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  • Chemical-Free Skin Health Book,  Chemicals,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles

    Keys Joins Companies for Safer Chemicals to Change US Government Thinking!

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    A group of the country’s leading consumer brands announced the formation of a new coalition to press Congress to modernize the nation’s out-of-date and ineffective chemical safety laws.

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Product Reviews,  Skin 101

    Keys Product Functionality Chart

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    We have published a new product selector based on skin disorders and conditions. This is a part of our new predictive search artificial intelligence system

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Product Reviews,  Skin 101

    Under The Hood – New Predictive Search Function

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    We have now added a technology called "Predictive Search" that monitors and chronicles search activity. It learns habits as people ask question in the search box on our store.

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Keys Articles,  Keys Media and KEYS TV

    What Should We Video Next on the Keys Skin Deep YouTube Channel

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    New video request form to tell us what you want to see and here about on the Keys Skin Deep YouTube Channel

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Keys Media and KEYS TV,  Profiles

    Origins – Where Our Ingredients Come From – Video

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    Bob Root, Keys Founder and Formulator talks about where some of Keys ingredients come from and a little background about some of our advisers.

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  • Chemical-Free Skin Health Book,  Chemicals,  Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Keys Media and KEYS TV

    Going Natural in a Synthetic World – Bob Root

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    In his book, Chemical-Free Skin Health, Bob Root covers many subjects designed to help people understand how to Stop, Challenge and Choose a healthier way of thinking by becoming chemical-free.

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Chemicals,  Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Keys Media and KEYS TV

    KPRO Product Overview Video – Bob Root Keys Formulator

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    A new video describing the Keys KPRO line by Bob Root, Keys Founder and Formulator

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Keys Articles

    Keys Overview Video with Wendy Steele

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    This is the first in a new series of online videos from Keys. New technology will permit us to create small and effective videos for you to help understand us, our products and our mission. This is also available on the new Keys YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6WlkrnWIb2zoj0VhcSVqyQ/feed

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Product Reviews

    Mangrove Conditioner is Back! Richer and Twice The Size

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    Mangrove Conditioner is back in stock and even better than before. Silkier, more and at the same price as before.

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Product Reviews

    New Try Me Category – KPRO Sachets for Sale

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    This kit of four of the new KPRO products now available for $1.95 including shipping. Try before you buy.

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Product Ingredients,  Product Reviews

    The Jar Is Back – Keys Eye Butter

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

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Product Reviews,  Simply Wendy

    Keys KPRO Cosmetic Products – Now Available!

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    Keys New KPRO professional line is now available for review and for sale. Nominated for Best New Product of the year at the Natural Products Expo East coming this week, I believe these are the most revolutionary products we have ever designed. Read more! Wendy.

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  • Functions and Uses,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Product Reviews

    Keys Professional – KPRO Line – Cosmetic Tinted Creams and Powders

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    Keys revolutionary cosmetic OptiFX™ Adaptive Color Technology creates a 1-step flawless foundation to streamline daily regimes

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Chemical-Free Skin Health Book,  Chemicals,  Functions and Uses,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Product Ingredients,  Product Reviews

    Keys RediCare – Featured in Men’s Journal Magazine

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

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  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  KODA for Dogs,  Pet Concerns & Disorders,  Product Overview,  Skin Disorders,  Supplements

    KODA Dog Products – A Brief Synopsis

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    A brief synopsis of what KODA products will do for your dog

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  • Chemical-Free Skin Health Book,  Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Product Ingredients,  Skin Disorders,  UltraHealth - Dr Amy

    Bob Root on the Dr. Amy Myers Show

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

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  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Product Ingredients,  Simply Wendy,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    5-Minute Skin Clinic at the Airport

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    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.

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    Wendy Steele
  • Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Simply Wendy,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    REvolutionary Skin Ideas -from Hollywood and Apple!

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    REvolutionary Skin Ideas -from Hollywood and Apple!. There is a new revolution in beauty and it is here now!

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Product Ingredients,  Product Reviews

    Cooking for your dog with Koda OmegaLife

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

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  • Keys Articles,  Product Reviews

    Where are all the travel sizes and sample?

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    A new revolutionary sample and travels size program involves a very sophisticated little machine that works lights-out and 24/7

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Functions and Uses,  Images & Media,  Keys Articles,  Product Ingredients

    Keys Labels, Ingredients and Information

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

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  • Chemicals,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles

    EWG and How to Read Labels

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    Ever looked at the labels on your shampoos, moisturizers and cosmetics? Do you really know what chemicals you're putting on your body?

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  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Pet Concerns & Disorders

    Announcing KODA – Keys for Dogs

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    Keys is pleased to announce a new company with both internal and external products for dogs. KODA, which is Lakota Sioux for "friend" has ten new products for dogs. KODA is Keys for dogs!

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  • Chemicals,  Keys Articles,  Pet Concerns & Disorders,  Product Ingredients

    Itchy Dog? Ditch the Perfume

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    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!

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    Wendy Steele
  • Chemicals,  Keys Articles,  Natural Healing,  Skin Disorders

    Probiotics & Probiome – Feeding Your Skin!

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    The skin needs probiotics like we need for improved digestion. The problem is that the skin is a lot more susceptible to chemicals, allergens and pollution. Worse, the products we use are killing the skin's probiome and the results are misdiagnosed skin disorders. Learn what to do and what not to do.

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  • Keys Articles

    California to License Groomers?

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    From Cal Watchdog Even Dogs Have A Nanny In CA Katy Grimes: A California state Senator has authored a bill which would regulate pet grooming and require dog groomers to pay a whopping $350 for a state-issued license. As if the state Legislature’s attempt to require helmuts for skiers and snowboarders, licensing hair braiders, and and imposing child-car seats restrictions just isn’t…

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  • Keys Articles

    Sun Damage – Before and After on the Same Face?

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    As a geek, I must admit a certain amount of frustration with many people espousing opinion when it comes to the skin. Choosing to blinder themselves from the obvious or ignoring simple realities to make a point. Jay Chiat, the advertising guru that was responsible for much of the Apple Macintosh marketing, once told me that, “Controversy is the #1 tool of marketing.  With the…

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  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Product Ingredients,  Product Reviews,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    The Not New Solar Rx – Improved and Unchanged!

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    The New FDA Sunscreen regulations are about to go into effect. Last year I wrote and article in July of 2011 about what to expect from the new regulations. The article outlined all of the changes we as manufacturers had to make to make the regulatory changes seamless to consumers.

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  • Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Keys Media and KEYS TV,  Simply Wendy,  Skin Disorders,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    Time To Get Wise – Dear 16 Year Old Me!

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    Wendy Steele, Keys CEO is a Melanoma Skin Cancer survivor. May is Melanoma Month and Wendy has written an article expressing here concern that May is also prom month. That little white dress does not need a tan to set it off! So, it is time to get wise. If the article is not convincing enough, the video just might…

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    Wendy Steele
  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty

    Keys Natural Beauty Regime’s – When To Use What & Why

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    We have published charts to show what our products do, when to use them, what order to use them and what to expect for three different skin types. We also have new build your own regimes at our Specials Category

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  • Keys Articles,  Product Ingredients,  Product Reviews,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    Dramatic Skin – Keys Reflex ProBiome – New Revolution

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    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…

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  • Keys Articles,  UltraHealth - Dr Amy

    Travel Tips from Dr. Amy

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    Tips to Stay UltraHealthy While Traveling Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, with family, friends or solo here are some tips to stay UltraHealthy while away from home

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  • Functions and Uses,  Keys Articles,  Keys Cross - Multi-Uses

    Keys Cross – The Many Uses of Omni Spray Elixir

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    This post features the Functions and Uses of Keys Omni. It is a new category for Keys products on Clean Green Cafe. We have constructed a table along with a description to give people an idea of what they can use our products to solve their skin problems.

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  • Keys Articles,  UltraHealth - Dr Amy

    Is Your Body’s Engine Running Optimally? Dr. Amy

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    Is Your Body's Engine Running Optimally? When your car's engine is finely tuned and running optimally; you know it. Likely that is the case with your own body also, and when it is out of tune you know that too.

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  • Chemicals,  Keys Articles,  Product Reviews,  Simply Wendy

    A Close Shave

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    Close Shave? I am often asked why we do not make a shave cream or shaving soap. My answer? We already do!

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    Skin ‘Sees’ UV Light, Starts Producing Pigment

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    In a new study, biologists report that melanocyte skin cells detect ultraviolet light using a photosensitive receptor previously thought to exist only in the eye. This eye-like ability of skin to sense light triggers the production of melanin within hours, more quickly than previously thought, in an apparent rush to protect against damage to DNA.

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  • Keys Articles,  Keys Media and KEYS TV,  Skin Disorders,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    Scientists Use Laser Imaging to Assess Safety of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Sunscreen

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    Australian and Swiss scientists have found that the nano zinc oxide particles did not penetrate beneath the outermost layer of cells.

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Chemical-Free Skin Health Book,  Chemicals,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  SK!N - The Book,  Skin Disorders

    SK!N What’s Normal pH?

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      by Bob Root, Keys CTO There is another book on the horizon for us.   The working title is simple, “SK!N”.   After Chemical-Free Skin Health was published, I started to get so many questions that focused more on “what to do” than what is wrong.  Yes, there will be a chapter about the negative effects of chemicals in…

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  • Chemical-Free Skin Health Book,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Profiles

    Safe Cosmetics Bestows Champion Status On Keys Care

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    Market Shift: Keys Care Receives “Champion” Status – Fulfills Safe Products Pledge Consumer demand for safer products drives fastest-growing market segment The  Campaign for Safe Cosmetics announced today that Keys has achieved the highest recognition earning “Champion” status by meeting the goals of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, the Campaign’s voluntary pledge to avoid chemicals banned by health agencies outside…

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  • Chemicals,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Natural Healing,  Product Ingredients,  Product Reviews,  Skin Disorders,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    The News Is Not All Bad!

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    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…

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  • Chemicals,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    What Some Sunscreens Are Hiding…(Republished)

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    It is summer and it is sunscreen season.  Below is an article I recently wrote about the new welcomed changes from the FDA that will force manufacturers to reveal what is in their sunscreens.  Please read it and the links to the FDA.  This change has go a long way to help save lives through UVA and UVB dangers awareness.…

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  • Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    New FDA Sunscreen Regulations

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    by Bob Root It has been about three years of communication with the FDA before the new sunscreen regulations came out June 11, 2011.  The FDA requested input from many companies and organizations.  Keys and other presented facts, opinion and wishes.  For some the time and the angle of the new direction have been touted as too little and too late.  I…

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  • Keys Articles,  Keys Media and KEYS TV,  Simply Wendy,  Skin Disorders,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    Skin Cancer & “The Ugly Duckling” …Hold the Mayo! (Update May 21st)

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    WISDOM FROM “UGLY DUCKLINGS” by Wendy Steele  (Original Post May 9, 2011…See updates below) My recent experience with several “ugly ducklings” has once again put a bright spotlight on my desire and responsibility to share my personal wisdom about skin health. So far in this month of May, I have had the pleasure to personally talk to and meet many…

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    Bob Root - Keys Founder
  • Keys Articles

    Gluten Sensitivity: Is something You Are Eating Making You Sick?

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    Gluten Sensitivity: Is something You Are Eating Making You Sick? Are you eating something everyday that could be making you sick?  I was!  During my second year of medical school I was diagnosed with Graves Disease, an autoimmune disorder that caused my thyroid to be overactive.  Each night before going to bed I would eat two pieces of sprouted whole…

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  • Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    Understanding UVA & UVB

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    By Bob Root It is a constant quest to understand and then explain the effects of UVA and UVB on our skin and our lives.  Our involvement with the Skin Cancer Foundation, Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, Scripps and various universities expose me to all sorts of information.  I am always searching for the simplest and best explanations to help people…

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  • Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Natural Healing,  Product Ingredients,  Product Reviews,  Simply Wendy,  Skin Disorders,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    Keys Omni – New Revolutionary Skin Spray Elixir

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    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…

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  • Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Product Reviews,  Simply Wendy

    New AguaVit – Toner Tonic from Keys

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    I am very happy to announce a new product long in development called AguaVit AguaVit is more than a toner. Take one sniff and the scent conjures deeply rooted emotions of times gone by. AguaVit means “Water of life.” It is made from a functional ingredient created by Keys called Arianne. To make Ariane we blend & distill whole organic…

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  • Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Natural Healing,  Product Ingredients,  Product Reviews,  Skin Disorders

    AguaVit & Omni – Two New Functional Ingredient Products From Keys

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    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…

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  • Chemical-Free Skin Health Book,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Natural Healing

    Bob Root Begins Book Tour! Asks! Are We Killing Our Skin’s Ecosystem?

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    Chemical-Free Skin Health is the book written by Bob Root that is a compilation of all his experiences being on the road with Keys customers.  The book answers the most commonly asked questions as well as proposing some radical ideas about skin health.   Bob features information about the Human Microbiome Project and the National Institutes of health that is…

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  • Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Natural Healing,  Profiles,  Skin Disorders,  UltraHealth - Dr Amy

    UltraHealth…What A Concept! A Real BHAG!

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    UltraHealth…What A Concept!  A Real BHAG! by Bob Root, Keys technologists & founder In tech, we had a phrase that we used to differentiate really big projects.  BHAG stands for a Big Hairy Audacious Goal.  When I helped to start Keys, we had some big hairy goals.  Universal Wellness was perhaps the biggest. Remember, I am from high tech engineering,…

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  • Keys Articles,  Simply Wendy

    Wendy’s #1 Life Rule: Simplify!

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    Wendy’s #1 Life Rule:  Simplify! Keys Products Have Many Uses! We design products that can simplify your life.  At Keys we think differently! Over six years ago, when we started designing and manufacturing skin health products, we had a fundamental belief that we could invent products that would solve skin issues and make people feel good.  We were inspired by…

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  • Keys Articles

    Chemical-Free Skin Health Book Now For Sale!

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    The new book by Bob Root is now available for sale.   The book is available on the Keys web site store as well as various book sellers like Amazon.com and Barnes & Nobel.  Below are the links to the book sale pages. Keys Online Store:  Click Here Amazon.com: Click Here Barnes & Nobel: Click Here

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  • Keys Articles,  Product Reviews

    New RediCare Locking Sprayer

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    We are pleased to announce the next generation sprayer head for our RediCare product.  The innovations for this new design development are a finer mist spray, more even and less pressure required to operate and a new integrated locking mechanism. Most people quickly notice the new locking mechanism.  The prior sprayer used a “wishbone” clip that kept the pump from operating…

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  • Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Natural Healing,  Profiles

    Gathering Thyme, New Bay Area Keys Reseller Opens in Marin County

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    Gathering Thyme is a new community herb shop and holistic health education center focused on providing Marin County and the Bay Area with exceptional natural healthcare products, education and support.  “Keys is very excited to add Gathering Thyme to our reseller list because they are true trusted advisors in their community,” said Wendy Steele, Keys CEO. In the retail shop…

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  • Chemical-Free Skin Health Book,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty

    Keys Featured at the 2010 California Women’s Conference

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    New book, “Chemical-Free Skin Health” premiered at the California Women’s Conference. Keys creates ECO Island. Keys product chosen by Maria Shriver for second year in a row for speakers’ gift bag. Long Beach California, October 25, 2010, California Women’s Conference. “Chemical-Free Skin Health” is a new book written by Keys founder and Chief Technology Officer, Bob Root.  The book is…

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  • Chemical-Free Skin Health Book,  Chemicals,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Product Ingredients

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

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    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.…

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  • Chemicals,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Keys Media and KEYS TV

    The Story of Cosmetics • Campaign for Safe Cosmetics

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    Comments of the personal care industry, by Bob Root, Keys CTO “The world is a changen,” is an old southern phrase.   It generally means that new things continue to appear at a little to fast a pace.   The concept of safe cosmetics does not fit into that phrase.  I believe we are actually returning to the basics and…

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  • Chemicals,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Product Ingredients

    Triclosan: The Biocide That Creates Super Bugs?

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    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…

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  • Keys Articles

    Keys Now Blog Merges with Clean Green Cafe

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    In a world of fast paced communications, we continue to try to simplify, condense and corral the information we present in a way that helps clarify not only our position, but that of the natural products industry.  Over the next few month, we will continue to simplify all that we present to be in one place.  Here! The Clean Green…

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  • Chemical-Free Skin Health Book,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Profiles

    Ele Keats Actor – Artist – Keys Fan

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    Ele Keats   Actor Artist Keys Fan! When we started Keys, we began small with a few products and some real fans.  Our core belief is that products should solve problems and make people feel good about themselves and what they are using in and on their body. As we have grown, we feel it is time to honor some of…

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  • Chemicals,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Natural Healing,  Product Ingredients,  Skin Disorders,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    About Us – A Defining Moment

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    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.…

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  • Chemicals,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles

    EWG 2010 Sunscreen Report – Sunscreen For Dummies

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    Bob Root, Keys CTO It is that time of year again when the various sunscreen reports come out. The Environmental Working Group 2010 Sunscreen Report is out a couple of months early. Once again, Keys Solar Rx receives great marks in the Moisturizer with SPF category. I offer the title above with a great deal of respect for this years…

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  • Keys Articles

    Toxic America with Dr. Sanjay Gupta and EWG’s Ken Cook

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    We always endeavor to report on things that we know based on facts or studies.  This small review is most definitely and opinion piece from us, so you should form you own opinion by reading the links and watching the various videos available at the links. Keys Review, Toxic America Well if you missed it, the CNN series with Sanjay Gupta titled Toxic America was…

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  • Chemicals,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Product Ingredients,  Skin Disorders

    Parabens Good Or Bad Guys

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    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…

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  • Chemicals,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Product Ingredients

    Wax and Other Things That Threaten Mankind

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    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…

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  • Keys Articles,  Product Ingredients,  Product Reviews

    Keys Product Labels

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    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…

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  • Chemicals,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty

    EWG Report on Fragrance – Not So Sexy!

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    The EWG just released a report on Fragrances. Below is a part of the report and links to read the entire report. What is important to understand is that these same secret ingredients are used in personal care and household products. That familiar brand fragrance of Tide, Dreft and dryer sheets come from fragrance developed in the same process as…

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  • Keys Articles,  Keys Media and KEYS TV,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    UV “B” Chic and UV “A” Wise – How to avoid skin cancer!

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    Wendy Steele, Keys CEO UV “B” Chic and UV “A” Wise  Video After the shock of being diagnosed with Melanoma Skin Cancer and the aftermath of dealing with all the chemical in my life that cause my skin disorders, the reality set home pretty quickly.   My skn could never again be exposed to prolonged UV events.  Growing up with…

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    Keys on the Road with the Stars..At the Oscar’s

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    By Wendy Steele, Keys CEO A few years ago when I fell and sprained my ankle, I had to send Bob to Santa Monica CA to meet with 300 Hollywood makeup artists.  The trip was to introduce Eye Butter as a natural alternative to eye foundations and creams.  Our message then and now was that natural products no longer needed…

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

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    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…

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    Keys Banned Chemical Series – SLS (Sodium Laureth Sulfate)

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    Dirty Dozen Chemicals: SLS By Bob Root Keys Technologist Many people that I meet ask me to describe why I do not use certain chemicals.  I tell them that my reasons are practical not political.  I generally explain in three to five pragmatic reasons why I do not use certain ingredients.  Most encourage me to offer my simplified reasons, so…

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    Acne Solutions…Cause and Effect!

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    Acne Solutions.  Real or Unreal? By Bob Root, Keys Technologist There are many acne treatments on the market promising a quick result.  They work quickly and as quickly, the skin rebounds, for most with, with a vengeance. We receive a lot of emails from people wondering what we have for treating acne.  Ironically, Keys is in business because of acne…

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    New Eye Butter – A Better Butter

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    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.

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    New Mini Size Galleyon Foaming Natural Antibacterial Soap! Just in Time for Flu and Cold Season!!

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    Galleyon Mini Naturally Antibacterial Foaming Castile Soap, 50 ml (1.69 oz) Our customers have asked and asked for a smaller purse size version of Galleyon.  The problem has been finding a foamer mechanism small enough and durable enough for the high levels of natural spearmint essential oil that we use as our major antibacterial agent. Great for the pocket or…

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    EWG Report Released Today…457 chemical Contaminants in Cleaning Products

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    Research links school air quality to school cleaning supplies Keys Note:  Although we are a natural skin remedy and health company, we have long said that many skin disorders are misdiagnosed and caused by chemicals in household products.  Because this report is about schools, on the surface, do not dismiss this report when choosing your household cleaning products.  Especially your…

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    The California Women’s Conference…One Guy and 22,000 Women

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    Well, I am not the only guy.  There are a few of us. As the Keys formulator, I was asked to attend this year’s California Women’s Conference to answer questions and talk to the press and celebrities about our line of chemical-free skin care products. I arrived in LA last week.  It is always a home coming for me.  This…

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    Finding your Voice at the California Women’s Conference

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    By Wendy Steele, Keys  CEO So what happens when over 20,000 women convene at a special conference in Long Beach CA hosted by The People’s Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger and California First Lady Maria Shriver?   Well, we are about to find out!  Keys is excited to participate in the CA Women’s Conference events on Monday October 26 and Tuesday October 27.  During the event, Keys is exhibiting with…

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    Blogging…Not So Innocent

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    Blogging Debunking  –  Federal Style By Bob Root, Keys Technologist And it did not take a Michael Moore Film…. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), protects consumers from fraud or deceptive business practices, voted 4 to 0 to update its rules governing endorsements, and the new guidelines require bloggers and celebrities  to clearly disclose any “material connection” to  and including payments…

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    Keys Clear Cosmetics

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    Clear Cosmetics – Keys Makeup By Bob Root, Keys Chief Technologist When I am in front of customers, doctors, estheticians, makeup artists, actors and cosmeticians, the question is always the same.  “When is Keys going to create a makeup line?”  My answer is when I can find safe ingredients that have the right colors and staying power. I began looking…

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    Luminos: A Revolution in Makeup, by Design

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    How Does Luminos Work…A new generation of makeup by design. By Bob Root, Keys Technologist Authors note:  Everywhere I go, women and men  come up to me say, “Show me that Luminos thing you do?”  What they are talking about is a little illusion I do with Luminos that is more than an illusion.  I turn my hands, palms down,…

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    Keys Chosen By California Women’s Conference

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    One of the premier conferences every year for and about women is the California Women’s Conference hosted by Maria Shriver and the Governor of California.  This year, Keys was honored to be invited as one of the sponsors of the conference being asked to have our Luminos be included in the speakers’ gift bags.  Many conferences permit vendors to buy…

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  • Chemicals,  Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    Nano Zinc Oxide… Hundreds of Studies Show It’s Safe! Really!

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    By Bob Root,  Keys Technologist One day when I was young, I was reading an issue of Popular Science Magazine with a story about a bold project to put man into space.  I was so excited.  Like many young people, I fantasized about flying in space.  I became an avid follower of early rocket pioneers and awaited the day when…

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    Take a prescription topical, grow your eyelashes…are you kidding me?

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    by Wendy Steele,  Keys CEO I did a double-take when I read some hoopla about a drug company suing a cosmetic company over an ingredient that they both touted as a miraculous eyelash growth ingredient.  Then I saw a commercial where a celebrity was touting the growth of her eyelashes to taking this prescription topical (never mind all of potential side effects they…

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    Wendy Steele
  • Keys Articles

    Keys To Make Appearence on Emmy Nominated Showtime Series Weeds!

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    Congratulations to the Weeds team for all your Emmy Nominations!!! Special congrats to Mary Louise Parker, Elisabeth Perkins and the entire Weeds team. Keys on Weeds Well we think it is true. We heard from an informant that Keys will be featured on Episode 10 of the hit Showtime Series “Weeds.” We have been working with the team using Solar…

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  • Chemicals,  Keys Articles

    Why We Use Airless Pumps and Not Tubes

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    Airless Pumps versus Tubes By Bob Root Keys Technologist I am often asked the question of why I chose airless pumps for our products over traditional tubes. Well, there is no simple answer, but a series of reasons that we chose this very advanced technology developed in the Netherlands along with our design team. The most important reasons are health,…

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    RediCare – Healing Spray and Natural Insect Repellent for People and Their Pets!

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    Miracle product? Could Be! RediCare is certainly, a product that has touched so many people and pets in a positive way that we just had to write this article. Keys RediCare offers solutions to skin disorders, internal disorders that cause the skin to react, itch and breakdown. For sunburns, burns and scrapes, RediCare performs equally as well. RediCare is a natural…

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    Keys Featured in Super Natural Home Book

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          Beth Greer had been living what she considered a healthy lifestyle when a medical crisis prompted her to reevaluate everything—from the food she ate to the personal-care products she used and the environment she lived in. Now, in Super Natural Home,

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    Keys Solar Rx Featured in G Free Diet by Elisabeth Hasselbeck

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            New Gluten-Free book by Elisabeth Hasselbeck of “The View” ABC Television Talk Show has featured Keys Solar Rx in the book. Keys Solar Rx has been listed as the most effective moisturizing sunscreen by the EWG , Consumer Reports and is now featured by Elisabeth because it is also gluten-free.

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  • Industry Articles,  Keys Articles,  Natural Beauty,  Sun Protection - Anti-Aging

    Solar Flare! What you don’t know can kill you!

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    Solar Flare – What you don’t know can kill you! Whitepaper by Wendy Steele, Keys Founder (updated from 2007) Your skin is the first thing that people notice about you—at every age!  We often take it for granted. The fact is we rely on our skin health to protect us every day of our lives, as the body’s first defense…

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    FACTS Versus FUD

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    By Bob Root, Keys CTO I spend 300 days a year on the road, out and about with our customers, retailers and at industry events. I receive numerous questions every day. The majority are inspiring and educational for me. Almost daily, though, I receive questions that relate to opinions expressed by some people or companies that are not based in…

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    Keys Solar Rx #1 Again On EWG Sunscreen Report

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    Once again Keys Solar Rx tops the best and safest sunblock on the Environmental Working Group 2009 Sunscreen Report. Now two years in a row, Solar Rx tops the Moisturizing Category for the safest and most effective sunscreen protection. Wendy Steele, Keys CEO said, “I am thrilled for Keys to be #1 again. I am even more thrilled for the…

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    Bob Root on Super Natural Mom Radio Show

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    Bob Root, Keys Founder and Technologist was interviewed by Beth Greer, author of “The Super Natural Home” on her radio show, The Super Natural Mom, yesterday. The broadcast was live and can be heard by click the link below or the download link. (large file, so we do not recommend downloading). There were a number of subjects discussed including the…

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    About Us, The Stories Behind The Keys Story

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    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

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