Rapha Blends is a small, Faith-based business owned and operated out of Minnesota by two great friends in the midst of a battle with chronic illness. Chronic conditions are near and dear to our hearts as we are both struggling with bothersome symptoms every day. After being elite athletes (hockey and baseball) for over a decade, we were both forced to quit our respective sports and even return home to complete college online. We searched day and night for answers, trying any and every product we could find online.
While on a mission trip in Israel, Luke's parents had the opportunity to soak in the Dead Sea. After hearing his parents experience, Luke began to research the history of the Dead Sea. He was shocked to discover the Dead Sea had been used for thousands of years for natural healing benefits. Eager to get his hands on this salt, he had his parents bring back authentic Dead Sea salt. Luke was shocked when the pain in his hands and feet had completely subsided for the first time in over two years. Shortly after, he gifted me (Noah) some of the flakes to try. Shockingly, I experienced noticeable relief from my long COVID symptoms, insomnia, and anxiety after just three soaks! We rapidly ran out of our small supply of bath flakes, and quickly ordered Dead Sea products online. To our disappointment, the effectiveness was minimal in comparison to our experience from the source.
Selfishly, our priority became getting our hands on the real deal without traveling to the Dead Sea. So, we contacted anybody and everybody who harvested flakes directly at the source. After months of researching, emailing, and phone calls, we finally found a private supply team in Israel who was willing to send us a (large and expensive...) sample. They explained their process that allowed them to harvest the purest magnesium chloride flakes, with a significantly higher magnesium concentration than traditional "Dead Sea minerals". We were sold. When our flakes finally arrived, we nervously poured them into our tubs, hoping the results would mimic our initial experience-- and boy, did they! We finally found a way to get the highest quality Dead Sea magnesium flakes to the states. We made the decision to scent our flakes with pure essential oils to add an aromatherapy aspect to our soaks. After realizing the extreme quality and effectiveness of our own blends, we started giving them away to friends and family to try. Shortly thereafter, we had complete strangers lining up at our doorsteps asking to buy products of their own!
We have since embarked on the journey to create a legitimate health and wellness brand, using the same principles and ingredients that our foundation was built on. We continue to use only the highest quality of natural, God-given ingredients that we are proud to use ourselves. Rapha Blends is passionate about improving the quality of life for others without slowly poisoning them to get results.
While God is ultimately responsible for healing, we believe that we can utilize His earthly resources to encourage the improvement of our health. We do not need toxic, man-made ingredients to receive benefits. God's creation is abundant in supplies, and our human bodies are more resilient than we could ever imagine.
God has blessed us with the discovery of the Dead Sea's benefits, and we are eternally grateful. We genuinely feel called to provide effective products to our beloved customers. We also donate 10% of profits to Christian charities, our packaging aims to spread The Good News and hopefully create more believers. While we stand firm in our Faith, we do understand that everybody has different beliefs and it is not our aim to offend anybody. We would like our products to be available to everybody who can benefit from them!
Sincerely,
Noah and Luke + The Rapha Blends Team
