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.
The nights grow darker and the mats get colder, but the real horrors still lurk in the form of skin infections - haunting the academy like dementors above Hogwarts.
To fight back, we brewed up a limited Halloween collection: the seasonal Sarcophagus Scrub, freshly re-born from the Arm Bar Witches’ Cauldron, joins the slime-green classic Shamp-Broo Batch and the deathly-black, super-charged African soap duo, Cornelius Concoction and Serengeti Yeti Batch. Back from the grave is our premium hand sanitizer Gi-Rave Danger, alongside the cult-favorite Spider Guard Serum, celebrated worldwide for its pain-killing power. Available only until Halloween - before the spell breaks and the deal disappears into the shadows.
*Specially-priced and only available until Halloween Night.
Kick off your Arm Bar Soap training journey with "The Starter Pack" featuring 4 of our most popular signature bacteria-beating soap bars: The Kaminari Batch, The Hawaiian Batch, The Milk n' Honey Batch, and The Tropic Soldier Batch.
These best-selling soap bars contains all-natural ingredients and are built to protect you from mat-born infections while keeping your skin feeling clean, moisturized, and smelling fresh.
For years we’ve wanted to create a bar encompassing the spirit of fall and there feels like no better time than Halloween.
The air temps have dropped and it takes an extra round or two to warm up every train. Jack-o-lanterns sit atop most porches these days and so we decided to go heavy on the Pumpkin Powder and Cinnamon Powder spices giving our latest After-Training creation - “The Sarcophagus Scrub Batch” - it’s unique autumn scent.
This mummy-wrapped, Gi-clad, glowing orange bacteria and fungus-fighter comes jam-packed with our signature Australian Tea Tree Oil to which we joined it’s antibacterial forces with antiviral Organic Witch Hazel, which works dually as an astringent while warding off potential infection. Cinnamon Oil was also trickled into each bar due to numerous studies showing the undeniable bacteria and fungus-killing benefits of this sweet-scented bark’s liquid extract.
We then add in a healthy dose of vitamin and antioxidant-rich ingredients like Wolf Berry Extract + Blackberry Extract to stop free-radicals that can damage skin cells while calming and soothing naturally as they’re absorbed into the skin.
Kaolin Clay is a brand new ingredient we incorporated into this batch - a miracle powder that absorbs excess oils without stripping the skin of its natural oils. Because of its unique molecular structure, Kaolin Clay has the ability to absorb deep-seated impurities like dirt and mat grime, providing a deep-clean after a day of hard training.
This limited-edition spooky Black belt is finally finished off with a heavy moisturizing dollop of organic Shea Butter + Coconut Oil to rehydrate and revitalize skin after our deep-cleansing ingredients have done their dirty work. Organic Pumpkin Seeds are finally ground up and sprinkled heavily in each bar, adding a solid grit and “scrub” to our Sarcophagus Batch to exfoliate any dead skin acquired during heavy training.
*LIMITED EDITION BATCH - We made just over 10,000 bars of these Limited-Edition Black belt mummies. They are here for the season. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.
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
