Rahua Cream Wax

CARNAUBA: Powerful enough to offer hair beautiful, long-lasting hold, yet gentle enough to easily rinse away, this wax is sustainably extracted from leaves in the Amazon rainforest.

RAHUA (UNGURAHUA): Amazonian women have for eons depended on the oil from this tree nut to nurture and strengthen their hair. It fortifies weak, damaged strands, nourishes and maintains hair follicle and scalp health, and its super-fine molecules push color pigmentation deep into the hair shaft, greatly extending color endurance. We use Symbiotic®* Rahua.

PALO SANTO: Known as “holy wood” and prized by Amazonian shamans since the Incan era for its spiritual purifying properties, the essence of this wild tree is Rahua’s signature scent. Its sophisticated, earthy aroma offers a soothing aromatherapy experience.

ORGANIC GREEN TEA: Cultivated throughout Asia, this tea is full of antioxidants which protect hair and scalp and aid in mitigating damage from harmful UV rays.

*Symbiotic® is Rahua®’s signature standard. In order for an ingredient to be classified as Symbiotic®, it must be rainforest grown (wild) in undisturbed virgin forest, harvested and prepared using indigenous knowledge by people indigenous to the virgin forest environment, and it must be purchased at a price that helps to grow and sustain these traditions, build economies, and empower the indigenous people.

Non-greasy, pliable hold
Manageability
Texture and low-key gloss

Aqua, Herbal Infusion of Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract*, and Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract*, Corn Starch, Glyceryl Stearate (plant derived), Stearic Acid (plant derived), Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Oenocarpus Bataua (Rahua, Ungurahua) Oil, Bursera Graveolens (Palo Santo) Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil*, Cellulose Gum, Caprylic acid (coconut derived), Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate (coconut derived), PolyGlyceryl-10 laurate (plant derived), Tapioca Starch.

* Denotes Organic Ingredient

Rahua products—known for their pure ingredients and unparalleled performance—would not be available today if not for a marvelous confluence of events. Fabian Lliguin, a renowned hairstylist and colorist in New York City was visiting the Amazon rainforest as an environmentalist, educating indigenous people about their land rights and human rights when he realized he was surrounded by women with fantastically long, lustrous hair that cascaded past their waists.

Today, more than 500 families from the Quechua-Shuar, Achuar, and neighboring tribes work with Fabian and Anna to cultivate the rainforest grown ingredients used in the Rahua hair care and body care collections.