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An Old Fashioned Valentine

An Old Fashioned Valentine

What’s the only thing better than a Valentine’s Day discount? How about a classic, old fashioned love story that seems to be pulled from the page...

The Tamanu Oil Skin Benefits

If you’re looking for an all-natural oil with powerful skin benefits, look no further than tamanu oil. With the oil’s unique ability to help soothe...

How To Get The Best Skin Care on Maui

Maui is known for its clear blue waters and stunningly beautiful landscapes. But many people don't know that this beautiful island houses some of t...

Island Essence: Aromatherapy Face and Body Mists from Hawaii

While shopping, you may have come across products labeled as face and body mists and wondered what they were. This blog will tell you what they are...

Are You Still Looking For The Best Body Butter from Hawaii?

Do you know what Body Butter is? Body butter products from Hawaii are deeply hydrating skin moisturizers, containing concentrated vegetable oils li...

Top 5 Kukui Nut Oil Benefits

The Kukui nut oil benefits were first discovered many years ago. The famous Kukui nut tree - otherwise known as the candlenut tree - is not only th...

What’s In A Spa Gift Set? Some Hawaii Spa Gift Set Ideas For You!

Were you thinking of making your own spa kit with your favorite products for an indulgent spa day? Or perhaps you want to make a spa gift set to se...

Benefits of Using a Plumeria Lotion from Hawaii

Plumeria lotions from Hawaii are skincare products containing the symbolic lei flower of the Hawaiian islands. The flower is also known as Frangipa...

Benefits of Lavender and the Best Hawaiian Lavender Products

What pops into your mind when you see or hear the word lavender? More likely, you imagine plants with tiny light-purplish flowers growing in a fiel...

Hawaiian Skincare: Healing Oils for Skin Used By Island Essence

If you're the type to have oily skin, you might think that face and body oils might make things worse for your skin. But that's not the case. Inste...

Top 3 Reasons to Keep Using a Hand Sanitizer!

Since the pandemic started, there has been a demand for sanitizing products, including hand sanitizers. Although nothing beats water and soap in th...

Plumeria Skin Care - A Quick Guide To the Benefits and Uses of Plumeria

You may already be familiar with plumeria, especially since it is Hawaii’s most iconic symbol used for leis. You can put it on your hair for adornm...

A Sad Love Story (Naupaka/Ocean Passion!)

My father was a diver who used his Hawaiian spear gun (aka: three prong; Hawaiian sling) to bring back fish for our family meals. On occasion, he’...