print Tamanu Oil – Amazing Natural Skin Care Research is constantly revealing remarkable medicinal qualities in exotic and native plant species. When considering this natural pharmacy, we are talking about an R&D lab backed by billions years of product development. In fact, it is hard, when contemplating the rapid disappearance of the Amazon rainforest, not to lament the ongoing loss of thousands of plant species and their potential healing power. Often these benefits are most represented in concentrated oil extracts. Hence, we have seen a virtual revolution in essential oil therapies in recent years, and super food oils, derived from emu fat, red palm fruit and the coconut have also proven to be potent wellness tools. Occasionally, one of these plant extracts is shown to possess such remarkable qualities that it is destined to become a staple in every persons first aid kit and anti-aging armoury. Aloe Vera, for example, qualifies as a genuine essential. In recent years a new oil from Vanuatu has emerged as a prime contender in the super oil stakes. This pacific powerhouse is called Tamanu oil and I will share the story here. Sacred Secrets Whenever a culture has regarded a plant material as sacred, then it is usually safe to assume that it is something special. This is certainly the case with chia, the sacred seed of the Aztecs and it also applies to the neem tree, which has served as the village pharmacy in India for thousands of years. The Tamanu tree (Calophyllum tacamahaca) is indigenous to tropical South East Asia and has long been considered a sacred gift from nature for skin protection and healing. A 3 metre, mature tree blooms twice a year, producing a circular, yellow skinned fruit containing a large nut. The kernel from within this nut is sun dried for up to two months until it produces a dark, thick, sticky oil. At this point the kernels are cold-pressed to generate a rch, yellow green oil. It takes a 100kgs of Tamanu fruit (the complete yield of a mature tree) to produce just 5 litres of cold pressed oil. This oil exhibits a remarkable range of skin healing and cosmetic benefits and the increasing International awareness of these attributes is offering much needed employment opportunities for small communities. When Tamanu oil is scientifically scrutinised it does indeed justify its sacred reputation. It is not only an incomparable skin healing agent but also features proven anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, antimicrobial, anti neuralgic and antioxidant properties. However the most unique claim to fame for this oil relates to cicatrisation. New Tissue, Less Scars Cicatrisation is the formation of new tissue to speed healing. Tamanu oil promotes tissue formation and this is partly why wounds heal much more rapidly and this is how the growth of healthy skin is sponsored. It has obvious benefits from a cosmetic perspective and is increasingly included in skin rejuvenating formulas in the US and Europe where it is often called Domba oil. In fact it is a key beauty secret of the women of Tahiti and Vanuatu. It is this tissue building capacity that has made this versatile oil so effective in treating acne scars, burns, stretch marks, eczema, diabetes sores, psoriasis, herpes sores, sunburn, insect bites and stings, cuts, abrasions and the reduction and removal of age spots on the face, neck and hands. It is cicatrisation that accounts for the many, amazing anecdotal reports of remarkable recovery from burns, including scar minimisation. This oil can infiltrate all three layers of skin (The epidermis, dermis and hydrodermis) and this penetrative capacity explains some of its regenerative, restructuring and hydrating effect.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:32:23 +0000
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