Perfect Pineapple

In the kitchen

The bright yellow flesh of the pineapple, which got its name from the Spanish word for pine cone, is native to southern Brazil and Paraguay. It’s ripening takes five to six months and you can tell it is ready to be eaten when the stem is easily removed.

With its interesting texture, beautiful color and sweet taste, pineapple is a favorite on spa cuisine menus throughout the world. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa in Maui, Hawaii, takes advantage of its pineapple-friendly location by offering several treats on its spa cuisine menu. They include the Earth & Sea Combo, which pairs up chilled shrimp, soba noodles, and grilled Maui pineapple summer rolls with soy-chili sauce.

In the spa

Alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs), sugars, and enzymes in pineapple are the active principles that provide skin with anti-aging and moisturizing benefits. Also the ingredient bromelain, which is plentiful in pineapple, has been discovered to have strong anti-inflammatory and enzymatic properties as well. These benefits have made pineapple a favorite for professional skin care treatments around the world. The Four Seasons Resort Maui offers the Pineapple Papaya Exfoliation Treatment which promises a mildly abrasive exfoliation that is enhanced with fruit acids resulting in super smooth and luxuriously soft skin.

At Home

Bioelements Flash Foam Cleanser uses pineapple, pumpkin and papaya enzymes to instantly dissolve dirt, dead skin cells and makeup leaving skin unbelievably smooth, soft and refreshed.

Give yourself an at-home spa treatment with Murad Pomegranate Exfoliating Mask which uses the enzyme Bromelain extracted from the stems of pineapples to sweep away dead and dull surface skin cells to reveal newer, smoother and more radiant skin.

Dr Hauschka Daily Revitalizing Eye Cream smoothes fine lines and restores elasticity to the delicate eye area with pineapple, calendula and rose extracts.