Sep 09 2008
Healthy, Glowing Skin - Naturally
Natural Tamanu Nut Oil May Replace Topical Steroidal Creams
Fall is coming, and although we all enjoy the auburn leaves and crisp evening-air of the season, dry, flaky skin and accompanying redness and itching are certainly not something to look forward to. Enter Queen Bee Sauce’s answer to fall skin-woes; Tamanu Oil (pronounced tah-mah-new), the dark green potion that reduces eczema (Atopic Dermatitis), psoriasis and seasonal dry skin irritation, leaving skin radiant and healthy.
Many Americans suffer from eczema and psoriasis brought on by stress and extreme dry skin. It iscommonly treated with expensive topical steroidal creams such as Protopic and Elidel. These creams, required by the FDA to warn about their potential cancer risk, have been linked to sterility in men and are strongly discouraged by many sources for use on children. Most steroid creams also carry stern warnings about prolonged use.
Additional side effects of prolonged topical steroid use include thinning of the skin, acne-like pustules, dermatitis, broken blood vessels under the skin, stretch marks, hypo-pigmentation (which may clear upon treatment cessation) and, if used on the face, a rosacea-like reddening of the skin. Topical steroids are divided into four groups - mild, moderate, potent and very potent. Potent and very potent topical steroids are more likely to be absorbed through the skin into the body and to cause side effects similar to oral steroids, particularly if they are used continuously for several months or on large areas of the body. Oral steroid side effects include bone thinning and an increased risk of osteoporosis.
Queen Bee Sauce offers a natural alternative solution. It is a nut oil called Tamanu (Calophyllum Inophyllum). Sounds funny, but it is serious healing business. Hailing from the lush islands of the South Pacific, Tamanu oil is extracted from the Tamanu tree nut. The fruit of the tree, about thesize of an apricot, has a thin flesh and a large nut-hull inside. Long used by island women to ensurehealthy, moisture-rich skin, heal damaged skin, reduce scarring and eliminate redness, this oil found its’ way into the European and US cosmetic markets in the 1920’s and has since been thoroughly researched in hospitals and by independent laboratories world-wide.
The chemical components of Tamanu Oil (calohyplloloids, calophyllic acid, and benzoic and oxi-benzoic acids) have extraordinary abilities to restore and regenerate skin tissue. Acting as an antiseptic and astringent with antimicrobial and antiviral properties.
Tamanu Oil is particularly fabulous for:
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Soothing dry skin and itching
• Reducing scarring
• Softening scar tissue
• Minimizing redness and inflammation during healing
• Fever blisters
• Sunburns
One of many remarkable Tamanu Oil studies, a project conducted by BioScience Laboratories confirmed the oil’s inherent ability to improve the appearance of scars. Participants in the studyhad obvious scarring, aged for one year or longer, and were not allowed to apply moisturizer to the scarred skin for seven days prior to the test or throughout the test period. Scars were initially rated for roughness, length, width and degree of difference from surrounding normal skin; measurements of darkness and redness were also recorded.
After applying Tamanu Oil twice a day for six consecutive weeks, significant improvement was seen in the appearance of scars. Improvement continued until conclusion of the nine-week test, at which time scar length showed an average reduction of .28 centimeters and width .12 centimeters.
Queen Bee Sauce’s Tamanu Oil is refined by cold pressing in Madagascar, without exposing the nuts to high heat, giving you a fresh and safe skin care solution. Dark green and luxurious, Tamanu Oil is heavy, thick and rich, yet readily absorbs into the skin.
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[...] Tamanu oil is an amazing healing nut from Bora Bora.