Wild andiroba seed oil, coldpressed virgin

Ingredient: Carapa guianensis seed oil

Scent: Fragrant, pleasant.

Benefits and uses:

• Recommended as a natural insect repellent and doubles up as a body moisturising oil.
• Apply BEFORE going into the wild/forested outdoors as a mozzie repellent, and apply AFTER as a spot treatment IF there are bites.
• Super effective for all sorts of inflamed skin conditions eg rashes, skin infections, wounds, cuts, stings and bites, swelling, diaper rash, itchy skin, eczema conditions.
• Helps with pain relief of tired, sore and achy muscles.
• Works well as a body massage oil for tired muscles, anti-aging face oil, and firming body oil for cellulite.
• Perfectly safe healing oil for pets/animals, babies, toddlers and little children as a natural insect repellent. No dilution needed.
• For ages 5 and above, you can use BYE DENGUE (KIDS-SAFE), an upgraded and more powerful mozzie repellent with Andiroba seed oil as the main base.

Andiroba trees have straight trunks that can reach 30m in height, often with buttress roots. Growing throughout the Amazon Basin, Central America and Africa, andiroba prefers seasonally flooded forests and margins of rivers, but it is also form in terra firme forests.

Andiroba oil is one of the most widely sold natural remedies in Amazonia - for bruises, sore thoats, inflammation, arthritis, worms, as well as to heal umbilical cords. Andiroba is also commonly applied onto skin to promote the growth of scar tissue and to repair skin damage. Using Andiroba on serious injuries can speed up the rate of recovery well. The oil also works very well as an insect repellent and is an ingredient in soap production.

Studies by the Amapa State Research Institute (IEPA) discovered that andiroba seeds repelled the mosquito that carries dengue, Aedes aegyti.

Herbal Folk Tradition

A powerful anti-inflammatory medicinal oil extracted from the seed of andiroba is one of the most widely used natural remedies in the Amazon forest and Amazonian basin. It is used to mend badly sprained ankles, repel mosquitoes and frequently used in veterinary medicine to cure the infected wounds of animals.

Indigenous tribes in Brazil have traditionally painted their skin with a blend of Andiroba oil and the bright red pigment from urucu seeds.

The bark of the tree can be made into a tea to treat fevers, worms, bacteria and tumours. The wood is bitter and oily, deterring attacks by termites and caterpillars.