Our carrot oil is made by macerating (also called infusing) organic carrot roots in sunflower oil.
Carrots hold about 90% water and since water and oil do not mix and water is a source of potential bacterial growth, organic carrots need to be first dried. Dried organically grown carrot roots are then infused into the organic sunflower oil and stored to airtight containers. This phase takes weeks, as we do not want to use heat to speed up the process (because heating would decrease the precious skincare properties of carrot oil. The end result of the process is an exquisite organic carrot oil.
Organic Carrot oil has many properties that are beneficial to the skin, here are a few important ones:
The most popular use of organic carrot oil is tanning. Vitamin A is one of the key vitamins in carrot oil. Vitamin A helps to strengthen the skin and make it ready for sun exposure. With the abundance of vitamin A, carrot oil makes the skin ready for tanning.
Apply carrot oil once a day, preferably in the morning. This helps the oil to begin to work throughout your body. Put a small amount of carrot oil to your hands and rub it onto your entire body. Another way to apply it is by putting a few drops of carrot oil into your moisturizer.
For the best tanning result, mix organic carrot oil to SPF sunscreen lotion (organic certified sunscreen lotion preferred). The carrot oil acts as a tanning improver and does not have SPF in it. Carrot oil does not prevent the burning of the skin, in case long periods of time are spent sunbathing.
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Unlike the more common Western African shea butter, which is often hard and waxy, this Northern Ugandan raw, unrefined shea nilotica butter is creamier and softer and has more beneficiary properties than any other shea butter variety. Due to these qualities, it is considered more luxurious compared to the Western African shea. It melts and spreads nicely on the skin which makes it wonderful multi-purpose product for the whole family including little children.
Shea Nilotica has higher olein content than Western African shea butter, making it less waxy. Shea Nilotica also suits better to be applied on the face compared to Western African shea. It is also much easier to spread and very much suitable for applying on the larger areas of the body.
Organic shea nilotica butter is rich in essential fatty acids (especially Omega -9) and vitamins A, E, F and K. It contains high content of anti-inflammatory components and is especially recommended for dry and atopic skin.
Shea Nilotica can be used daily to maintain glowing, soft and beautiful skin. It can be applied a number of times a day without adding other products.
Since the late eighties, Northern Uganda has been the scene for the violent insurgency of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a guerrilla group, for over 20 years. In 2006, the security situation gradually improved, many IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) returned to their villages and ancestral lands. They faced the difficult task of rebuilding their lives and homes. Many had lost one or several family members and their homes and lands were burnt. During and after the war, many mature shea trees had been cut down for firewood and the centuries old practice of shea farming almost disappeared.
Today: More than 2,000 independent farmers have been trained to re-learn the value of growing, farming and trading the shea nilotica. What’s more, following years of lobbying, the felling of shea trees for firewood has finally become illegal, ensuring the sustainability of the environment and the restoration of a centuries-old practice of cultivating shea.
By using Northern Ugandan shea nilotica, environment and local traditions are conserved and an honest livelihood is achieved. Food aid is no longer necessary for farmers the grow and trade shea nilotica.