kai Original Perfume Oil in Beauty: NA. kai Original Perfume Oil in Beauty: NA. Roll on the irresistible aroma of kai's classic scent of exotic white florals. Made of the highest quality essential oils, this intoxicating fragrance lasts all day and deeply invigorates your senses.. Convenient, travel-friendly rollerball applicator. Free of Parabens, Sulfates, Phthalates, Phosphates, and Gluten. Vegan and cruelty-free. 0.13 oz. Layer with kai Body Wash and Body Lotion for a richer, longer lasting scent. KAAI-WU19. k2001. Gaye Straza spent her youth vacationing in the tropics. After years of avoiding mainstream perfumes because they did not agree with her, Straza decided to create a scent for herself that embodied the exotic white flowers she loved. For several months she worked tirelessly with a small boutique fragrance house to develop what we now know as kai fragrance. The first time Straza wore kai, she was stopped mid-stride by a beauty editor on Madison Avenue in New York City, asking where she could buy the scent. This was a foreshadowing of events to come. Straza soon thereafter made the fragrance available in her own upscale women's fashion boutique in Malibu. kai took on a life of its own. There was so much demand for the fragrance that Straza sold her boutique in 1999 to develop the line, launching kai as its own company.