Yummy Kauai Products: “Lost” Favorites

Dana Roberts’ creams, scrubs, and perfumes from Kauai, Malie Kaua‘i are taking their rightful place in luxurious skin care. “Lost” star, actress Evangeline Lilly uses the Mango Butter Bun ($35) and Mango Butter Cup ($25) as her skin gets dry from the sun, during the long hours of shooting in Hawaii. Other cast members are also fans.

Mango Butter Bun: Nourish and revitalize dull dry skin with Malie Kaua‘i’s in-shower moisturizer Mango Butter Bun. Rub directly on the skin and feel enriched with moisture. Mango Butter Bun is heat activated by steam and warm water to provide hydrating treatment while quenching your skin with anti-oxidents, vitamins and minerals.

Mango Butter Cup: Nourish and revitalize dull dry skin with Malie Kaua‘i’s in-shower moisturizer Mango Butter Cup, a smaller version of the Butter Bun and featured in Oprah Magazine. Rub directly on the skin and feel enriched with moisture. Mango Butter Cup is heat activated by steam and warm water to provide hydrating treatment while quenching your skin with anti-oxidents, vitamins and minerals.

Malie Kaua'i – approaches aromatherapy from its roots – incorporating the garden flora’s indigenous to Hawaii’s, Garden Isle, Kauai and featuring new natural ingredients called Hawaiian Hydrosols – the truest essence of the flower.

Malie Kaua'i has developed a unique and innovative delivery system for incorporating the pure floral and fruit essences of Kauai into their product formulations. Company founders, Shaun & Dana Roberts state, “We discovered Hawaiian plants and flowers are mostly water-derived and have few natural essential oils, (the base of many natural fragrances) in their composition. Many of the fragrances in the tropical market use artificial fragrancing to replicate distinct floral scents. Malie Kaua'i is the first tropical Aroma Company to use pure Hawaiian Hydrosols as the base note for all our aromatic products.”

Revolutionizing the beauty and home fragrancing markets, Malie Kaua'i is introducing their new line with Hawaiian Hydrosols at the core of product development. Renown for their beneficial healing properties, a hydrosol is the actual liquid that flows through the flower when it is collected, containing every element

Malie Kaua'i has a full product line for home, body and spirit. Products include Soy Candles, Room Sprays, Linen Mist and Washes, Hand and Dish Soaps – all for the HOME. Body Polish, Body Crème, Body Lather and a Bar Soap for the BODY. And a unique Solid Essential Perfume for the SPIRIT. Tropical blends and aromas include Plumeria, Gardenia, Pikake, Coconut Vanilla, Coconut Pineapple and Coffee Macadamia.

Targeted to spas, luxury boutiques, resorts, and specialty stores the line retails for $12.00-$45.00. www.maliekauai.com