Ultimately I want to combine all my passions under one roof - Soulstice Spa - where we can create, develop and offer our product line as well as spa services. Personally, I just had my first book published, Body/Work: Careers in Massage Therapy, and am underway on another. I want to increase our brand awareness nationally and continue to grow the business in a thoughtful, focused way.
We would love to extend our product offerings and expand our distribution. Our goal is to help people look good, feel good, and do good in the process! Soulstice Nail Colours are named after the world's most inspiring, unique cities, many matched to a color and place that is meaningful to me in some way.Īs with the bodycare line, a portion of our proceeds are donated to a variety of non-profit social and environmental organizations.
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We also focused a great deal on creating really beautiful, modern and wearable colors and shades that will look gorgeous on all skin tones and ethnicities. The Soulstice bodycare line is entirely vegan and cruelty-free, and it was important to me that the nail polishes are as well. check your polish label and make sure it specifies that these ingredients have been eliminated or are "3 Free." Toluene, especially, is found in many nail polish topcoats or basecoats. All three are suspected carcinogens and toxicants and adversely effect the nervous, reproductive, developmental or respiratory systems. The three major ingredients to avoid are Dibutyl Phthalate (commonly known as DBP), Toluene, and Formaldehyde, common solvents and preservatives in the cosmetic industry. What are the culprit chemicals we need to stay away from? The polishes more than achieved this, and our customers have been thrilled with the result. Our goal was to create a polish that is not only vegan and non-toxic, but one that could rival the mainstream polishes in terms of quality, texture and last. I left my meeting wondering.if they can make non-toxic nail polish for Japan or France, then why not us? Soon afterward I found a wonderful, U.S.-based manufacturer and created a small initial collection. They explained that it was easier just to keep making it the way they always had until they were forced through legislation or consumer opinion to do otherwise. Through talking with the reps I learned that the manufacturers commonly make one formula for most of the other global markets - such as the U.K., Europe and Japan - and use another, more-toxic formula for us here in the United States. From my background in skin and bodycare, I knew there were certain ingredients not recommended for use in personal care products, however they commonly show up in nail polishes in the U.S. What was the catalysis to change it?Ī few years ago I was attending a spa industry trade show when I met some representatives from the major nail polish manufacturers. I love the nail polishes, I had no idea that there was so many harmful chemicals in them.
I sat down with Kayse to learn more about Soulstice spa products and quality, vibrantly colored polishes. She took matters into her own hands and created a line of nail polish that's 100% vegan, cruelty free, and rid of the three worst toxins found in most US nail polishes. When you walk into a nail salon that chemical smell is overwhelming, ever wonder what those fumes are doing to your body? Kayse Gehret, founder of Soulstice Spa, asked around and what she found wasn't good news.
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