This traditional Tahitian oil is made from soaking Tiare Gardenia flowers in organic coconut oil.
This combination creates the well-known Monoi, an excellent organic oil with 100% natural ingredients.
- It is deeply moisturising leaving a velvety feeling and a vibrant summer scent in you rskin. It’s most often used as a moisturizer and skin protectant, but works equally. The methyl salicylate that is naturally derived from tiare is a skin softener that can help provide those moisturizing benefits. Unlike some other oils, monoi soaks into skin and doesn’t clog pores.
- It is used as a pre-sun treatment to defend against UV rays as well to soothe sun or windburn.
- As a hair moisturizer, it’s an easy choice to help both maintain and restore dry, damaged, or even healthy hair. It also helps control frizz.
Monoi can work wonder on dandruff, too. A lot of the flaking, redness, itching, and inflammation can be prevented and improved with the help of a regular scalp greasing using monoi oil.
- Ideal for massage as it relaxes muscles from tension.
- The anti-inflammatory properties in the coconut oil can help calm conditions where inflammation leads to itching and redness. Things like eczema, psoriasis, and acne are all ones that you might see significant improvement on with regular use of monoi oil.
- Due to its high coconut oil content, Monoï Tiki becomes solid below 25°C. With heat it returns to its original form.
- It does not contain allergens and artificial fragrances, making it ideal for sensitive skin. Also ideal for babies' sensitive skin.