twice a day at waking and at bedtime, shows the quick restore of my cracked thumb. Keys Feet & Hands uses the avocado jelly as its base replacing typical petroleum jelly. We then add back see oil, carrot seed oil and menthol to reverse skin problems. Although Feet & Hands was designed specifically for these areas, it can be used on other body parts that have chapping, tracking, dry patches and itching.

Shingles – On The Rise?

Problem: Stress Triggering Shingles Solution: Lessen the Effects with Natural & Ayurvedic Lotions Shingles are a very real side effect of the realities of Covid-19 relates to the stress we are all under. Lore has it that weak areas of our body have disorders triggered by stressful situations. So, it makes sense that we have seen a significant number of customer service requests about shingles rash and scabbing. First, here is an excellent simple overview article from Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health/shingles-natural-treatment For solutions from Keys, we have had customers tell us over the years that both our Tortuga Lotion and MetaCare lotion help with both the rash and scabbing, which can lead to scars. Overly simplifying, MetaCare is our Tortuga Lotion base with the addition of Neem and Karanja oil. Neem and Karanja oil are thousand-year-old Ayurvedic remedies for various skin disorders. We select the purest form and source these oils for their quality. Adding them to Tortuga lotion gives you the option of a base lotion, or you can choose to maximize the efficacy with MetaCare. As a teammate to either Tortuga lotion or MetaCare lotion is our Island Rx Liquid Soap. This Castile soap has maximum Micelle properties with the addition […]

The American Organic Hustle – Understanding The Misunderstood

A customer contacted Keys Customer Service with three fundamental questions. The questions are mostly about being organic and safety as well as functionality. I have the answers, and they might not be what you think.

They Asked:

I am thinking of getting Keys MetaClean Healing Soap & Shampoo, it says there is >85% organic content, what is the rest that is not organic in this shampoo?

2. When you list on the right the vitamins/actions, are you indicating that the actual ingredient is providing those vitamins, for example, Avocado Oil gives Retinol vitamin or is Retinol separate from the Avocado Oil?

3. What is it in here that can be unsafe for some individuals since it is not complete 0 on safe scale

Read my answers in our latest article on Clean Green Cafe.

Galleyon Antibacterial Foaming Soap is Now Supercharged

Galleyon Natural Antibacterial Foaming Soap has been a cornerstone of Keys for near 15 years. Galleyon is an alternative to soaps that contained Triclosan. Unlike antibacterial soaps, it is not a biocide, so it does not kill our skin’s natural Probiome. It reduces the levels of harmful bacteria without harming the natural colonies of bacteria on our skin. Galleyon is now supercharged! Try it now.

Tips – Thinning Lotions

At Keys, we receive lots of questions and this weeks dominant question deals with thinning our lotions in colder weather and to have a lighter finish. We share a few tricks in this short article.

New Keys Eye Butter Airless Pump

Keys wildly popular Eye Butter now in a new improved airless pump. Now available from Keys.

Congrats America! You Did It. You Voted With Your Wallets

In an unprecedented trend shift over the last three years, grocery store shelves have displaced conventional products for natural alternatives. People voted with their wallets. The message is simple, don’t donate to lost causes, vote with your wallets. Money talks!

Cold, Flu Bronchitis? Keys VaporJel To The Rescue!

Cold, Flu Bronchitis? Keys Vapor Jel To The Rescue!

In the not so long ago past if you wanted some fast relief from congestion you took the vapors from Smelling Salts. The problem was that you would have been killing your lungs and smell nerve receptors.

FDA Bans Triclosan – EPA, Your Turn

In my book Chemical-Free Skin Health published in 2010, I pointed out the health risks of Triclosan including cancer, hormone disruption. Now it is time to look at the vast amount of other products that us Triclosan. EPA, your next!

Dynamic Duo – Keys RediCare and Urban Shield

Keys New Urban Shield is like RediCare in a gel. With Neem and Karanja Oil, Keys Urban Shield is like RediCare in a vegan jelly. Better than Petroleum Jelly and On Purpose.

Alternative Naturals™ New Functional Line From Keys – REVOLUTIONARY

Keys has introduced a line of new products based on a vegan replacement for petroleum jelly. The line is called Alternative Naturals™. Take a look at this new revolution built on a challenge to help the astronauts on the International Space Station.

Keys Celebrates Ten Years With News – OTC & New Director of Sales

Celebrating ten years of innovation and industry firsts, Keys announce today to the press that they are planning to enter the OTC (over the counter) products market. Wendy Steele also announced that they have tapped an industry veteran as her new Director of North American Sales.

Glucosamine HCL + Chondroitin Sulfate Might Be As Effective AS NSAID’s For Dogs & Humans

Our customers have told us for a couple of years that their dogs appear to have reduced pain from using Key KODA Proflexoil. A HIH reports shows a study that Human study shows that Glucosamine HCL + Chondroitin Sulfate Might Be As Effective AS NSAID’s. This directly translates to dogs using KODA Profexoil.

Safe Cosmetics Campaign & Keys – Red Lists

Safe Cosmetics has recently done a great job of updating their website and social media efforts. What we are especially pleased with is that they have come up with a great visual reference of what chemicals to avoid based on product function.

New! KPRO Silkin Natural Shampoo & Conditioner – Better Than Conventional and Salon Brands

New! KPRO Silkin Shampoo – Better Than Conventional and Salon Brands.

Finally, a natural shampoo that will clean and shine as well as conventional and salon brands, but without the junk.

Seven years in development, Silkin is the answer for those with thick, long and big hair. Color and perm safe, it is truly a revolution in hair care.

Foot Calluses? Go Gluten-Free!

From Bob Root, Keys Founder. We may have found a direct correlation to calluses on the feet and toes and gluten in peoples diets. A revelation to some is just another reason to get off gluten for others.

Kyle to Keys! My Hair is Growing!

A Keys customer’s success story helping his alopecia. Keys MetaClean and MetaCare helped to restore hair growth. Wendy Steele interviews Kyle in his quest to defeat alopecia

It’s Clear – Again. Clear Airless Containers Return

See-through airless container tubes return to Keys. Once again, you can see when to reorder.

Tortuga Turns 100 Years Old.

Tortuga was born in my grandmothers kitchen 100 years ago I grew up with this ancient remedy as a cure-all that saved me from cuts, bruises, dog bites, scrapes and even being jilted by a girlfriend or two.

FDA Taking Closer Look at ‘Antibacterial’ Soap

“New data suggest that the risks associated with long-term, daily use of antibacterial soaps may outweigh the benefits,” Rogers says. There are indications that certain ingredients in these soaps may contribute to bacterial resistance to antibiotics, and may have unanticipated hormonal effects that are of concern to FDA.

Your Antibacterial Soap Could Be Harming You

FDA to take a harder look at Triclosan claims made by manufacturers

The Jar Is Back – Keys Eye Butter

Back by popular demand, Keys Eye Butter is now available in Jars again.

Keys RediCare – Featured in Men’s Journal Magazine

Best Chemical-Free Insect Repellents. Keys RediCare featured a a best bet. Bob Root quoted from his Chemical-Free Skin Health book.

Bob Root on the Dr. Amy Myers Show

Bob Root, Keys Technologist talks to Dr. Amy Myers about Bob’s book, Chemical-Free Skin Health

5-Minute Skin Clinic at the Airport

Stopped in the airport with questions about my skin. And she did not know I run a skin care company. Maybe my face really tells the story.

Cooking for your dog with Koda OmegaLife

From Keys Koda Dog Products Blog. How to cook for your dog using Koda OmegaLife from www.Koda-Karma.com

Keys Labels, Ingredients and Information

Keys and Koda labels in one place to view ingredients and to compare products

Itchy Dog? Ditch the Perfume

As for that nagging feeling about the itching and scratching after your dog’s bath or after a grooming session? The most likely reason your dog is scratching and itching is directly related to the perfumes, artificial fragrance and harsh ingredients in dog shampoos!

Dramatic Skin – Keys Reflex ProBiome – New Revolution

Reflex ProBiome – The Back Story Reflex is one of the oldest new products we have. I know that does not make sense. It does to me because I developed Reflex almost five years ago and have been testing it since under the code name of Silken. My problem was that the delay had nothing to do with developing the product, packaging or refinement. My problem? At least three of the ingredients I needed were not available in quantities greater than a few gallons. If you keep in mind that I need thousands of liters or gallons to bring a product to market, a single liter is only good to prototype and lead to frustration. As if it was a sign from the heavens at this place in space and time, providers showed up with production quantities of high grade organic virgin avocado oil, virgin Tamanu oil and our own ability to volume extract our Muras. Later in the aricle below, all the ingredients are described and it was the fact that I can buy ample quantities of raw materials without compromising quality facilitate the launch of our new product by its real name. Reflex ProBiome is unquestionably a big […]

The News Is Not All Bad!

I must admit that I have been CNN Free for nearly tens years. Really! I find myself working at looking at the world through positive lenses. I have found that watching things out of my control affects my overall health. This is not an “ignorance is bliss” approach to living as much as it is a focus on what I can effect, affect and control. For some time now, I have been afflicted with the belief that much of our health is not about doctors, prescription or even prevention. As I have studied, for my own life, I have found that health and specifically skin health, are directly relates to changing behaviors and realizing that it is not just about what we put into or on our body, it is how we do it and exercising the critical systems of the body. Simply, just eating right and going to the gym are minor things and pale in comparison to focusing on our physical, mental and endocrine body balance. My research may or may not be leading to a new book, but one thing for sure is that I believe that much of our skin health has been too focused on the negative aspects of […]

Keys Omni – New Revolutionary Skin Spray Elixir

Omni – Skin Elixir Spray 60ml (2oz) Omni is a revolutionary product from every aspect. Omni is a technology term derived from the Latin word Omnis meaning “all.” When we began to develop AquaVit, it became clear that our Ariane ingredient had wonderful properties. Omni was originally being developed with an ingredient we named Miras. Miras is a special ingredient that comes from the fruit of the Forsythia plant and has very high levels of Oleanolic which is known to have many healing and cleansing properties for the skin without harming the skins probiotic EcoSystem. We then combined Ariane and Miras together for a combined effect that rivals any skin care, anti-aging or beauty product in the world. Of course, I am biased.

You are what you apply – to your skin!

You are what you apply – to your skin! What’s in your body lotion? You’ve heard the old adage “you are what you eat.” Now I’d like to add another to that. “You are what you apply.” To your skin, that is! Substances that affect your overall health and wellbeing don’t simply work their way through your system by travelling the gut alone. An often-overlooked route – the transdermal (through the skin) route – allows substances ranging from the beneficial to the bad to enter your bloodstream and circulate throughout your body. So, if you are what you eat, and you are what you apply, the question is: what are you?

AguaVit & Omni – Two New Functional Ingredient Products From Keys

Keys Skip Generation Technology – Blended Whole Botanicals by Bob Root Keys Technologist We are about to introduce two new products that represent a significant advancement for us and the industry. AguaVit and Omni are two new products coming soon that employ a remarkable change for us in how we produce products that offer functionality, efficacy and performance. Traditionally, companies blend ingredients to create a new product. These can be oils, essential oils, extracts and blends of ingredients that were separately processed. Often these ingredients are estered or separated and refined for a specific function. For example, Vitamin E can be refined from vegetables to look for and extract only a portion of the Vitamin E or the creation of a Tocopherol substance using refining processes. Then many ingredients with separated functionality are blended together to create some action. This is a lot of work and I continually question separating components of any natural substance to increase its intensity. Deriving an intense form of Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA) from fruit like apples sounds natural, but it is not. The intense action of an AHA burns the skin to exfoliate rapidly with many consequences beyond red skin. So it true of […]

On The Press! New Book by Keys Founder – Bob Root

Chemical-Free Skin Health! Bob announced the beginning of a book focused on skin health over two years ago at the Natural Products Expo West. His book will be published in early October and Bob will officially launch the book at the 2010 California Women’s Conference. Maria Shriver chose Keys Luminos for last years Women’s Conference for the speakers gift bag. This year, she chose Keys Solar Rx for the speakers gift bag. The book, titled “Chemical-Free Skin Health” with a subtitle of “Stop • Challenge • Choose” will be published by Orion’s M42 publishing company and will be sold on the show floor by Vroman’s bookstore. Bob will be at the show signing the books. Keys will be exhibiting in the newly created section called the “ECO Island” which features green sustainable products. For those attending, Bob and Wendy will be in the Keys booth along with Kathleen Beaton, Hollywood makeup artist and writer of the Foreword for Bob’s book. Kerry Malouf, motion picture makeup artist and beauty editor for Malibu Magazine will also be in the Keys booth in the ECO Island.

Triclosan: The Biocide That Creates Super Bugs?

Triclosan: The Biocide that Creates Super Bugs? By Bob Root, Keys Technologist Chemical Warfare Chapter 12: Biocides: Indiscriminate killers that create super bugs? For almost two years, I have been working on a book draft titled, “Chemical Warfare.” It is a book focused on simplifying information about personal care and household products uses and concerns for public safety. As I studied, I realized how much hearsay there was in the industry. Taking a scientific approach, I turned to the research community for insights and facts…as best as they are. Part of my dedication was and is to release information that is important in real-time. Books, after all, are merely a snapshot in time and pale in comparison to real-time information gateways like our blog. FACT vs FUD is a chapter in this book as well as an article on this blog. In this overly inflammatory news based society of ours, my resistance is to publish anything that is not based in research.

About Us – A Defining Moment

Keys was born from a need for natural skin care products the likes of which did not exist before we started. Our founder, Wendy Steele, survived Melanoma and her story of her road to recovery was littered with prescription products that almost worked. The trauma showed her the clear vision need for products that really worked to solve skin problems. Because they are natural, they also made her feel good with a new youthful appearance and the resulting contentment showed her the way in creating Keys In the simplest of messages, Keys is ancient remedies employing modern technologies for people with skin disorders, those that want to be chemical-free, people who want their family to have natural alternatives and for post cancer recovery survivors. We are: Natural Beauty Natural Skin Care Natural Skin Therapies Natural Hair Care Natural Dog Care & Supplements Keys Purpose and Direction We are not just a natural products company with scents of lavender and claims of what ingredients we do not have in our products. We consider ourselves a natural medicine and therapy products company that happens to use natural ingredients. We use functional ingredients in therapeutic proportions to design and build skin care, beauty, skin therapies and dog care […]

Parabens Good Or Bad Guys

Both? As a part of my ongoing series of looking at the Dirty Dozen Chemicals shown to provide elevated cancer rates in people and animals, in this article, I outline why we do not use parabens leaving the judgmental diagnosis to the NGO’s attacking them. The Dirty Dozen Chemicals are a list of 12 developed originally by the Marin County Cancer Project which at the time, had the highest Cancer Rates in the US. Followed by Search For The Cause and Teens Turning Green the list is now designated the Dirty Thirty. So, are parabens good guys or bad guys? Both it seems and there is a why we do not use them as well. Below is a scavenged description of parabens from Wikipedia. On the surface and from a chemical perspective they do their job. Many chemists and companies support their use based on a belief of safety. I believe that they are looking at the wrong reasons for safety. Our society seems to primarily look at safety as, “will what we put on our skin hurt us directly?” I believe that we should be looking at whether it hurts us based on contact and will it cause something […]

Wax and Other Things That Threaten Mankind

Ingredients, Skin Deep Report and Everything Else… Musing from an interview with Bob Root, Keys Care CTO I recently took up Storm Chasing as a hobby… Just kidding although I feel like one of those guys chasing Tornado’s in the Midwest when it comes to the natural products industry. I was recently on a conference call with various members of the Natural Products Manufacturers Association enraged about a change that the EWG had made in the rating of Vegetable Emulsifying Wax from a 1 to a 4. The tone was angry because as Compact Signers, we were not given a why, who, what or a heads-up at all to the change. As of the time of the call, no one knew why the ranking was changed, who provoked it or the reason for the change. Normally, I would not address this here on our blog, but there has been so much uproar at the consumer level that our customer service, sales and marketing teams asked for some clarity. The title of this article maybe should have been Williams Shakespeare’s, “Much Ado About Nothing!”

Keys Product Labels

We have always published our product labels on our website. Admittedly they have been a little hard to find and took some work. As a part of the evolution of our website and our dedication to simpler more informed content, we have created a page on our blog dedicated to our products from an informational standpoint. The page on the main menu bars above and to the right show a new category called “Keys Products.” As we add information, it will appear in this category and as a brief article like this one. So, now all of our label art in flat pattern is available to be viewed by clicking this link or the label image herein. You can also go to the category page and click the link there to see these labels. You will also notice that we are beginning to add recycle symbols to our labels. Many of our containers are made in the EU and do not have mold recycle marks. These packages are fully recyclable. We are adding the symbol to all of our labels as an assurance. As we add the symbol, we will update the label art page above to reflect the changes.

Our Green Piece…How It’s Made at Keys!

by Bob Root Keys Technologist Clean, Caring, Concerned and Diligent! Everyone want to know these days what is in your products, what is not in your products and how does the making of your products effect the environment. I thought it might be lighter to use the title Green Piece with an ‘i’ because that is what the PR people call the eco statement that a company offers. Often these are full of $5 dollar words and platitudes. So, I have attempted to inform here without using too many words or big words that have no meaning. I am sure I have missed something, so make sure you use the comment box to ask me your questions. Keys is not just another natural products manufacturer. We design skin care solutions that solve problems. If there was a FDA category for Natural Medicines, you would find Keys there. What you will notice about our products is that we present them as natural solutions to problems with features, benefits and advantages offered. We are not a company that focused on scents, nor do we add any ingredients to scent our products. Although many people comment on the way our products smell, it […]

New Eye Butter – A Better Butter

New Eye Butter Softer, smoother and more effective anti-aging properties By Bob Root, Keys Technologist Eye Butter is now better butter. The ingredients are the same. The amount of each ingredient has not changed. Two of the processes in making Eye Butter have been changed to increase its efficacy and soften the consistency while also being smoother.

About Us, The Stories Behind The Keys Story

What happens when a brainiac boyfriend discovers his smokin hot girlfriend has Melanoma. He fixes the problems! …and this is how Keys products were born