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Macadamia nut oil is produced through pressing macadamia nuts. The oil is extracted from the nut pulp and is a transparent, pale-yellow liquid.

Macadamia nut oil is usually cold pressed.

Macadamia nut oil is a true superfood for your skin as it is full of potent antioxidants and necessary fatty acids.

It contains high amounts of palmitoleic acid (22%), a crucial fatty acid that starts reducing in quantity with age, palmitic acids, and other beneficial nutrients that are ideal for soothing skin issues that need a delicate touch.

Macadamia nut oil contains squalene and oleic acid that assists with cell regeneration, making it particularly useful for dry or chapped skin as it softens and moisturizes.

It contains phytosterols that assist with itchiness and redness.

Macadamia nut oil is a highly emollient oil, yet light and penetrating which is excellent for dry and mature skins that have a reduced production of natural serum. It has a slight sunscreen effect as well.

Macadamia nut oil can be used for all skin types.

Other than jojoba oil, macadamia nut oil is the closest match to the naturally occurring sebum of the skin. It is also hypoallergenic and a non-comedogenic oil. It does not clog pores and is a lightweight oil that absorbs quickly in the skin which allows it to breathe.

There is minimal processing that occurs in the pressing of the macadamia oil we use. This allows for the oil to retain as much integrity as possible and be the cleanest product possible. Color variations will occur from batch to batch but the efficacy of the body oil is not impacted. We also  recommend storing the body oil out of direct sunlight which can also cause color variations over time.