Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil

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Also-called-like-this: Kukui Not Oil
What-it-does: soothing, emollient

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Having such a cool name and coming from Hawaii how could this oil be not good? Well, it is good. It's absorbed excellently by the skin and is used traditionally by the Hawaiians to soothe sunburn and other inflammations. 

Research confirms this: it's shown to have anti-inflammatory, pain reducing, and wound healing properties. It's also a particularly rich source of moisturizing essential fatty acids linoleic and linolenic (about 42 and 32%) and it's not so rich in oleic acid - around 15% - that can be good even for acne prone skin.

Show me some proof

  • H Ako, N Kong, A Brown - Industrial Crops and Products, 2005, Fatty acid profiles of kukui nut oils over time and from different sources
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