Ana's style is a combination of influences and styles that mixes Western and Asian with Classic, Trendy, and Contemporary. In the Philippines she was exposed to the both Metropolitan Manila & Cebu City, and also the rural styles of the Island of Leyte. New Ideas from, Japan, Hong Kong, plus New York & Los Angeles because of television shows have helped craft Ana's Style and Beauty regimen. Want to find products she shares with her friends visit www.anaskojic.com
From the co-owner of Ana's Kojic, comes a fresh, new product that boasts premium organic ingredients at an affordable price.
Kris Karle's Organic Soaps possesses fresh, natural & healthy benefits that prove to be rare in today's markets. The different scents and styles of this line of soaps have their own unique ingredient that sets them apart, not only from each other, but from the rest in the soap industry. Take for example, the Forest Tonic Organic Soap:
Boasting a "slightly sweet scent of juniper berries," this soap glides on the skin like cascading water over rocks towards a waterfall. Having a "woodsy" smell, it reminds one of his camping days, waking up in a tent, feeling the cool earth beneath, and smelling the trees in the foggy summer morning. Forest Tonic exfoliates and gives skin a beautiful and natural glow. Did we forget to mention that it's organic?! Nothing could be fresher and healthier than this bar of soap!
This is only the first of many varieties from Kris Karle's! Other scents include Peppermint Leaf, Citrus Lavender, Shea Honey Oatmeal & much more!
Kris Karle's Organic Soaps are available now on special request; a website dedicated to it will be up soon!
Kojic Soap, and Kojic Acid in particular, have made great strides in past few years. While it's a huge product in Asia, it is quite uknown here in the U.S. You could it say it's Asia's best kept secret. However, like mentioned earlier, Kojic has made great strides here in the Western World. Here's what Miguel Cavazos has to say about it in his piece from Livestrong.com.
Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, was
discovered 70 years ago to treat scurvy, a disease that causes fatigue,
anemia and gum disease. A Science Daily article reports that research by
the University of Leicester and Institute for Molecular and Cellular
Biology suggests that vitamin C may enhance skin regeneration. The
Internal Medicine News reports that kojic acid may help to treat skin
conditions such as pigment disorders, melasma and wrinkes.
Vitamin C
Vitamin
C is an essential water-soluble vitamin. Vitamin C is essential
because your body does not produce or store it and you must get this
nutrient in your diet. Vitamin C supports growth and repair processes in
tissues throughout your body. Your body uses vitamin C to maintain
healthy skin, connective tissues and blood vessels.
Kojic
acid is an organic acid produced naturally during aerobic fermentation
in fungi such as penicillium. Aerobic fermentation is a set of
metabolic processes that requires oxygen, which occurs in plants and
fungi. Substances that derive from kojic acid include kojic dipalmitate
and kojic esters. According to the European Commission's Scientific
Committee on Consumer Products, kojic acid has industrial applications
in food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and agriculture.
Antioxidant
Vitamin
C and kojic acid are antioxidants. The environment and natural
processes in your body produce unstable substances known as free
radicals. Free radicals can damage cells throughout your body. This
activity may contribute to cancer, heart disease and age-related
degenerative conditions. Antioxidants are substances that can help to
protect your body from damage caused by free radicals.
Skin
Your
body uses vitamin C to make collagen, which is protein your body uses
to make skin cells. Your skin may become dry and scaly if your diet does
not have enough vitamin-C. Wounds may also heal slower if you have a
vitamin C deficiency. Cosmetic and topical skin products may contain
vitamin C or kojic acid. A study in "Experimental Dermatology" reports
that a skin lotion with vitamin C can help to improve sun-damaged skin.
Kojic acid can provide the basic material for skin whitening and skin
protection products like creams, soap and lotions. Kojic acid may block
the production of pigment in your skin cells and reduce the appearance
of dark spots or freckles on your skin.
Food
Vitamin
C and kojic acid have applications in the food industry. Flavor
enhancers such as miso and soy sauce require kojic acid. Kojic acid
helps to prevent the formation of brown spots on raw noodles during
storage and processing. Strawberry producers may use kojic acid to
promote reddening of unripe strawberries. All fruit and vegetables
contain vitamin C. Higher concentrations of vitamin C may occur in
citrus fruits and leafy green vegetables. Fruits that contain a lot of
vitamin C include strawberries, oranges and papaya. Turnip greens,
spinach and potatoes are vitamin C rich vegetables.
