Magical items backed by scientific evidence
Palo Santo happened to be at a bar I wandered into. I was fascinated by the mellow aroma that seemed to be a combination of mint and lemon.
When I looked it up, it is still unknown in Japan. When I searched on the Internet, I found many keywords such as "purification" and "purification", but when I pulled up the papers, I found that they were effects based on scientific evidence, such as "bactericidal effect" and "relaxing effect" caused by terpenes contained in trees. I thought this was interesting and flew to Peru.
▲ Palo Santo live tree, in Peru
When I arrived in Peru, I went to the jungle in northern Peru where palo santo grows with a local supplier I found through Instagram and Google searches. In recent years, illegal harvesting of Palo Santo has become rampant due to overfishing, and all officially exported items are controlled by the government. Therefore, only authorized suppliers can export. After the site inspection, the price was negotiated on the spot and the purchase was successful.
▲ Cutting the stick
When the business was launched, it only developed Palo Santo sticks, but now it also develops peripheral products such as incense and essential oils made from Palo Santo.
▲Incense using Palo Santo powder
▲Recently, we have collaborated with local craftsmen in Peru to create a dharma made in Palo Santo