Description
Tamanu (Not an essential oil, this is a carrier oil!) Foraha, a/k/a tamanu, kamanu and Alexandrian laurel, Madagascar. Calophyllum inophyllum. This beautiful opalescent cold pressed green, slightly waxy oil is rich and thick, with a delicate nutty or spicy smell. It stimulates cell regeneration and is good for fragile or broken capillaries.
Tamanu is a traditional medicine in the So. Pacific, where it is used for its analgesic, anti-inflammatory and cicatrizant properties. Foraha has been used to treat leprosy. It helps wounds to heal and is soothing for eczema and skin irritations such as burns, rashes and insect bites.
It is used as an aid for relieving pain, healing wounds, herpes lesions and post-surgical scars. A combination of tamanu and Ravensara essential oil has been used successfully as a treatment for shingles. Rarely used as a carrier oil due to its quite thick consistency, but may be part of a blend with other carrier oils.
It?s highly recommended as a facial oil, either alone or with essential oils added. Since this is a rather thick oil, you should always stir well before using to allow any matter which may have settled at the bottom of the container to become well mixed once again.