For your skin
A traditional Polynesian "first-aid oil" with real cell-culture and animal data pointing to skin recovery and the look of scars. Good as a targeted step on recovering 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
3 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
Tran TPA et al., Characterizations of Centrifugal Electrospun Polyvinyl Alcohol/Sodium Alginate/Tamanu Oil/Silver Nanoparticles Wound Dressing, IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience 2024
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
Pribowo A, Girish J, Gustiananda M, Nandhira RG, Hartrianti P. Potential of Tamanu (Calophyllum inophyllum) Oil for Atopic Dermatitis Treatment. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2021:6332867. — Review summarizing anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, analgesic, and wound-healing properties of tamanu oil relevant to atopic dermatitis.
Sources: 10 clinical journals and regulatory databases across the US, EU, Korea, Japan, and China. Every entry points to a specific document. See methodology for the full list and what each outcome label means.