The origins
Jagua, Jagwa, or Genipa Americana
Jagua
Jagua (or Genipa Americana) is a fruit found almost exclusively in the Amazon rainforest.
For centuries, Amazonian tribes have used its juice as an ink to temporarily tattoo their bodies for festivals and ceremonies.
A fruit used for hundreds of years
Rooted in the Amazonian tradition
The Inca people were the first to discover the remarkable properties of jagua juice. The name INKA PARIS is therefore a (barely disguised) nod to the first people to have used temporary ink for aesthetic purposes.
And they are not the only ones to have adopted this fruit! Here, the Embera ethnic group in Panama.
Extract on-site
Pressed in Peru
We have selected producers residing in Peru, the cradle of the Inca civilization, to supply us with this magical fruit that is jagua.
It is harvested in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, its juice is extracted on-site, and then sent to our laboratory in France.
Cock-a-doodle-doo
... And designed in France
Once this juice has been extracted and filtered, we transform it into a gel in a laboratory in the south of France, producing an ink of natural origin that is dermatologically tested.
To make our ink magical and safe
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Manufactured in a French laboratory, and tested by an independent dermatological laboratory.
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Complies with EC cosmetics requirements for placing on the European market No. 1223/2009
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Contains no ingredients of animal origin.
How does it work?
Thanks to its properties, the ink darkens gradually (12 to 24 hours) when applied to the skin until it has the color of a real tattoo. It disappears after 15 days.