Daiselyn Maharaj

Essence of Fiji Group

Debra Sadranu (founder) moved to Fiji in 1998, where she saw the need to develop Fiji's Beauty & Spa Industry. Debra created a totally integrated operation specializing in spa training, spa operations, product manufacturing & the Essence of Fiji Rejuvenation Centre, a high end transit lounge catering to Fiji travellers. Debra's expertise has enabled her to set a high level of quality assurance throughout her entire operation. Our Spa Academy becoming a CIDESCO accredited school provides the highest recognition in beauty & spa training worldwide. With 70 employees and a highly skilled executive team, who share Debra's passion for ‘rejuvenation and wellbeing'. Together they deliver products and services to match world standard requirements whilst incorporating education for employment in a viable vocation. Thus provides support to the Fiji Tourism Industry, whilst also promoting economic, cultural and environmental sustainability. The Company launched their skincare line Essence of Fiji in 2004. The range was developed to use in their beauty & spa training institute & Senikai Spa chain throughout Fiji's Hotels and Resorts. Over 10 years later their product manufacturing has evolved introducing a second skincare line – Nama of Fiji. Manufactured at the companies Essence of Fiji Rejuvenation Centre by our highly qualified formulation chemist, both ranges have produced outstanding results and are now exported Internationally. Having seen how the Nama Fiji beauty care products were being well received, Ms. Sadranu and her team looked to creating other products from the popular seaweed. The two products recently launched in the Nama Fiji range are Nama Organic Seasoning & Salt. Debra prides herself in providing training and employment for the young women of Fiji, and establishing village enterprise through harvesting local extracts for her product manufacturing. Her efforts were acknowledged when she won the 2011 Aon Excellence in Tourism Visionary Award & 2015 Business Woman of the Year.