As far as Papua New Guinea, Samoa and the Philippines… Coconut oil has been a precious beauty and care secret for over a thousand years, passing from family to family, from generation to generation. While the gentle nourishing properties of the coconut helped to give shiny thick hair and silky soft skin, babies were massaged with the same fine oil to strengthen their bones and keep their skin healthy. 

Coconut oil's restorative nature made it a must-have for every natural chemist in helping to treat all kinds of wounds, burns, bruises and even broken bones.

For centuries the original inhabitants of Australia, the Aboriginals, relied on the nourishing and caring properties from nature in the rainforest. The ‘Jindilli’ – the golden nut – not only enriched the daily diet of the tribes in East Australia and New South Wales with masses of essential nutrients. They also soon discovered the healing properties of oil pressed out of the nut and mixed it with clay and colour to decorate the body. 

Women also used the pure oil to help their skin look younger and mixed the oil with lots of other plant extracts into a balm to treat all kinds of skin afflictions.

How to hold on to your beauty for a thousand and one nights? The secret of the North-African Amazigh tribes can be found in ‘The Tree of beauty’. For centuries 

Moroccan women used oil from the argan tree to keep their beauty with its velvety soft protection of skin, hair and nails. Legendary Eastern beauty, right from the heart of Mother Nature

For thousands of years the seeds of the Shea tree, originating from Mali in Africa, have been made into vegetable fat – Shea Butter – a most versatile ingredient in African cookery. Its nourishing and moisturising properties also have made Shea Butter extremely popular in both hair and skin care. 

The legendary beauty icon, the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, used Shea Butter to protect her hair and skin from the burning sun and scorching hot winds of the African desert and savannah.

With their blue-green pointy, prickly leaves, the Aloe resembles cacti. However, they are succulent plants. Originally, Aloe Vera comes from Africa and the Arabic Peninsula. In ancient Greece, physicians used the plant as a medicinal agent.

According to tradition, the Egyptian queen Nefertiti used the juice from the succulent for her beauty baths.
The substance of the plant ensures that the jelly-like gel from the leaves can be well absorbed by the skin.

For centuries, citrus fruits, especially the mandarin, were a valuable ingredient in traditional folk and natural medicine from China, India and Europe. Thanks to its mild relaxing effect, the tangerine oil was often used for relieving muscles or stomachs. 

Moreover, the oil had a positive and healing effect on cellulite, stretch marks and fluid retention. It also enjoys the spirit of a boost by the fresh and relaxing citrus aromas.