Marula oil manufacturers derive a pale yellow to golden yellow acid oil from the seeds of marula fruits by cold-pressing. Marula oil has a slightly floral and pleasantly nutty smell and contains stratified semi-solids. It quickly penetrates the skin with a silky-smooth finish. It contains oleic, palmitic, stearic, linoleic, and arachidonic acids.
The African communities used it as a moisturizer, staple food, and preservative for meat items. Marula oil has loads of antioxidants and is rich in vitamins C and E and Omega 9 fatty acids.
Marula oil comes from the marula fruit tree (Sclerocarya birrea). The oil primarily comes from the kernels of the tree. It is pale yellow and has a slightly nutty scent.
Though marula oil is becoming a more popular ingredient in cosmetic products, it has been used by people as a food, medicinal treatment, and moisturizer, as well as in traditional rituals.
Many cosmetic products contain marula oil. The oil has amino acids, fatty acids, and antioxidants that may benefit the hair, skin, and nails.
- Scientific name = Schinziophyton Rautanenii
- Only found in Africa
- The yellow oil are pressed from the seed & have high levels of Vitamin E.
- That make is useful oil for skin protection
- It is effective for Hydration, Restructuring & Regenerating for the Epidermis
- The Eleostearic acid reacts rapidly with UV light..
- Use for - skin care, Hair care, Scar marks, UV light protection.
The manketi fruit is found in the north of namibia. Local people used the nut for eating and the oil for skin care & hair care.
Large propotion of this essential linoleic acid (efa) as well as the conjugated trienois acid ( a eleostearic) means that the oil is of huge importance for skin protection, both for hydration, but also for the restructuring & regereration of the epidermis, and is also uv light protection.
