OVER A CENTURY OF JAPANESE BEAUTY SECRETS AND PURE 24K GOLD LEAF
MAKANAI BEAUTY
THE GOLD STANDARD IN CLEAN J-BEAUTY
"This is the ultimate luxury experience. Now I understand why Japanese women take their time in pampering and loving on themselves. It's, you know, a true investment in yourself." - Rhonda
The new gold standard for clean J-Beauty. Makanai Beauty marries refined esthetics, time-honored natural ingredients and clean beauty practices to create a unique beauty ritual for glowing skin.
Gold has been proven to increase collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid in the skin. Combined with Makanai's exclusive KAESS (rhymes with "nice") complex, you'll see accelerated skin renewal for softer, more youthful skin with regular use.
Choose a new routine - the Makanai Beauty Collection - for Normal to Dry or Normal to Oily. Also great for sensitive skin.
MADE IN JAPAN
$180.00 $162.00
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GOLDEN BEGINNINGS
Makanai was born in 2004 as a tribute to the century-old tradition of goldbeaters manually making gold leaves at its parent company, Yoshitaka Gold-Leaf Foundry.
The gold foundry was established in 1899 in Kanazawa, the central part of the mainland of Japan. Women who worked in the foundry made gold leaves by laboriously pounding solid gold interleaved between layers of paper into microscopically thin 1/10,000 millimeter sheets.
They were exposed to harsh working conditions. Intense heat, extreme dryness, and minimal ventilation were the daily environment.
THE DISCOVERY
The working conditions at the foundry took a toll on the skin of the skilled gold leaf artisans - all women - because of the extreme heat and dryness.
Yet, even elderly workers had surprisingly soft and beautiful hands that looked years younger than their faces. Why?
They discovered that submerging their hands into the naturally fermented paste used for making the washi paper to place between sheets of gold leaf - was the reason. Plus their hands were constantly touching gold!
HANDMADE SKINCARE
The Yoshitaka foundry ladies began to make their own skincare products with the materials at hand. As a result, their skin became more radiant and beautiful.
This secret knowledge was passed on from mother to daughter, generation to generation.
After a hundred years of trial and error, their secret skincare recipe was born.