diff --git a/ionic/components/app/flex-order.scss b/ionic/components/app/flex-order.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 7965906ede..0000000000
--- a/ionic/components/app/flex-order.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-
-// Flex Order
-// --------------------------------------------------
-
-
-// the rock that everything orders around
-$flex-order-view-content:        0 !default;
-
-
-$flex-order-toolbar-top:         -10 !default;
-$flex-order-toolbar-bottom:      10 !default;
-
-
-$flex-order-tab-bar-top:         -30 !default;
-$flex-order-tab-bar-bottom:      30 !default;
diff --git a/ionic/components/app/normalize.scss b/ionic/components/app/normalize.scss
index 5846eb7574..1f22b3f1c7 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/normalize.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/app/normalize.scss
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 /*! Ionic fork of normalize.css v3.0.2 | MIT License | github.com/necolas/normalize.css */
 
-// 1. Prevent iOS text size adjust after orientation change, without disabling
-//    user zoom.
-html {
-  -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; // 1
-  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; // 1
-}
-* {
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-}
-
 
 // HTML5 display definitions
 // ==========================================================================
@@ -29,13 +19,6 @@ audio:not([controls]) {
   height: 0;
 }
 
-// Address `[hidden]` styling not present in IE 8/9/10.
-// Hide the `template` element in IE 8/9/11, Safari, and Firefox < 22.
-[hidden],
-template {
-  display: none !important;
-}
-
 
 // Text-level semantics
 // ==========================================================================
@@ -103,36 +86,19 @@ samp {
 // 3. Address margins set differently in Firefox 4+, Safari, and Chrome.
 //
 
-button,
 input,
 optgroup,
-select,
-textarea {
+select {
   color: inherit; // 1
   font: inherit; // 2
   margin: 0; // 3
 }
 
-// Address `overflow` set to `hidden` in IE 8/9/10/11.
-button {
-  overflow: visible;
-}
-
-// Address inconsistent `text-transform` inheritance for `button` and `select`.
-// All other form control elements do not inherit `text-transform` values.
-// Correct `button` style inheritance in Firefox, IE 8/9/10/11, and Opera.
-// Correct `select` style inheritance in Firefox.
-button,
-select {
-  text-transform: none;
-}
-
 // 1. Avoid the WebKit bug in Android 4.0.* where (2) destroys native `audio`
 //    and `video` controls.
 // 2. Correct inability to style clickable `input` types in iOS.
 // 3. Improve usability and consistency of cursor style between image-type
 //    `input` and others.
-button,
 html input[type="button"], // 1
 input[type="reset"],
 input[type="submit"] {
@@ -178,11 +144,6 @@ input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration {
   -webkit-appearance: none;
 }
 
-// Remove default vertical scrollbar in IE 8/9/10/11.
-textarea {
-  overflow: auto;
-}
-
 
 // Tables
 // ==========================================================================//
diff --git a/ionic/components/app/structure.scss b/ionic/components/app/structure.scss
index 0b03658e7d..91c76322d8 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/structure.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/app/structure.scss
@@ -1,12 +1,60 @@
-html,
-body {
+
+// Z-Index
+// --------------------------------------------------
+// Grouped by elements which would be siblings
+
+$z-index-aside-overlay:          80 !default;
+$z-index-aside-backdrop:         79 !default;
+$z-index-overlay:                1000 !default;
+$z-index-click-block:            9999 !default;
+
+$z-index-content-container:      5 !default;
+$z-index-navbar-container:       10 !default;
+
+$z-index-content:                5 !default;
+$z-index-toolbar:                10 !default;
+$z-index-swipe-handle:           15 !default;
+
+$z-index-toolbar-border:         20 !default;
+$z-index-list-border:            50 !default;
+
+$z-index-backdrop:               1;
+$z-index-overlay-wrapper:        10;
+
+
+
+// Flex Order
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+$flex-order-view-content:        0 !default;
+
+$flex-order-toolbar-top:         -10 !default;
+$flex-order-toolbar-bottom:      10 !default;
+
+$flex-order-tab-bar-top:         -30 !default;
+$flex-order-tab-bar-bottom:      30 !default;
+
+
+
+// App Structure
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+* {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+html {
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
+  -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; // 1
+  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; // 1
 }
 
 body {
   position: fixed;
   overflow: hidden;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
   max-width: 100%;
   max-height: 100%;
   margin: 0;
@@ -82,6 +130,8 @@ ion-pane {
   order: $flex-order-view-content;
 }
 
+[hidden],
+template,
 root-anchor {
-  display: none;
+  display: none !important;
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/app/z-index.scss b/ionic/components/app/z-index.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 85b464145f..0000000000
--- a/ionic/components/app/z-index.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-
-// Z-Index
-// --------------------------------------------------
-// Grouped by elements which would be siblings
-
-
-$z-index-aside-overlay:          80 !default;
-$z-index-aside-backdrop:         79 !default;
-$z-index-overlay:                1000 !default;
-$z-index-click-block:            9999 !default;
-
-
-$z-index-content-container:      5 !default;
-$z-index-navbar-container:       10 !default;
-
-
-$z-index-content:                5 !default;
-$z-index-toolbar:                10 !default;
-$z-index-swipe-handle:           15 !default;
-
-
-$z-index-toolbar-border:         20 !default;
-$z-index-list-border:            50 !default;
-
-$z-index-backdrop:               1;
-$z-index-overlay-wrapper:        10;
diff --git a/ionic/components/button/button.scss b/ionic/components/button/button.scss
index 7623de2dff..2f51c9e52d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/button/button.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/button/button.scss
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ button,
   transition: background-color, opacity 100ms linear;
 
   margin: $button-margin;
+  padding: $button-padding;
+  min-height: $button-height;
   line-height: 1;
 
-  @include appearance(none);
-
-  vertical-align: top; // the better option for most scenarios
-  vertical-align: -webkit-baseline-middle; // the best for those that support it
+  border: 1px solid #ccc;
+  border: transparent;
+  border-radius: $button-border-radius;
 
+  font-size: $button-font-size;
   font-family: inherit;
   font-variant: inherit;
   font-style: inherit;
@@ -48,17 +50,15 @@ button,
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   overflow: hidden;
 
+  text-align: center;
+  text-transform: none;
+
+  vertical-align: top; // the better option for most scenarios
+  vertical-align: -webkit-baseline-middle; // the best for those that support it
+
   cursor: pointer;
   @include user-select-none();
-
-  border: 1px solid #ccc;
-  padding: $button-padding;
-  min-height: $button-height;
-
-  text-align: center;
-  font-size: $button-font-size;
-  border: transparent;
-  border-radius: $button-border-radius;
+  @include appearance(none);
 
   background: $button-color;
   color: $button-text-color;
diff --git a/ionic/components/form/form.scss b/ionic/components/form/form.scss
index 439ab9ec62..50f218523d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/form/form.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/form/form.scss
@@ -61,8 +61,12 @@ textarea {
 }
 
 textarea {
-  height: auto;
+  margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
+  height: auto;
+  overflow: auto;
+  color: inherit;
+  font: inherit;
 }
 
 .platform-mobile textarea {
diff --git a/ionic/ionic.core.scss b/ionic/ionic.core.scss
index ad968bf58a..789a6acbe1 100644
--- a/ionic/ionic.core.scss
+++ b/ionic/ionic.core.scss
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // Globals
 @import
   "util/mixins",
-  "components/app/z-index",
-  "components/app/flex-order",
   "components/app/normalize",
   "components/app/structure",
   "components/app/typography",