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Hara Body Care products are available online at Amazon.com and at select retailers in California and Hawaii. International orders can be placed online at Sailfit.com.

Like all good solutions,
Hara started with a problem. I couldn’t find an unscented, non-stinging, water-resistant sunscreen that worked!

What makes me an authority on sun care? To tell you the truth, it’s just that I burn easily and I spend a lot of time in the sun! When my wife Sarah and I moved to Santa Cruz from Seattle a few years ago and I started surfing, bike commuting, and living in the sun in earnest, I found myself using two products every time I got ready to go outside. I had one tube I liked that worked as a sunblock, but it burnt my eyes (and smelled weird), and so I had also had to have another, slightly less effective lotion to use around my eyes. One day, I was wondering out loud why in the world no one had created a simple, all-purpose sun protection product that works (and doesn’t smell like a fruity Hawaiian cocktail), and someone said, “Well, why don’t you just buy some zinc powder and make your own?” Good question, eh?

So that’s how I found myself researching ingredients and formulas, and experimenting with mixing them in my kitchen. I’m no chemist, but I’m a pretty good cook and it did not take me long to discover that an effective sunscreen can easily be made from just seven natural ingredients! When I finally had the perfect formulation, I started Hara Body Care to satisfy the need we all share for reliable sun protection made from simple, natural, effective ingredients.

Thanks for trying Hara!

- Brian Renfro, owner, Hara Body Care