Although coconut oil has long been recognized as a true cosmetic “revelation”, helping with many skin and hair problems, the time has come to present a worthy successor. Marula oil has been produced for centuries in South Africa by the women of the Ovambo tribe in Namibia. They used it as a universal cosmetic that helped keep their skin, hair and nails smooth.
It is pressed by hand from marula fruit seeds. Their shape resembles plums, they also have a delicate floral-fruity fragrance, thanks to which the skin, after being lubricated with oil, retains this pleasant aroma for a long time. Not only the smell is important here – marula oil contains a lot of beneficial substances:
- 4 times more vitamin C than in oranges,
- Vitamin E (vitamin of youth),
- flavonoids,
- Omega-9 fatty acids.
Flavonoids and vitamin C make the skin healthy and bright, as well as better protected against external factors. Fatty acids will help maintain proper hydration of the skin and preserve the natural lipid barrier of the skin. Vitamin E, called the vitamin of youth, is an irreplaceable companion in the fight against premature signs of aging.
How to use it?
Mainly for moisturizing – both the whole body, as well as the scalp and hair. Anyone who works in air-conditioned rooms knows well that in such conditions it is not easy to keep the skin in check. As a result of environmental and external factors, heat styling, hair also suffers, which is best regenerated with natural ingredients.
Marula oil will work as:
- Hair mask – apply it along the entire length of the hair and on the ends. It is best to keep it for half an hour or even all night. We wrap our head in a towel and let the beneficial ingredients work, and in the morning we wash our hair as usual. It will be an ideal solution for hair tired of styling, dyeing and bleaching. Such care should be used once or twice a week.
- Rinse aid and moisturizer – fortunately, marula oil is not heavy even for the thinnest hair, so it will be suitable for smoothing individual strands. To do this, rub a drop of oil in your hands and massage it into the strands. Thanks to this, they will become shiny, shiny and smooth.
- Serum – to nourish and moisturize the face, apply two or three drops of the oil on the face after the bath, and then perform a gentle massage. After waiting three minutes, you can apply your favorite cream to the skin. The oil plays the role of an ingredient that facilitates the absorption of nourishing substances contained in the cream into the skin, thanks to which it will work more effectively. It is recommended for people with acne, skin problems and dry skin. It has regenerating and antibacterial properties. It also speeds up the healing process.
- Face wash gel – you can use it to remove make-up instead of special liquids or gel to wash the skin.
- Cream and balm – it will be good as an ointment for dry places, hand cream, cuticle cream.