PREPARE - PROTECT - PERFORM - RECOVER

PREPARE - PROTECT - PERFORM - RECOVER

SPORT LOTIONS PREPARE - PROTECT - PERFORM - RECOVER NAQI has a firmly established reputation in sports. We cooperate intensively with professional athletes, their entourage and the medical world to establish their needs. Based on this professional input we have developed the NAQI sports range. The result? Top products which prepare, protect and help recover the skin and muscles of sports people, helping them to achieve their best. THE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR CAREFREE EXERCISE ALL YEAR ROUND PROTECTION AGAINST FRICTION BEFORE PROTECTION AGAINST RAIN WARM BODY SCREEN START OIL 15 C 15 C STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 COLD BODY SCREEN VOTRA PLUS WARMING UP COMPETITION 1,2,3 PROTECTION AGAINST FRICTION PROTECTION AGAINST COLD FEET PROTECTION AGAINST COLD BODY DURING AFTER WARM 15 C 15 C GO! BOOST YOUR ENTIRE BODY COOL DOWN STEP 3 REDUCES MUSCLE FATIGUE RECOVERY GEL STEP 4 2 COLD RECOVERY GEL REDUCES MUSCLE FATIGUE

EXERCISE CAREFREE ALL YEAR ROUND before STEP 1 BODY SCREEN protection against friction before STEP 2 VOTRA PLUS protection against cold: feet before STEP 3 WARMING UP COMPETITION 2 protection against cold: body GO! after STEP 4 RECOVERY GEL reduces muscle fatigue before STEP 1 BODY SCREEN protection against friction before STEP 2 START OIL protection in rain GO! during/after STEP 3 COOL DOWN boost for the entire body after STEP 4 RECOVERY GEL reduces muscle fatigue 3

BODY SCREEN NEVER LET SORE NIPPLES STOP YOU

STEP 1 before BODY SCREEN Protection against friction Airless Bottle easy-to-use Purpose: NAQI Body Screen prevents and soothes skin irritations from all types of chafing problems. The intensively hydrating lotion protects the skin against friction and irritation. Apply to the skin, not on open wounds. Direction: To prevent problems caused by friction and to protect sensitive or moist skin, apply a sufficient amount of NAQI Body Screen before your sport activity. Packaging: 50ml, 100ml airless Wetsuits triathletes and surfers Skin friction caused by sweat Skin friction Skin on clothes friction (runners nipple) Skin friction with clothes (groin bottom,thighs, bottom) Skin and shoe friction Skin friction caused by prosthesis 5

FACE PROTECTOR SPORT THE BEST OUTDOOR FACE PROTECTION 4

STEP 1 before FACE PROTECTOR Prevents chapped skin Airless Bottle easy-to-use Purpose: Outdoor sports face protection with Ectoin. Natural all-year-round face protection from heat, cold and wind during sports activities. Formulated with Ectoin, a natural compound that protects organisms in extreme climate conditions. NAQI Face Protector Sport protects the skin from heat, cold, wind and UV rays all year round. It thoroughly hydrates and strengthens the skin, and reduces redness, dryness and discomfort. Suitable for all skin types, including sensitive skin. Direction: Apply to the face and neck before outdoor activities. Use as often as required. Packaging: 50ml airless 7

STEP 2 STEP 3 8 before before VOTRA PLUS Protection against cold: feet Airless Bottle easy-to-use Purpose: This lipogel protects the feet against the cold and slows down heat loss without impairing normal skin functions. Direction: Massage NAQI Votra Plus into feet in cold weather. Repeat if necessary. Avoid contact with the face and mucous membranes. Packaging: 100ml airless WARMING UP COMPETITION N 2 Protection against cold: body * ** ** * ** * Airless Bottle easy-to-use Purpose: Protective and water-resistant lipogels that stimulate the circulation and protect against cold without impeding the skin s normal functions. Pleasant feeling of warmth, makes the skin slightly red. Inclement weather conditions. Direction: Massage gently into legs, arms, back and neck in cold weather ten minutes before exercise and definitely after a warm up massage. If necessary repeat. Avoid contact with the face and mucous membranes. Packaging: 100ml airless, also available: N 1 Warming up competition, for sensitive skin N 3 Warming up competition, for intensive heating.

NEVER LET THE COLD STOP YOU

NEVER LET THE WEATHER STOP YOU

STEP 2 before START OIL Protection in rain 25 C 15 C Spray Bottle easy-to-use Purpose: Lightly warming oil that feels pleasantly soft. NAQI Start Oil slows down heat loss when it is raining in mild weather conditions. Direction: Massage NAQI Start Oil into the legs, arms, back and neck before exercising. Packaging: 200ml spray bottle. STEP 3 during / after COOL DOWN Boost for the entire body Spray Bottle easy-to-use Purpose: Hydro-alcoholic toner for refreshing the body before, during and after sports. Essential oils stimulate circulation. Direction: Spray NAQI Cool Down on your body. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes. Packaging: 200ml spray bottle 11

STEP 4 after RECOVERY GEL Reduces muscle fatigue Airless Bottle easy-to-use Purpose: NAQI Recovery Gel helps reduce muscle fatigue and stiffness after physical activity. Enjoy a quicker recovery after intense workouts. NAQI Recovery Gel relaxes the muscles and helps reduce muscle fatigue after physical activity. It contains essential oils of eucalyptus, peppermint, cypress, arnica and juniper, and vanillyl butyl ether to stimulate blood flow and increase the supply of nutrients and oxygen to tired muscles. By speeding up the removal of waste materials built up in the muscles, you will enjoy a quicker recovery after intense workouts. As a result, NAQI Recovery Gel helps boost your performance. Direction: Rub into the skin immediately after sports and/or physical activity. For external use only. Keep out of the reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes. Do not use on broken skin. Packaging: 100ml airless 12

NEVER LET TIRED MUSCLES STOP YOU

NAQI CLASSICS CLASSIC before WARMING UP Protection in heat Purpose: This warm up and oil-free hydrogel protects against muscle aches and stiffness. NAQI Warming Up penetrates the skin immediately, does not stick and does not stain. This gel is particularly suitable for indoor sports and in warm, dry weather. Direction: Before exercise or massage, rub a small quantity of NAQI Warming Up into the arms, legs, neck and back. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes. Packaging: 200ml 14

CLASSIC after BODY COOLER Boost your entire body Purpose: Moisturising and cooling hydrogel. Used after exercising NAQI Body Cooler cools the body and reduces perspiration and the feeling of tiredness. Ideal after a massage. Direction: When hot apply NAQI Body Cooler to the forehead, the back of the neck and if necessary the whole upper body. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes. CLASSIC after Packaging: 200ml SPORT SHOWER Refreshing Purpose: This refreshing shower gel gently cleanses and cools with a soothing effect on the skin and hair. Contains menthol. Direction: Apply a small quantity of NAQI Sport to wet hair and body. Gently massage and rinse thoroughly. suitable for daily use. Packaging: 200ml 15

NAQI MASSAGE LOTION BELGIAN SKIN EXPERTISE MASSAGE LOTION ULTRA Purpose: An ideal lotion for all your therapeutic treatments. Direction: In addition to sports massage, physical therapists & massage therapists practice a wide range of different massage, requiring a nongreasy massage lotion with immediate, excellent lubricating and dispersion properties. NAQI supplies a very specific O/W emulsion for this purpose. The NAQI Massage Lotion ULTRA perfectly balances a long-lasting gliding effect, with a non greasy light feel. Enriched with a soft hypo-allergenic perfume. The perfect solution. Does not contain parabens nor formaldehyde releasers. Packaging: 200ml 16

MASSAGE LOTION SPORT Purpose: An oil rich lotion for long sports massages. Direction: The NAQI Massage Lotion Sport combines excellent gliding and dispersion features with a soft, nongreasy feel. Very economical in use and easy washable. Provides intensive skin care with a pleasant soft hypoallergenic perfume. Packaging: 200ml MASSAGE LOTION LIGHT Purpose: An optimal lotion for your daily treatments and skin care needs. A must in each clinic. Direction: A skin care lotion for short massages. The massage lotion leaves the skin soft, supple and non-greasy and prevents calluses on the skin. A lotion for daily treatment, ideal skin care for all your customers especially bedridden persons. This lotion provides lasting and immediate hydration and protection. The NAQI Massage Lotion Light restores the natural skin balance. After use the skin feels soft. Does not contain parabens nor formaldehyde releasers. Packaging: 200ml 17

REHABILITATION GELS The NAQI Gels are hydrogels with 5% essential oils that have been created for different therapy treatments. Carefully selected essential oils form the active ingredients in NAQI Gels. These hydrogels are ideal complements to your work out. COOL COOL GEL Long-lasting cold effect Purpose: A fast, reliable and professional first aid for joints and muscles. NAQI Cool Gel, based on Menthol and Menthyl PCA, provides an immediate and long-lasting cold effect. NAQI Cool Gel is quick and easy to use. Apply the gel to the skin or mix with a neutral massage lotion. Apply several times per day. It provides an ideal complementary treatment to cryotherapy. Use NAQI Cool Gel as first aid for: Bruises, sprains and swelling With muscle cramps Joints when cold therapy is needed Packaging: 100ml airless 18

PLUS PLUS GEL Muscles Purpose: Stimulates circulation. Reduces stiff muscles. Packaging: 100ml airless INFLAM INFLAM GEL Joints Purpose: Reduces inflammation and pain. Keeps joints supple. Packaging: 100ml airless LYMPHE LYMPHE GEL Swelling Purpose: Stimulates venous circulation. Prevents water retention. Lightens heavy legs. Packaging: 100ml airless ARNICA ARNICA GEL Trauma Purpose: Contusion gel for sprains, injuries and bruises. Relieves rheumatic pain, recommended for functional rehabilitation. Packaging: 100ml airless 19

CLEAN CLEAN SKIN PRE TAPING SPRAY Purpose: The NAQI Clean Skin Pre-taping Spray gently cleanses the skin before all tape applications for improved adhesion. - Effective - Hypoallergenic - Easy-to-use - Improves tape adhesion - Especially suited for kinesiology taping Packaging: 200ml spray bottle 20

AIRLESS BOTTLES MAXIMAL COMFORT MINIMUM WASTE NAQI always strives to make your life easier. The new NAQI Airless Bottles are proof of that. The last generation Airless packaging ensures the best product protection and optimal dosage. You can now simply apply the product from all possible angles. Dispensing in any position Minimal residue Percise dosage of 0.8 ml Empties completely Stops air and prevents dry-out and contamination Airless Bottle easy-to-use 21

HOW TO COPE WITH COLD? Interview with Greet Claes, R&D NAQI What effect does cold have on the body? Our body wants to maintain a constant temperature (homoeotherm). Vital organs, such as our hearts and stomachs, need this to function properly. Our skin has sensitive cold receptors that can detect a sharp drop in skin temperature and pass on this information to the brain. They emit more pulses when cooling down than when warming up and they are also more numerous than heat receptors. Cold receptors are also known as Krause s corpuscles. They can detect cold because they react to tissue shrinkage caused by a drop in temperature. When it s cold, the blood vessels in the skin contract and blood flow to the surface of our bodies drops. Heat has the opposite effect, as everything opens up to release the excess body heat. Does cold have the same effect on the muscles? Whenever we are engaged in intense physical activity, the blood flows quicker through our body and warms up our muscles. If circulation drops, our muscles will cool down automatically. But to be able to start exercising, the muscles must already be warmed up. This implies a sort of contradiction. What properties are essential to an anti-cold product? These products must be oil-based and definitely non-occlusive. They must certainly not contain water because you always lose 25% more warmth in water. You can think of it as follows. Imagine that you are sitting outside, in a pavement café. It s 25 degrees and you are only wearing a T-shirt. Well, that s no problem whatsoever. But try taking a 25 degree bath and you won t stay in it for long! This is why swimmers need extra protection, as they lose much more body heat than other sportspersons. They need good protection against the cold, or their performance will suffer badly. 22

Does your skin need different protection at different ages? In principle, everyone needs the same protection. But the older you are, the slower your skin adapts to the ambient temperature. This does not mean that older skin requires different or fewer protection products. On the contrary, it actually requires a little bit extra protection. What you see happening is that people use warming products when it is cold, but you should avoid doing this with children. It is also true that cold hands and feet, for example, are often a matter of concentrating on something else and it is also a subjective feeling, depending on age and gender. Are some parts of the body more vulnerable to cold than others? Our extremities the parts of our bodies that stick out from the rest cool down the quickest. Everyone has cold hands or feet sometimes. There is the least circulation in these parts of the body and they are the quickest to take on the ambient temperature. It is extremely important to protect the face. Most people wear the right clothes, but their face is often left exposed. What s more, approximately 40% of the body s temperature is lost via the head and the neck. Are there things that sportspersons and their trainers should pay extra attention to in order to be better prepared for the cold? One very common mistake is to use warming products without a protective film. The product will open the blood vessels to improve blood circulation. But if you do not apply protection it will have the opposite effect and you will be colder outdoors that if you had not used any product in the first place. Using a warming product this way will work against the body s own natural mechanism. Choose a warming product that reduces heat dissipation without causing an occlusive effect. Apply the product for example to your hands, legs and feet preferably while these parts of the body are still warm. This will keep your temperature more constant, as once you are cold, the damage has already been done. Training schedules often contain blocks of training in the cold in order to adapt to low temperatures. However, a recent study which tested immersing hands in cold water, showed that no such adaptation takes place. However, it is necessary to note here that this test involved cold water (and we know the effects of water), so it would be a good idea to conduct this test in cold air. We should also remember that the study involved a person immersing their hands in cold water, without exerting themselves physically. Engaging in intensive exercise at low temperatures is a different situation altogether, as this stimulates the circulation. 23

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