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MEETING IN PARADISE

At the beginning , there was a gathering . Nested in the Pacific ocean, the concept
of suntan oil , symbol of a new lifestyle , was gathered with 2,000 years of
traditions in paradise - the Monoi, a fine nut oil fully rich of coconut and
fresh Tiare Tahiti flowers.
In Europe and the United States, having fun in the society, happiness of
holidays are being born , and with them on the beaches, the creative explosion of
the perfume and the development of sun tan oils overwhelm the senses.
In Tahiti , Gustave Langy , businessman and strongly supporter of Polynesian identity,
still remembers the warm and soothing touch of Monoi on his skin when young boy, his Mum massaged him behind the family home. The delicate nuances of her perfume are still in his mind.
His mother used to add fresh flowers, which exhaled in the evening their sweet fragrance
in the precious oil .

A KNOW-HOW IS BORN 
Te fâ raa mai i te hoe aamu i tahito râ

He then imagined to make a Monoi that one could carry everywhere , a Monoi whose quality and fragrance would not be altered only after a few days, a preparation which could sublimate ancestral know-how. He precisely selected the ingredients, took the essence of maceration techniques
to define an updated and repeatable process. The precious oil would be filled in amber glass bottles of syrup in order to be protected from light exposure. Monoi Tiki was born....

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