MONGONGO OIL A NATURAL DEFENSE FOR YOUR BODY AND YOUR HAIR
Mongongo Oil, also known as Manketti Oil, is extracted from the kernels of Mongongo (Schinziophyton rautanenii), an endemic plant of the savannahs and deserts of Namibia.
Local people have been using it for millennia to protect their skin and their hair from wind, sun and dry weather. A rich, nourishing and mosturizing oil that has a natural smell of hazelnut and a light yellow greenish colour.
It spreads easily and penetrates without leaving a greasy skin. AURUM Africa Mongongo Oil comes from environmentally friendly harvesting and processing.
It is obtained by cold mechanical pressing.
PROPERTIES AND BENEFITS
• Mongongo Oil most precious and appreciated property is to protect from adverse environmental conditions, creating a natural barrier.
• Mongongo Oil helps to improve the skin hydration thanks to the high content of Linoleic acid, Alpha Linolenic acid and Oleic acid, vitamins and minerals.
• Its exceptionally high Linoleic acid content makes Mongongo Oil an excellent ingredient in the formulations of anti-aging face creams and serums.
• Mongongo Oil is an exceptional massage Oil, acting on dry skin. It helps smoothing it and making it visually more beautiful and soft to the touch. It can be alternated to Marula oil.
• Perfect hair Oil, especially for frizzy, brittle and split hair.
HOW TO USE MONGONGO OIL
On the skin
Distribute a small amount of oil with a light massage until completely absorbed.
On the hair
After washing, mix well the oil with a little water and apply on wet hair, massaging for 3-4 minutes before rinsing (on stressed hair, as a reconditioning treatment, to give vigor and recover shine after the summer holidays).
After drying, apply some drops on the entire length of the hair. The oil must first be heated by rubbing it on the palms (on curly and frizzy hair).
During the night as a moisturizing mask (on damaged hair)
AURUM Africa – Mongongo Oil
