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Lahaina Noon™ products are blended to perform for you in even the hottest "Lahaina Noon" Hawaiian sun.
From the moment you open Lahaina Noon™ Suncare Products, you notice a difference. Scented with exotic oils from tropical plants and flowers indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands, Lahaina Noon™ Suncare Products let you experience the true essence of Hawaii.
All of our suncare products come in three exotic Hawaiian fragrances (plus unscented):
The official flower for the state of Hawaii is the yellow hibiscus, known locally as pua aloalo.
The hibiscus plays an unusual part in the cultural traditions of some tropical islands. Hibiscus flowers are often carried in island wedding bouquets because they are believed to ward off bad omens.
In ancient Egypt, hibiscus flowers were associated with lust. The Egyptians believed that tea made with red hibiscus flowers and sepals could induce licentious cravings in women. As a result, for many centuries Egyptian women were forbidden to drink hibiscus tea.
China has had a long love affair with the hibiscus. The flower appears on Chinese porcelain plates dating back to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Hibiscus flowers also appear on ancient Chinese silk tapestries.
The timeless pikake is from the jasmine family and is made of tiny white ball-like flowers which emit a sweet, heavenly fragrance. A favorite of Hawaiian Princess Kaiulani, she named the flower “pikake” after the beautiful peacocks who roamed her Waikiki gardens. A lei strung with this fragrant white blossom is believed to be a familiar part of the old courtship ritual and is a sure way to a woman’s heart. This elegant ensemble is commonly worn at special events by brides, hula dancers, and guests of honor. Pikake flowers can be woven with other flowers (pakalana, rose, maile, etc) to make a variety of stunning lei combinations.
From a tropical flowering tree sometimes called frangipani comes the extraordinarily beautiful plumeria flowers that thrive in tropical climates and are therefore found to be highly prolific in Hawaii. Plumeria are valued as landscape plants, ornamentals, and for their flowers. The flowers come in seemingly endless variety of color, size and intoxicating fragrance.
This gentle and delicate scent of the gorgeous plumeria flower is often used in traditional Hawaiian leis, which are presented to friends and guests of either gender and worn around the neck like a large loose necklace.
Hawaiian leis and their scents embody the aloha spirit of Hawaii. They mean love, peace, hello and farewell.
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