Firefighters and high-exposure professionals face repeated contact with environments containing carcinogens and other hazardous compounds, including PAHs, VOCs, heavy metals + ultrafine particulates.
While respiratory protection and decontamination protocols have improved, dermal exposure remains a critical, under-addressed pathway. High heat, friction, sweat, and prolonged gear contact increase skin permeability, allowing contaminants to interact directly with the body’s first line of defense: the skin.
Bunker Buddy was developed to address this gap. It is a pre-exposure, barrier-support balm designed to:
• Strengthen the skin’s natural barrier before exposure
• Help protect against environmental + occupational stressors
• Reduce the retention of surface contaminants under gear
• Reduce transepidal water loss (TEWL)
• Reinforce skin integrity in high-friction, high-heat zones
• Can be applied in seconds to high-risk areas like the neck + jawline before or during shifts
This is not a cosmetic product. This is occupational dermal protection.
PRE-EXPOSURE DERMAL SUPPORT FOR POTENTIALLY TOXIC ENVIRONMENTS
ALARMING RATES OF ILLNESS
The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies firefighting as
a Group 1 carcinogenic occupation.
Long-term data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shows elevated cancer incidence and mortality in firefighters.
Dermal exposure is a documented pathway. When we’re hot, sweating
+ under gear, the skin becomes a direct route for absorption, especially
in high-exposure areas like the neck, jawline + face.
A TRUE PREVENTATIVE APPROACH
Decon matters. Showering matters. Gear cleaning matters.. but that is after contact has occured.
It takes seconds to apply to the areas we know are most vulnerable, and costs less than a buck.
It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease, and it does not replace proper PPE, decontamination, or occupational safety protocols.
It is a preventative tool that supports skin health, with pure clean ingredients.
THE FORMULA
CLEAN, EFFECTIVE, PURPOSE-DRIVEN INGREDIENTS THAT WORK.
