When I first heard about the jagua fruit, as used by the indigenous people of the Amazon jungle, I immediately assumed it would be associated with magical and mystical beliefs. Why? For one thing, there’s something surreal about how, when you grate the flesh of the fruit and squeeze it, the color of the …
I think what I like most about henna is how it makes me feel. I think it’s fairly safe to say that human beings love to decorate their bodies. Whether it’s with gems and jewels, make-up, tattoos and piercings, face-painting and airbrushing, scarification, or coloring our hair purple or orange, people on this planet …
I keep coming back to this question. Why do people want to bother with that fake black stuff, which is primarily black hair dye?* Why not just go with the real deal? Your skin stained the deep, rich, reddish brown color that screams organic, ceremonial and mysterious. Besides, as we all know, a safe, natural …
What does your tattoo mean to you? We’d love to hear your story! I’ve been in the temporary tattoo world for 20 years, and in that time I’ve come to observe, admire (and sometimes recoil) at tattoos in all their forms—whether temporary or permanent. One thing is for sure, there’s always a story behind the ink. …
“Before it becomes a mark, tattoo is a process. Its results can be a sign of identity, a rite of passage, a type of protection, a form of medicine, a memory made visible, or a piece of art to be collected and worn on the most intimate of canvases, the human skin.” The above quotation …
I’ve been in the temporary tattoo business for 20 years now, and along the way I’ve learned a few things. Here are just five of them: 1. People are looking for meaning in their lives. Even though they’re temporary—whether they’re getting a henna tattoo or a jagua tattoo or a white henna tattoo—people care about what …
Back in March of this year, a German botanist, Michael Schwertdtfeger, ordered a bottle of Earth Jagua gel from us. He also told us that in July he would be taking his botany and biodiversity students on a field excursion to Costa Rica, where he planned to introduce them to Genipa americana, the botanical name …