We learn and we prosper from respecting Mother Nature and her offerings to us as people.

Our family legacy goes back to 1902, when the land provided its best and our family provided its best to the land. That said; there is a lot of experience and thought that goes into our body, skin care treatments and candles. We use natural, proved-by-nature ingredients, we keep formulas as natural as possible, and yes at times, natural is poisonous too, so we achieve a synergistic balance between what is natural and what is excessive.  We strive to produce products without fillers, nor added colors nor artificial fragrances.

Our Relax! body treatments are unisex and comprehensive offering Exfoliation, Mud Body Wraps (our newest is Chocolate), Shea butter based Moisturizers and all natural Massage/Cream Oils with a 76% olive oil base and no water, fillers nor preservatives. We offer our classic product line for men: Guy Gear. Our Veladora candles are 100% Soy and offer a classic aroma selection. We also tithe to The Humane Society of the United States by donating all of our profits from the sale of the Veladora Loyal candle.

We use earthly elements, essential oils, botanical oils, and lots of TLC.  You will notice that by using our products the skin takes a change for the better, better hydrated, more flexibility, and characteristics of a healthier skin.  Since our skin is naturally self-correcting (affects change to heal from trauma caused by excessive exposure to the elements or environmental aggressors), we can comfortably say that you will experience improved texture, a more comfortable feel and a look that exudes healthy maintenance.

Thoughts and Practices. Our origins:

• Around the turn of the 20th century, a family migrated to Cuba from the Canary Islands, Spain. The earth touched everyday of their lives, it was their mainstay where they started what would be a great agricultural mainstay and a love of the land and all of its riches. Although far from that land today, that which we learned remains steadfast in our traditions and practices in America today and in issimo international's very soul. 

• The Co-founders family moves around 1950 a family that lives in Long Beach, California moves to Northern California in to get away from it all and live and work among nature. They make home within the boundaries of an Indian reservation where native Americans live among their traditions of the sacred earth.

• Guy Gear™ A comprehensive skincare maintenance system formulated by men for men with Certified Organic ingredients, Sulfate-free cleansers, no added color nor fragrance. Guy Gear is simplified in its application and more effective that the market's offerings. Tri-Wash hair, face and body cleanser, Face Art, our premiere, pre-, post and "during" shave emulsion, Gush protective day and night facial moisturizer, Restore Serum for nighttime use and for hair and scalp, Shield SPF20, plus an exfoliating Mud Masque, body exfoliator and our re-formulated Eye Thing. Look for Tri-Fix hair grooming and all over body lotion in the future.
• Relax!™ Calming Body Treatment - A 4-step body treatment: Eucalyptus + Peppermint Dead Sea Salt Exfoliate, Valerian + Sweet Orange Shea Butter Moisturizer and Angelica + Myrrh Dead Sea Mud Body Wrap. Finish with any Olive Oil based Relax!™ Massage Cream Oil
• Relax!™ Balancing Body Treatment - A 4-step body treatment: Carrot Seed + Niaouli Dead Sea Salt Exfoliate, Rosa Canina + Palmarosa Shea Butter Moisturizer and Angelica + Myrrh Dead Sea Mud Body Wrap: Finish with any Olive Oil based Relax!™ brand Massage Cream Oil
• Relax!™ Anti-Oxidant Body Treatment - A 4-step body treatment: Chocolate Dead Sea Salt Exfoliate, Chocolate Mousse Shea Butter Moisturizer and Cocoa + Chocolate Dead Sea Mud Body Wrap: Finish with any Olive Oil based Relax!™ Massage Cream Oil
• Relax!™ Retexturing Body Treatment - A 4-Step body treatment: Brown Sugar + Blackstrap Molasses Exfoliate, any Relax!™ brand Shea Butter Moisturizer and Angelica + Myrrh or Cocoa Dead Sea Mud Body Wrap: Finish with any Olive Oil based Relax!™ brand Massage Cream Oil
• Relax!™ Massage / Cream Oils are based on 76% Olive Oil, plus butters of Avocado, Mango and Shea and no water, no fillers nor preservatives. Provides for superior management during massage treatments and a healing process for traumatized skin.
• Veladora™ 100% Vegetable Soy Aromatherapy Candles - The melted wax is used as the fourth step in our 4-Step Spa Premium Manicure and Pedicures. The melted wax doubles as a hand, foot and lower back massage cream. It's that clean!