Ten Glorious Years
Ten Glorious Years
The Beginnings
It wasn't until about 2006 'till I was first affected by ringworm. I was fresh off the boat from Hawai'i and it was my first year as a freshman in college in Santa Barbara, CA. Between balancing my studies, partying, and jiu-jitsu, my usually good hygiene somehow took a backseat in the process. I woke up one morning with the itchiest knuckle in the world and upon further inspection, noticed a small, pink ring around it. A few scratchy days and about a hundred google searches later, I realized that I had become a victim of tinea, or ringworm. And yes, it is contagious. I told my jiu-jitsu professor at the time and he told me I would be watching the classes from the sidelines that week - I had become that guy, and it sucked.
The Search Begins
I searched the web high and low for a soap product that would prevent these viral skin infections. I swear I tried them all. They either smelled weird, had a weak lather, or worst of all, were way too expensive. One bar of soap I bought (and I won't reveal the name), came out to $25 after shipping and handling. Being a poor college-going mat rat, beyond budget was an understatement. I thought, "I can make a better soap bar!". I set out with the knowledge in my head and a goal to create the best fungus fighting soap product on the market for combat athletes.
A year later, I unveiled The Arm Bar—a soap that's packed with a custom blend of all-natural essential oils, butters, botanicals, and extracts designed specifically to combat mat-born infections.
We traveled from The Golden State, back to our native Hawai'i Nei to source ingredients for this unique bar chock full of Aloha.
Benefits
The Hawaiian Batch is infused with Lavender Oil from Maui, Noni Juice from Kaua'i, exfoliating Kona Coffee from the Big Island, and moisturizing Kuku'i Nut Oil from O'ahu. Combined with the rest of our original fungus-fighting oil blend, we give you a true grapplers soap bar in honor of our native homeland. Spread Aloha - Not Ringworm
Other Active Natural Ingredients: Tea Tree Oil, and Coconut Oil
Dreamed up between training sessions under blue skies in Tahiti, these bacteria-beaters from the south pacific rainforest come loaded with hand-gathered ingredients known to aid grapplers.
Benefits
The Vanilla Gorilla Batch is infused with three ingredients, in particular, that are directly sourced from farms on both Tahiti and Moorea; the vitamin rich Tahitian Vanilla Extract, Mono'i Oil (Tiare flowers steeped in extra-virgin coconut oil), and Tamanu Oil (extracted from a Polynesian nut used to treat wounds, and prevent infection).
Other Active Natural Ingredients: Rainbow Sea-Sponge, Patchouli Oil, Tea Tree Oil, Hemp Oil, Coconut Oil
"Kaminari" means "thunder & lightning" and it was a name that stuck while we were visiting farms and Jiu Jitsu academies between a drizzly Tokyo and Kyoto.
Benefits
Purifying Yuzu juice and detoxifying Sasanishiki rice water are blended with an anti-fungal combo of Japanese bamboo charcoal and Tsubaki oil. Each bar also contains Matcha Tea Powder sourced from the Ippudo Tea farm in Kyoto. Matcha Tea is a natural antibiotic and rich in Chlorophyll which naturally stimulates the wound healing process. Crushed Sakura (cherry blossoms) and Green Tea leaves are added to gently exfoliate your skin.
Other Active Natural Ingredients: Lemon Oil, Neem Oil, Australian Tea Tree Oil, Coconut Oil
Our hybrid version of a super-powered African Black Soap dedicated to one of Jiu Jitsu's greatest American athletes, Keenan Cornelius.
Benefits
This bar is infused with rare Manuka oil, which can only be found on the east cape of New Zealand’s North Island and has 20-30 times more bacterial/fungal fighting properties than Australian Tea Tree oil. The soap is made black with the ash of Cacao Pods and Plantain peels.
Other Active Natural Ingredients: Tea Tree Oil, Bergamot Oil, Grapefruit Oil, Ground Cinnamon, Aloe Vera Juice, Bentonite Clay, Mango Butter, Coconut Oil
