Tamanu oil skin care and the current popularity of True Tamanu oil.

Tamanu oil is an up and coming skin care ingredient that has really taken off in popularity especially via word of mouth. This article explains the reasons behind Tamanu’s popularity as a topical first aid,  skin cleanser and skin regenerating botanical.

Tamanu Oil – the original Pacific island cosmeceutical and so much more!

Tamanu growing at Champagne Beach, Santo, Vanuatu

The Tamanu tree (Calophyllum inophyllum) has a mystical past in the faraway islands dotting the Pacific ocean. Throughout history, the Queen’s of Polynesia and their Vahine’s of Tahiti and beyond have praised virgin Tamanu oil for its beautifying and cleansing qualities just as Cleopatra of Egypt adored Aloe Vera. The tree has thought to be the Godly holder of healing properties and thus given the esteem of being planted inside the Royal Marae (sacred areas).

Tamanu science
However, it is not all mystical! Scientific literature since the 1920′s, continues to verify Tamanu as to contain a cross section of phytochemicals that readily maintain skin appearance by providing protection, rejuvenation and repair. The original Polynesian cosmeceutical thus is rapidly increasing in popularity among cosmetic and skin care manufacturers worldwide looking for ingredients that provide better results in cleansing and maintaining pure and healthy skin.

True Tamanu Drying Process

The True Tamanu Oil brand is a registered Trade Mark product of Industrial Botanicals Corp Vanuatu, whom, have a decade of experience in the chemical free, all natural virgin cold press manufacturing process of Tamanu oil. To preserve the bioactive compounds, a complicated sun drying system and a virgin cold-pressed method is used that takes around 3 months per batch to produce. The result; a thick, luxurious pure virgin oil that can be used directly on the skin or diluted within products you are already using to combat common skin conditions and unexpected skin cuts & wounds.

Anecdotal and traditional usage has cited the oil being used in different parts of the world for everything from a relief to pain-full arthritis joints to full skin regeneration of skin ulcers, acne scars, boils, cuts, sores and pimples. Published scientific literature into the oils skin repair and scar reduction properties have gradually endorsed much of the regenerative anecdotal ethno-pharmacy medicinal use of Tamanu. In Fiji it was used successfully to combat leprosy and shingles. For it’s pain-relieving properties, in Europe, sometimes called Domba oil, it showed a significant success rate in alleviating rheumatism and scabies and, among other notable application usages, the oil was used by French hospitals for 2nd and 3rd degree burn relief achieving rapid skin regeneration and little of no scarring.

Tamanu Anti-Aging beauty oil

As a beautifier or Anti-Aging serum, True Tamanu oil is also a very effective daily moisturiser and significant skin improvement can be achieved by using the oil twice a day for two weeks, with some positive changes observed within a week. Keep using the oil in pure or diluted (within a cream product) for 6 to 8 weeks to reduce scar and stretch marks. These regeneration properties can also reduce wrinkles when used over a longer period of 3-6 months. The oil can be used to help diminish age spots and can be used as a hand lotion to moisturise the hands and help reduce age spots on the back of the hand. Tamanu can firm sagging skin on the hands, face and other skin areas making them less wrinkled.

Tip on how to make your Tamanu last a long time

Pure Virgin Tamanu oil

The oil remains effective at 2-5% concentration. Therefore, if you were to mix in 2 ml within a 50ml jar of your favourite Hand Cream, Eye Cream or Facial Moisturizer the Tamanu properties will provide the desired results faster.

Is Tamanu safe as a pure oil on the skin?

Absolutely YES! The oil is also perfectly suitable and safe to use directly on any problem skin area. Before bed, many women and men are now using the True Tamanu oil as a night moisturiser to cleanse, clean and regenerate and deliver antioxidant properties to the skin while they sleep. Though investigations into tamanu oil have been ongoing throughout the twentieth century, only in the last decade, has the oil gained any market visibility for general first aid and cosmetic use. Most recently, Prime Time USA Talk shows and popular magazines have been expressing excitement about the oil.

True Tamanu can be applied directly to skin, undiluted. There are no reports of adverse effects from topical application. Due to the diverse application possibilities, it is apparent that, to take maximum benefit from the unique natural compound profile is to use only cold-pressed Tamanu oil made by experts. Heat processing is generally known to destroy some natural bio-compounds.

What makes Tamanu an excellent choice to add to your beauty or medical cabinet?

True Tamanu oil has regenerative properties are perfect for every day use but, what’s more is the oil can be quickly utilised for unplanned outbreaks of sores, wounds and skin irritations or accidents that cause cuts & grazing & burns. Tamanu’s capacity to promote the regeneration of wounds is expressed by cosmeceutical expert Dweck –

“It heals small wounds, such as cracks and chaps, but is also efficient on more serious cutaneous problems: atonic wounds, physical and chemical burns, radiodermatitis, anal fissures or post-surgical wounds.”

This view is consistent with other researchers who suggest that Tamanu oil is among the most versatile products available to stimulate the growth of healthy skin tissue.

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