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Foraha (not an essential oil, this is a carrier oil) a/k/a tamanu, kamanu and Alexandrian laurel, Madagascar, Wildcrafted. Botanical name: Calophyllum inophyllum. Sold by weight.
This beautiful cold pressed green, slightly waxy oil is rich and thick, with a delicate nutty, honey like aroma. Foraha is said to stimulate cell regeneration and is said to be good for fragile or broken capillaries.
Foraha is a traditional medicine in the South Pacific where it is used for its analgesic, anti-inflammatory and cicatrizant properties. Foraha is known to have been used to treat leprosy. Users say the oil 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 foraha and Ravensara aromatica essential oil has been used successfully as a treatment for shingles. This oil is highly recommended as a facial oil, either alone or with essential oils added. Shelf Life: 6 months to 1 year when properly stored. Since this is a slightly viscous oil, it should always be stirred well before using. This is a filtered oil.
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Anonymous
(Morrisville, PA, US) | April 1st, 2010
Actually, I liked it so much that I used it instead of shea butter in my latest batch of lip balm, and it only needed a single drop of clove oil to round it out.
it's a richer green than the best olive oil, and is somewhere between coconut oil and shea butter as far as solidifying in the cold, it does NOT curdle when heated to melting and recooled, making it my new first choice for poulticing and 'barrier' creams, where the slightly waxy quality is a good thing.
In lip balm, it is fragrant, and soothing, and tolerated well by both finicky husband and mature/sensitive skin.
I am very much looking forward to experimenting with this oil!
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