For your skin
A traditional Polynesian "first-aid oil" with real cell-culture and animal data for wound repair and scar fading. Good as a spot treatment on healing blemishes, post-procedure skin, or stubborn dry patches.
Want the science? Keep reading ↓Mechanism of action
Polynesian nut oil rich in calophyllolide and other neoflavonoids; in vitro stimulates keratinocyte/fibroblast proliferation, glycosaminoglycan and collagen synthesis, and in vivo accelerates wound closure in rodent models.
Why we tier this anecdotal
2 cited papers across 2 countries. Most of what's cited here is mechanism-level or in-vitro work. We track this as Anecdotal until controlled clinical trials accumulate.
Cited research
Ginestra G et al., Evaluation of the cutaneous wound healing potential of tamanu oil in wounds induced in rats, Journal of Wound Care 2021;30(10):825-833 — topical tamanu oil accelerated cutaneous wound closure in rat model vs control
Leguillier T et al., Biological Activity of Polynesian Calophyllum inophyllum Oil Extract on Human Skin Cells, Planta Medica 2016;82(11-12):961-966 — tamanu oil emulsion stimulated keratinocyte/fibroblast proliferation, glycosaminoglycan and collagen production, and wound healing in vitro
Sources: PubMed · KCI · J-Stage · CNKI · Wanfang · SFD · MFDS · Cochrane · SCCS · CIR. Every entry points to a specific document. See methodology for what each outcome label means.