OUR COMMUNITY
The wonderful Island culture in Fiji not only encourages bodily health, but a great sense of community and group spirit. The team of people that support our production process, and the communities that provide us with raw materials are a major part of our operation. We involve as many communities as possible in the production of our items, and without this network of human interaction, we would be unable to survive and grow.
HANDMADE PAPER PROJECT
The handmade paper project in Fiji was initiated by Pure Fiji to provide an income to villagers in isolated villages. The paper making project is almost entirely run by the women of these rural communities, empowering them in ways they have never experienced before. The husbands and sons of some of the women help in the gathering of materials, preparation of the pulp.
NUT HARVESTING & COLD PRESSING
Pure Fiji produces a variety of cold pressed seed oils that are pressed at source. This process leaves nothing to waste with the shells and pressed cake being milled into fertilizer.
The women within communities who harvest these seeds on isolated remote islands now benefit from a new source of income.
The revived use of these oils enables traditional healers in villages to treat skin ailments and rheumatism effectively
The seeds continue to be harvested sustainably from only those which drop to the ground. and a planting programme in place.
BOTANICAL HARVESTERS
Fijian Medicinal leaves are collected in remote areas in the early hours of the morning and delivered to the Pure Fiji complex to be dried in the herbal solarium. This method of sourcing provides remote villages with an income as well as ensuring the leaves are grown in a pristine environment. The leaves are then compacted to make herbal compresses which are used as part of the spa rituals.
Green leaves are distilled on site at the Pure Fiji Complex to ensure freshness with each batch of Pure Fiji product made. These hydrosols are the base of Pure Fiji's high performance skin care therapies.
SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Pure Fiji is the only cosmetic manufacturing company in the South Pacific and passionately advocates premium natural products while respecting the Fijian people, culture and environment. Pure Fiji's sustainable manufacturing practices help support several villages and funds schools, health care, nutrition and basic infrastructure for hundreds of people in rural Fiji.
Pure Fiji thrives on human-to-human interactions, they are the core of our philosophy and operations.