Waiawi Naturals

Friday, May 25, 2012

Waiawi Naturals Tangerine Bath Salt

Photo in courtesy of Wikimedia Commons: Want a Tangerine? by Darwin Bell 2006

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Our fruity Tangerine scented bath salt use 100% pure tangerine (Citrus reticulata) peel oil from USA, giving it the sweet scent of tangy citric tangerine. Blended with the leaves Waiawi Ula'ula this makes Waiawi Naturals Tangerine a real citrus treat that freshen you up. You can use our bath salts as a foot or hot tub bath, it also does wonders as an air freshener for your home or car.

Waiawi Ula'ula at Kaumana, Hawaii. photo by PJ 2009

Waiawi Ula'ula has grown in Hawaii since it was brought here from Brazil by the British around 1825. The red fruited Waiawi Ula'ula is known for its flavorful red fruits, that is enjoyed by feral pigs, hikers and many sort of birds. And very few of them know that this tree cause all sorts of problems to the local plants. In the Waiawi Naturals bath salts we have found a way to put it to use as an rejuvenating ingredient.

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Waiawi Naturals is charity brand and operated by Psidium Research and Development Foundation (PRDF) and 100% of the profit of any products created by Waiawi Naturals go to the PRDF's holistic charitable cause of research, development and saving, restoration and protection of the endangered Sub-tropical Rainforest of Hawaii.
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Waiawi Naturals Tangerine Soap

Photo in courtesy of Wikimedia Commons: Tangerine Bush by Andrew Ratto 2005

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Our fruity Tangerine scented soap use 100% pure tangerine (Citrus reticulata) peel oil from USA, giving it the sweet scent of tangerine peel. Blended with the leaves Waiawi Ula'ula this makes Waiawi Naturals Tangerine a fresh smelling soap that both are mild on your skin and also work well for shampooing your hair.

Waiawi Ula'ula at Kaiwiki, Hawaii. photo by PJ 2009

Waiawi Ula'ula has grown in Hawaii since it was brought here from Brazil by the British around 1825. The red fruited Waiawi Ula'ula is known for its flavorful red fruits, that is enjoyed by feral pigs, hikers and many sort of birds. And very few of them know that this tree cause all sorts of problems to the local plants. In the Waiawi Naturals soap we have found a way to put it to use as an refreshing exfoliant.

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Waiawi Naturals Pine Bath Salt

Illustration in cortesy of Wikimedia Commons
Photo of a Scots Pine Forest in Gietrzwald Poland by Cruiser 2009

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The Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris) is a evergreen coniferous tree native to both Europe and Asia, its scent is familiar to everyone that have ever been in a Pine forest and to many others as the scent of the evergreen Pine trees decorated for Christmas. A scent of both natural beauty and for a deep connection to nature. In our Waiawi Naturals Pine scented bath salt we have recreated this using a blend of both the tropical waiawi and 100% essential Pine oil from the northern hemisphere, bringing both together in perfection.

Waiawi Ula'ula (Psidium cattleianum) aka Red Strawberry Guava photo by PJ 2010

Waiawi Ula'ula (Psidium cattleianum) has grown in Hawaii since it was brought here from Brazil by the British around 1825. The red fruited Waiawi Ula'ula is known for its flavorful red fruits, that is enjoyed by feral pigs, hikers and many sort of birds. And very few of them know that this tree cause all sorts of problems to the local plants. In Waiawi Naturals bath salt we use its rejuvenating powers to bring you a most relaxing spa or foot bath.

Waiawi Naturals Pine scented bath salts photo by PJ 2012.

The refreshing Waiawi Naturals Pine bath salt bring the freshness of a pine forest right to you, perfect for freshing up a car or a room, relaxing foot and hot tub baths. Perfect to use in combination with our Waiawi Naturals Pine scented soap.

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Waiawi Naturals is charity brand and operated by Psidium Research and Development Foundation (PRDF) and 100% of the profit of any products created by Waiawi Naturals go to the PRDF's holistic charitable cause of research, development and saving, restoration and protection of the endangered Sup-tropical Rainforest of Hawaii.
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Waiawi Naturals Pine Soap

Illustration in cortesy of Wikimedia Commons
Photo of a Scots Pine Forest in Finland by Francisco Marzoa Alonso 2006 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karhunkierros.jpg

The Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris) is a evergreen coniferous tree native to both Europe and Asia, its scent is familiar to everyone that have ever been in a Pine forest and to many others as the scent of the evergreen Pine trees decorated for Christmas. A scent of both natural beauty and for a deep connection to nature. In our Waiawi Naturals Pine scented soaps we have recreated this in a blend of both the tropical waiawi and the northern hemisphere pines, bringing both together in perfection.

Waiawi Ula'ula (Psidium cattleianum) aka Red Strawberry Guava photo by PJ 2010

Waiawi Ula'ula has grown in Hawaii since it was brought here from Brazil by the British around 1825. The red fruited Waiawi Ula'ula is known for its flavorful red fruits, that is enjoyed by feral pigs, hikers and many sort of birds. And very few of them know that this tree cause all sorts of problems to the local plants. In the Waiawi Naturals soap we have found a way to put it to use as an refreshing exfoliant.

Waiawi Naturals Pine scented 1.6oz and 4.0oz soaps photo by PJ 2012.

The refreshing Waiawi Naturals Pine Soap bring the clean freshness of a pine forest right to you, perfect to use as a hand soap or as a full body soap. This Soap is perfect to use in combination with our Waiawi Naturals Pine scented bath salts.

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Waiawi Naturals Lavender Bath Salt

Here featuring our popular Waiawi Naturals Lavender Bath Salt, using all natural organic ingredients, the finest pink and white Hawaiian sea salt blend, Waiawi ula'ula leaves (Psidium cattleianum) and pure essential calming lavender oil (Lavendula angustifolia). We have created Waiawi Lavender a most calming and rejuvenating bath salt, it great for relaxant warm baths.

Red Strawberry Guava or Waiawi ula'ula as it is known as in Hawaii, is a small tree with red fruits, that grow wild all over the Hawaiian Islands, the rejuvenating leaves used in Waiawi Naturals were collected on the Island of Oahu, the tree were introduced to Hawaii around 1825, for more information on strawberry guavas read on at our PRDF site.

Photo by Achates 2007 Lavender in flower (Lavendula angustifola)

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Waiawi Naturals is charity brand and operated by Psidium Research and Development Foundation (PRDF) and 100% of the profit of any products created by Waiawi Naturals go to the PRDF's holistic charitable cause of research, development and saving, restoration and protection of the endangered Hawaiian Rainforest.
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Saturday, March 10, 2012

What makes Waiawi Naturals a worthy charity?

Red Strawberry Guava - Waiawi Ula'ula - Psidium cattleianum

Waahila Ridge - Honolulu - Hawaii

As mentioned before on other pages The Waiawi, (Strawberry Guavas) are a big problem plant in Hawaii, but at the same time after working with this tree since 2006. I have found that it has great potential and could be turned around from being a damaging pest that push out other native plants from their natural forests into a valuable commodity.

One of the puzzling facts about the Waiawi is that they have both tasty fruits, leaves that can be used for teas, seeds that can be used for coffee substitute, and a multitude of other potential uses, but at this point money is spent not on putting it to use or new research projects to unlock its secrets, medicinal potential or life history. Instead with little success money have been spent on cumbersome manual removal and other projects directed to removing or limiting the Waiawi Problem without looking at it's deeper cause or potential.

This is why we started the Psidium Research and Development Foundation, and the Waiawi Naturals Charity Brand. By making and selling soap to fund the research into both understanding better the troubles of Waiawi in Hawaii, we hope to bring both deeper understanding of the endangered sub-tropical rainforest's of Hawaii, and put an effort to repair and protect our endangered habitats.

The Waiawi is not only a problem in Hawaii, in almost every tropical and subtropical island habitat outside of South America. The Strawberry Guavas have proven to be quick to adapt and with ease taken over pushing out local trees and plants by changing the soil chemistry and blocking out sunlight. This is why our long term goal is to help not only the habitats on the Hawaiian islands but also work to repairing and restoring Waiawi troubled forests on a global scale.

Our first Waiawi Naturals Soap, a unscented bar soap made with a blend of all natural saponified coconut, canola and olive oils and hand picked, sorted, dried, shredded and separated Waiawi Ula'ula (Psidium cattleianum) leaves and all of our Waiawi Naturals products contains Waiawi, as a testament to just one of its diverse potentials.

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Waiawi Naturals is charity brand and operated by Psidium Research and Development Foundation (PRDF) and 100% of the profit of any products created by Waiawi Naturals go to the PRDF's holistic charitable cause of research, development and saving, restoration and protection of the endangered Hawaiian Rainforest.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Waiawi Naturals Charity Soaps

Here is a Picture of the Waiawi Lemongrass

All of our products are made in Hawaii, rainforest friendly, all natural, vegan and palm oil free.

Press on any of our scents to read more about each individual Soap products.

List of Waiawi Naturals Soaps

Waiawi Lemongrass Soap
Waiawi Natural (unscented) Soap
Waiawi Tangerine Soap
Waiawi Pinegerine Soap
Waiawi Pine Soap

if you are interested in our Waiawi Naturals Bath Salts
Press on any of our Bath Salt Scents

Waiawi Lemongrass Lime Bath Salt
Waiawi Tangerine Bath Salt
Waiawi Pinegerine Bath Salt
Waiawi Pine Bath Salt
Waiawi Lavender Bath Salt
Waiawi Peppermint Bath Salt
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Waiawi Naturals is charity brand and operated by Psidium Research and Development Foundation (PRDF) and 100% of the profit of any products created by Waiawi Naturals go to the PRDF's holistic charitable cause of research, development and saving, restoration and protection of the endangered Hawaiian Rainforest.
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