02/19/2021
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Sclerocarya birreaโฃ
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Native to parts of southern Africa. The trees grow wild and were once rare, but are now cultivated.โฃ
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Beauty Rituals:โฃ
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Our ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ is formulated with Marula oil as the prized ingredient. The ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ allows you to fully experience the ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ and enjoy the full spectrum of sensations. It brings us into direct contact with our emotions and memories that may be working against ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐-๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก allows us to ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ and enjoy the beauty and strength of the unique human form.โฃ
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๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซโฃ
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Traditional Uses:โฃ
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Once considered ๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐, the marula tree was linked to ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ and happy marriage in ancient times. In multiple cultures, marula oil is so revered itโs given as a gift or used in ceremonies to ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐โand new mothers use it on themselves and their babiesโฃ
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Many parts of the marula tree are used as ingredients in food and traditional medicine throughout Africa. โฃ
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The locals use every part of the tree:โฃ
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โข The softwood is used for carving bowls,stools, and canoes.โฃ
โข The inner bark can be used to make rope and was once used to make a brown dye.โฃ
โข The bark is also said to have medicinal qualities, helping to treat dysentery, rheumatism, insect bites, allergies, malaria, and other ailments.โฃ
โข The leaves are used in traditional medicine to soothe spider bites & burns and to relieve heartburn.โฃ
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The gem of the treeโthe fruit (The part the elephants like - ever heard of druken elephants?) The fruit is the part of the marula tree is our focus today. The size of a small plum with a light yellow skin, it can be used in a number of ways:โฃ
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โข Eaten freshโthey say itโs tart, sweet, andโฃ
refreshing, similar to a guava.โฃ
โข Cooked to make jam and juices.โฃ
โข Pureed and frozen to make juice blends.โฃ
โข Cooked, fermented, and distilled to make wines and the popular Amarula cream liqueur.โฃ
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Beauty Benefits:โฃ
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โข ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ข๐: Oleic acid, as mentioned above, is an omega-9 fatty acid that sinks much deeper into the skin than many other moisturizers. The result is more intense, longer-lasting moisture. A 2002 study, for example, found that oleic acid enhanced pe*******on more than synthetic pe*******on enhancers. Clinical tests have found that marula increases the skinโs ability to hold onto moisture.โฃ
โข ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: Marula, like most natural oils, is rich in protective and anti-aging antioxidants.โฃ
โข ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐: Vitamin C is a powerhouse ingredient for skin, helping to protect from environmental stressors, firm and tighten, as well as brighten skin.โฃ
โข ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ: These fat-soluble compounds protect, and provide a radiant look to the skin.โฃ
โข ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐: Because of its unique makeup, marula is a stable oil, and easily resists oxidation, which means it will last on your shelf. They say itโs 10 times more stable than olive oil.โฃ
โข ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ: Marula oil is medium rich and silky to the touch, making it ideal as a massage oil. African women have long used it to massage babies and as a body lotion.โฃ
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