Organic Marula Oil - 100% Pure Cold Pressed Unrefined

Face care

(Suitable for dry, dehydrated, and mature skin; Avoid for acne-prone skin | Comedogenic index – 3-4)

Hydrates and revitalizes

Marula Oil exhibits potent moisturizing, occlusive, and emollient properties, which are great for dry, dehydrated, and mature skin types. It is a lightweight oil that penetrates deep into the skin and makes it soft, hydrated, supple, and radiant

Delays aging

Marula Oil offers remarkable antioxidant property that prevents premature aging by scavenging harmful free radicals that accelerate aging. Its potent antioxidant activity is from flavonoids, polyphenols, phytosterols, and tannins in the oil. Further, its rich fatty acid profile helps to soften fine lines and promote hydrated, soft, and youthful skin.

Enhances penetration of active ingredients

Marula Oil acts as an excellent penetration enhancer and facilitates better absorption of the active ingredients into the deeper layer of skin, closer to the collagen-producing fibroblasts. Apply a few drops of Marula Oil just before using your serum, such as retinol or vitamin C, for better absorption of the serum.

Treats chapped lips

Marula Oil hydrates dry lips and makes them soft and luscious, without leaving a greasy residue. It penetrates the deeper layers of skin and encourages faster healing of chapped lips.

Hair

(Suitable for dry and brittle hair, and dry and irritated scalp)

Conditions hair

Marula Oil is a lightweight oil that is incredibly beneficial in treating dry, brittle, and frizzy hair. Its excellent hydrating, moisturizing, and occlusive properties makes the hair smooth, silky, and lustrous. It helps to seal hair cuticles and lock-in moisture in the strands. It also helps to prevent split-ends and hair breakage. It does all this without making the hair greasy or weighing it down.

Boosts scalp health

Marula Oil provides intense moisturization to a dry and flaky scalp. Its anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties help soothe dry, irritated, and itchy scalp conditions and control scalp infections. Its potent antioxidant activity protects against environmental stressors.

Body

(Suitable for dry or sensitive skin types)

Moisturizes body

Marula Oil is an excellent body oil for dry and dehydrated skin as it provides long-lasting hydration and intense nourishment. It makes the skin velvety soft, smooth, supple, and deeply moisturized. Besides, Marula Oil protects the skin by forming a thin, non-greasy, and semi-occlusive layer that prevents moisture loss. It is a lightweight and fast absorbing oil.

Reduces stretch marks

Regular application of Marula Oil helps to lighten stretch marks and avoid any new stretch marks. It is rich in beneficial fatty acids and antioxidants that promote skin elasticity, improve hydration, and stimulate collagen formation. Combine it with Rosehip and Tamanu Oils for a more potent anti-stretch mark blend.

Body massage oil

Marula Oil is an excellent choice for massage oil as it is a lightweight, fast-absorbing oil with a silky consistency. On top of it, it is a very nourishing oil with powerful emollient, moisturizing, and soothing properties. It makes the skin velvety soft, supple, well-hydrated, and radiant.

Nail

Softens cuticles

Powerful moisturizing and emollient properties make Marula Oil an excellent choice to hydrate dry cuticles and treat cracked skin around the nails. It also keeps your hands soft and hydrated.

Wellness

Soothes skin conditions

The Marula Oil's anti-inflammatory and moisturizing properties help relieve several skin conditions such as dryness, redness, inflammation, itching, and sun damage. It is also known to soothe skin disorders such as eczema and psoriasis.

Face oil: Apply 2-3 drops after cleansing

Lips: Apply 1-2 drops to your lips whenever needed

Body oil: Apply generously to moisturize and soothe the skin

Hair oil: Massage onto scalp & hair 2-3 hours before washing

Hair serum: Apply onto freshly washed, damp hair

Nail oil: Use a cotton bud to dab the oil onto the nails

Aroma Tierra brings the finest Marula Oil extracted from the kernels of wild-harvested and hand-selected marula fruits. Our Marula Oil is 100% pure, natural, organic, cold-pressed, and virgin, with no further refining or processing to ensure that all the nutrients remain intact. Our Marula Oil is light orangish-yellow in color and has a mild characteristic aroma.

Aroma Tierra Marula Oil is ‘Certified Organic’ by ECOCERT, a globally reputed certification body from France, that has a stringent evaluation process. Our production standards guarantee that everything from the beginning to the end is organically made and that the oil is free from chemicals, preservatives, solvents, and hexane.

Our careful cold-pressed extraction method ensures that the delicate nutrients of Marula kernels are not destroyed by heat. Further, we do not deodorize, decolorize, or refine our Marula Oil. Refining the oil elongates its shelf life, but comes at a cost of destroying some of its natural nutrients. Therefore, we emphasize on using the cold-pressed, non-deodorized, and virgin quality to gain the maximum benefits. 

Furthermore, we use specially designed violet-glass bottles to preserve the oil's potency and elongate its shelf life.

Today, using the term 'organic' is unregulated in most markets and is often misleading. Products labeled as 'organic' offer no guarantee that they are free from synthetic chemicals or pesticides unless certified by a credible independent body.

Aroma Tierra organic range is 'Certified organic' by ECOCERT, a globally reputed independent certification body from France that follows very stringent organic certification standards. We ensure that everything from beginning to end is organic – farmland is organic for at least 3 years, seeds are organic and non-GMO, farming is done without pesticides and chemical fertilizers, cleaning agents are organic, extraction is organic, and packaging does not contaminate the organic product.

Scelerocarya birrea, also known as Marula, is indigenous to the African continent and is one of Africa's botanical treasures. It is found in parts of southern Africa, West Africa, and Madagascar. Its history dates back to thousands of years, and the archaeological evidence shows its use as a food source as far back as 10,000 years BC. The tree is highly revered and protected by African natives. In many areas, it is regarded as sacred, and in rural areas such as northern Namibia, it acts as the spiritual center of villages. Locals used the tree for everything from food and fodder to making beauty treatments, dyes, insecticides, medicines, and construction materials. 

The Marula tree is a part of the same botanical family that consists of Pistachio, Mango, and Cashew. It produces plum-like fruit with the oil extracted from kernels in its stones. Marula kernels are cold-pressed to extract the miracle Marula Oil. African women have traditionally used marula Oil for generations for its skin-smoothing and moisturizing properties. They also used it as a shampoo for dry, damaged, and fragile hair. 

Rightly known as ‘The Elixir of Youth’ and ‘The African Beauty Secret’, Marula Oil is gaining popularity in the beauty industry for its potent moisturizing, anti-aging, protective, and repairing properties. It is probably the richest plant source of omega 9 fatty acid, which provides intense nourishment and long-lasting hydration without making the skin greasy. It is particularly beneficial for those with dry, cracked, dehydrated, or mature skin. It is a powerhouse of antioxidants, including sterols, flavonoids, and tannins, which battle the effects of oxidative damage and prevent fine lines and wrinkles. The oil is also known to support the skin’s natural healing process, soothe irritated and itchy skin, heal sunburns, and fade blemishes and scars. 

Marula Oil offers excellent benefits for hair as well - it soothes dry and irritated scalp, prevents dandruff, tames frizzy hair and flyaways, makes hair lustrous, prevents split-ends, and protects against damage from UV radiation, heat, and hair styling products. Marula Oil also provides all-round nourishment to the cuticles, nail bed, and the skin surrounding the nails, thereby preventing brittle nails and cracked skin.

Details:

Scientific name - Sclerocarya birrea

Aroma - Warm, nutty, pleasant

Color - Light orangish-yellow

Consistency - Light to Medium

Absorption - High

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26528587
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5804067
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911001074