{"id":149,"date":"2013-03-26T00:30:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T00:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kbosso.com\/blog\/?p=149"},"modified":"2013-03-26T17:52:06","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T17:52:06","slug":"the-magic-and-beauty-of-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kbosso.com\/blog\/the-magic-and-beauty-of-maui\/","title":{"rendered":"THE MAGIC and BEAUTY of MAUI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maui\u00a0has been so incredibly fun! Lots of fun in the sun\u2026. parasailing, snorkeling, and surfing. But all doesn\u2019t go without the inevitable damage the sun slowly has on your skin as it turns more golden each day. So to protect my face, I made sure to apply La Roche-Posay SPF 50. What\u2019s so brilliant about\u00a0La Roche-Posay<\/strong>\u00a0is the crucial ingredient\u00a0Mexoryl<\/strong>\u00a0in it. Mexoryl has been in most European sunblock creams for almost two decades, unlike the U.S. SPF\u2019s (bureaucracy) which really blows for us. That\u2019s why I\u2019d stock up each time in\u00a0France. But I no longer have to do that! My French brands are here now!<\/p>\n

Mexoryl\u00a0<\/strong>is an essential ingredient that\u00a0protects from the<\/strong>\u00a0aging effects<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0the sun has on our skin. So all this time you thought that your sunblock protected you against wrinkles? Well sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it hasn\u2019t. It just protected you against skin cancer unless it contained Mexoryl.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a total misconception that SPF\u2019s help prevent the aging process from the sun. It only helps prevent skin cancer and sunburn ONLY by blocking UVB rays. Without Mexoryl, our skin is screwed from the sun. Sunscreen containing Mexoryl blocks UVA rays, the rays that cause premature aging. So take a second look at your sunblock and look for the one\u2019s containing Mexoryl like\u00a0La Roche-Posay\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Vichy<\/strong>. You\u2019ll mostly find only European SPF\u2019s imported to the states containing it. The American brands are hard to find or don’t add it yet.<\/p>\n

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For my body, I applied\u00a0Hawaiian Tropic\u2019s antioxidant SPF 50<\/strong>. I LOVE this block! It\u2019s really thick and waterproof and smells really good. I totally tanned slowly, and had no burning whatsoever! And damn, I started out porcelain white when first arriving so this stuff is no joke. It protects from the burning rays, and yet gives you a beautiful golden glow over time. My secret is reapplying every hour.<\/p>\n

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Another great product in\u00a0Maui\u00a0that my friend Kat introduced me to is\u00a0Kukui Oil<\/strong>. We went surfing consecutive days and even though we wore rashguards, with the friction of the saltwater against the board while paddling out to the next wave, we got rashes anyway on our legs. So we applied Kukui oil, and voila, it was gone in two days! Kukui oil comes from the Kukui Nut Tree in\u00a0Hawaii\u00a0and contains lavender, rosemary, and aloe .\u00a0 It\u2019s also excellent for dry skin, which I was putting on my face each night from the sun sucking all the moisture out all day. I\u2019m loving Kukui! Feels good, smells good and works! (I bought Tropic Breeze but comes fragrance free as pictured)<\/p>\n

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