Tagua is an old variant of the economic sector handicrafts for the country, since it has been used in the manufacture of buttons since the second half of the century XIX, ie 1850 and for more than 50 years was marketed in Europe and in the rest of the world exclusively by the famous House [...]
Microspheres or microparticles (microbeads) are a subgroup within the group of microplastics. They are granules of very small size, between 0.1 micrometers (μm) to 5 millimeters (mm), round or irregular in shape, the purpose of which is to abrasive effect . These are widely used in cleaning products personal and beauty, making up to 10% [...]
Tagua Nut is the seed from a genus of palm trees known as Phytelephas macrocarpa. These palms are natives of ecuator to the tropical rainforests of South America and can live up to 180 years. After about 13 years the Tagua palm will produce its fruit for the first time and will not stop bearing [...]
The history of Tagua marketing is truly fascinating. The "vegetal ivory" was consolidated in the late nineteenth century as a precious export product, much sought after in Europe and produced by Germans who migrated to the country in the interwar period, in search of better opportunities. The powerful Casa Tagua Alemana (Handelgesselschaft) discovered in [...]
