Rahua Oil from The Amazon

I was recently introduced to Fabian and Anna from Cocoon Hair Studio (http://cocoonhair.com) in NYC. Their studio is located at 318 East 70th Street. I was very intrigued about their new product launch of hair products made with Rahua. Rahua is natural and organic oil found in the Amazon Rain Forest. Natural and organic ingredients are one of my other favorite interests.

Fabian explained how the Rahua is extracted and processed to be shipped here in the US for the Rahua hair care products. He explains how ““The Amazon basin is the true and original “beauty garden” of the world because of its plentiful indigenous plants, fruits and nuts that are high in anti-oxidants as well as hair and skin nourishing oil.”

For hundreds of years, deep in the heart of the Amazon, women from the Quechua-Shuar tribe have been foraging the symbiotically grown Rahua nut. Prepared during the rise and fall of the Amazon’s full moon, during the blossom on their beautiful indigenous orchids and adjacent to the Curaray River, Rahua® Elixir is handmade from the oil of the Rahua nut, long used by these women to promote long, healthy, strong hair. By penetrating deep into the hair’s cortex, Rahua Elixir repairs and rebuilds damaged strands in 3 minutes. When used with Rahua® Leave-In Treatment hair reaches unsurpassed length, remaining healthy and shiny.

Used by the Manta nationality to ward off “bad energy” and coveted by Shaman’s of the Latin culture for hundreds of years, Palo Santo is common to the coast of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands and a tree that inhabits the South American Gran Chaco region (northern Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and the Brazilian Mato Grosso). The aged fallen trees are ripe with the oil of Palo Santo which has been used for centuries in teas and medicinal elixirs for its many healing properties.

He also had some fascinating stories of working with native tribes and nationalities to help protect intellectual property rights and preserve the beauty of the planet’s largest living and breathing renewable natural resource.

I purchased the Leave-In treatment and I have been using it for a month now. I can actually feel that the strands of my very thin hair are actually thicker. It’s not greasy and my hair looks more vibrant. I can only imagine it getting better after using it for several months.

The Rahua line consists of a shampoo, conditioner, oil and leave-in conditioner and can be purchased at www.amazonbeautysecret.com

And you can win a vacation of a lifetime – a trip for two at Luna Runtun Adventure Spa in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest! It includes airfare, hotel, spa treatments and excursions to the Amazon rain forest. So log on to www.amazonbeautysecret.com to find out how to enter this contest!

As the industry turns to greener beauty products, I can only congratulate both Fabian and Anna for this discovery. There’s an increase in demand for natural, healthy, organic ingredients and it feels good to be part of this supply chain.