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$14.99
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About SeaBee™ Natural Beeswax Zipper Lube - by Seasoft SKU: 003-008
Why should you buy SEASOFT's SeaBee™ Natural Beeswax Zipper Lube?
Beeswax contains natural oils that are superior lubricants and make opening and closing your drysuit zipper easy and it protects the zipper in ways other lubricants simply can't. Beeswax is made up of three main components. The first one is palmitate, an ester of palmitic acid, which is a common fatty acid, basically an oil which is a great lubricant. The second one is palmitoleate, another ester of palmitoleic acid which is again, another fatty acid much related to the first one, again a naturally occuring oil. The third component is oleate esters, which are esters (salts) of oleic acid, which is again, a fatty acid. A good example of oleic acid is olive oil. All of these components help to lubricate and protect your zipper.
So you can see that SEASOFT's SeaBee™ Natural Beeswax Zipper Lube is full of Mother Nature's lubricating bounty and you can use it for all of your zipper lubricating needs with confidence that Mother Nature is never wrong.
You have several choices for waxing your Brass or other outdoor gear zipper; paraffin - a petroleum based wax, a synthetic wax or beeswax. Paraffin is brittle & hard, especially in the cold. It flakes & loses much of its lubrication properties when temperatures drop. Synthetic waxes are much softer & pick up sand & other debris; this can threaten the integrity of the zipper.
SeaBee™ Natural Beeswax Zipper Lube is the perfect combination of both. Nature has provided the perfect lubricant that contains natural oils produced by bees to protect and lubricate your zipper. Bees fly 150,000 miles just to produce 1 lb. of beeswax & SeaBee Natural Beeswax Zipper Lube is the perfect zipper lubrication resulting from all that work!
A Message from Bruce Justinen, President of SEASOFT SCUBA: "Back in the 80's and early 90's all of the divers I knew and myself used beeswax to lubricate our drysuit zippers (and tent, backpack & sleeping bag zippers too). We knew that it lubricated better and protected our zippers for longer life. We scoffed at those that used paraffin wax and we still don't recommend it. The company that made that beeswax lube for us back then is long gone but SEASOFT has taken up the task of providing the very best beeswax lube for those wanting the best lubricant for their drysuit zippers and outdoor equipment. Plus we give you TWO lubes instead of one and for about the same price as we paid for one way back then, all in a waterproof jar."
Bruce's Tip: "When encountering colder temperatures, hold your SeaBee™ Lube in your closed fist for 2 or 3 minutes. This will soften the wax and give it the perfect consistency to perfectly lubricate your zipper."
Directions: Firmly rub SeaBee™ Natural Beeswax along zipper & between the teeth. Apply to both sides of open zipper until you see a thin layer of wax. When finished – open & close zipper 3 or 4 times. Repeat every 2 or 3 dives. For outdoor equipment, follow the above directions & repeat before every trip.
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Proposition 65
Safe Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 – Warnings Required
WARNING: This Dive Right In Scuba product can expose you to certain chemicals which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
We appreciate your decision to purchase Dive Right In Scuba products to provide the best in water experience. We take our job seriously! You may have noticed that our products now show a warning label at point of sale referring to carcinogens and birth defects. You may also have begun to see warnings related to carcinogenic substances or substances causing birth defects prominently displayed in hotel lobbies, hospitals, or other places of business recently. These warnings are required by the State of California, and we believe that an explanation of the California statute legislating the requirement will provide you valuable information regarding the relative risks of the chemicals that may be present in consumer products.
In 1986, the State of California passed the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act; otherwise known as “Proposition 65” or "Prop 65". Prop 65 requires businesses like ours to disclose to individuals the presence of chemicals listed in the Act prior to point of sale. The regulations implementing this Act have been amended over time with the most recent updates will take effect on August 30, 2018. There are more than 900 chemicals on the Prop 65 Chemical List, including many chemicals that are found in components of a wide array of consumer goods or are used to manufacture components that make up consumer goods.
Prop 65 does not establish acceptable concentrations for any listed chemical; however, the agency which enforces it has established what is called "safe harbor" exposure levels for about one third of these chemicals below which warnings are not required. These "safe harbor" are established for listed carcinogens based on the quantity of the chemical that would result in one excess case of cancer in an exposed population of 100,000, assuming lifetime (70-year) exposure at the level in question. A similar process is used to establish safe harbor levels for listed reproductive toxicants. Additional information in plain language on safe harbor levels is available from the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment at http://oehha.ca.gov/Prop65/background/p65plain.html
At Dive Right In Scuba, the safety of your in water experience is our highest priority. We go to great effort to select materials that offer superior value, quality, and durability while also being generally recognized as safe and reliable for the full life of the product. Dive Right In Scuba also works closely with many regulatory bodies, such as the US Coast Guard and Underwriter’s Laboratories, to ensure the longevity of your on-water safety through targeted selection of durable, long lasting materials and components that undergo significant validation testing before being used to manufacture end items. Sometimes the safety promise we offer appears at odds with the health and safety requirements of other legislation in certain parts of the world when some regulations are updated ahead of others. To ensure compliance with applicable legal requirements, Dive Right In Scuba has placed a warning on products that contain a Prop 65 listed chemical, either directly or as a part of the raw material supply chain. This allows us to comply with California law and provide our California consumers with the disclosure required by Prop 65, while still promising the safest on water experience possible.
Dive Right In Scuba is working diligently with regulatory bodies and our own manufacturing partners to continue to improve our product performance and reduce the presence of less desirable chemicals. Water is a precious resource we all share that is important to the health and well-being of our planet and all people. Our goal is to continue to enhance your water life experience while reducing our overall impact to the planet and, in particular, its waterways. While it is a bit of a juggling act to achieve, we are confident you will see continued improvement in both the immediate and long term future. We hope this explanation will enable you to understand why you will be seeing warnings on some our products.
Thank you for your continued use of Dive Right In Scuba products.