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“It’s always springtime in Hawaii” is often said regarding our islands’ lush and verdant year round flora. On the traditional first day of spring ...
Read moreEstablished in 1990, Island Essence was one of the first of its kind to create spa treatments from the essences and fragrances of the Hawaiian Islands.
Today Island Essence is still a family-owned company, operating in Maui and powered by women. At our factory, we are either Hawaiian and/or born in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. We love to share the beauty of Hawaii with the world through our handcrafted premium spa, bath and beauty products.
For over three decades, we have been supplying the finest spas throughout Hawaii and the Pacific Rim with with their professional treatments and private label retail products.
We are committed to using the finest ingredients — natural, organic if possible, and locally sourced whenever available. Our inventory of Hawaiian ingredients includes: Wild-harvested Kukui Nut Oil, Macadamia Nut Oil, Organic Tamanu Oil, Moringa Seed Oil, Hawaiian Alaea (red clay) Salt, Macadamia Nuts, Wild Maui Honey, Maui Turbinado Sugar, Hawaiian Olena (Turmeric), Coffee from all 5 main islands, Vanilla, Orchid, Hibiscus, Noni and Awapuhi. Other premium ingredients are brought to Maui from around the world and whenever possible are wild-crafted or organic.
All our products are paraben, silicone, and sulfate free.
We are proud to be a truly local company--we create, blend, pour, and package all our lotions, oils, soaps, candles, spa treatments right here in our factory in Maui. Our office admin, production staff and general manager are all local women working together to share Hawaii with the world. If you'd like to collect products directly, we have a dropbox service. 808 8711710.
As a local company, we support local farmers and producers first on Maui and the other Hawaiian islands.
We are also proud to support local charities, including Women Helping Women, The Pacific Cancer Foundation, as well as several local schools and the local food bank.
“It’s always springtime in Hawaii” is often said regarding our islands’ lush and verdant year round flora. On the traditional first day of spring ...
Read morePrince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole was born on the 26th of March 1871 although we celebrate on the nearest weekday if the 26th falls on the weekend. ...
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