What is

What is


A multifunctional antiaging premium facial oil to hydrate, protect, and rejuvenate the skin.

Marula Oil is cold pressed and is an all-natural, highly nutritious, and light textured oil. Hand harvested by women in village collectives from the exotic fruit seed kernels of the Marula trees, indigenous to Southern Africa and Madagascar. Sclerocarya birrea, the marula, (Greek σκληρός, sklērós, "hard", and κάρυον, káryon, "nut", in reference to the stone inside the fleshy fruit) is a medium- sized dioecious tree, indigenous to the miombo woodlands of Southern Africa, the Sudano-Sahelian range of West Africa, and Madagascar. The tree is a single stemmed tree with a wide spreading crown. It is characterised by a grey mottled bark. The tree grows up to 18 m tall mostly in low altitudes and open woodlands. The fruits are used in the liqueur Amarula. The distribution of this species throughout Africa and Madagascar has followed the Bantu in their migrations, as it has been an important item in their diet since time immemorial. The fruits which ripen between December and March have a light yellow skin, with white flesh, rich in vitamin C about eight times the amount found in an orange are succulent, tart with a strong and distinctive flavour. Inside is a walnut-sized, thick-walled stone. These stones, when dry, expose the seeds by shedding 2 (sometimes 3) small circular plugs at one end. The seeds have a delicate nutty flavour and are much sought after, especially by small rodents who know to gnaw exactly where the plugs are located.

 

the kernels (nuts) of the Marula tree

The Tsonga people of South Africa and Mozambique have used the oil as a moisturising body lotion for women and also as a massage oil for babies. In the past, women used Marula oil rather than water to clean themselves. Marula oil forms also an important part of people's diets, especially for people of the Inhambane Province in Mozambique, Owambo in north central Namibia, Northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and the Zvishavane district of Zimbabwe. Furthermore, marula plays an important role in the diet of Bushmen and Bantu tribes. The Venda utilise the oil from the kernels to preserve meat, which enables it to last up to a year. Today, Marula oil is still considered a delicacy by local people, and is added to a wide variety of traditional and modern recipes. Due to the particular climatic conditions of the special geographical position of Namibia, such as poor rainfall and endless hours of sun, it creates the perfect environment to foster exceptional growth conditions for trees MarulaThis delicious fruit contains 4 times as much Vitamin C as an orange. Bark and leaves of the Mrula Tree have amazing properties but the skin care properties of natural Marula Oil are the best of all. This oil is also considered good for healing and is widely used for its medicinal benefits by the Southern African women and men and is now, such in the tradition, part of numerous beauty rituals to protect the skin and hair from the harsh and dry weather conditions.. Is extracted from the kernels (nuts) of the Marula tree (Sclerocarya birrea), from the Anacardiaceae family