Plant Ingredients

Kigelia Africana - Anti-wrinkle properties
Olax dissitiflora Olv.- Essential Oils
Quillaja Saponaria Molina - Moisturises, tones and firms

Aloe Vera - Moisturises, sooths and heals  

Kigelia Africana

This is a large, rounded tree with a thick trunk and smooth gray bark. The flowers are very attractive but have an unpleasant smell. The fruit is enormous, sausage shaped which grow up to a meter in length and weigh up to 10Kg.

Kigelia Africana is widely used in southern Africa. Mainly, the fruit and bark are used. In Moçambique, traditional doctors use the trunk for ceremonial purposes.

Active ingredients: the roots and bark of the Kigelia Africana have naphthoquinone lapachol and dihydroisocoumarin kigelin as major compounds. Several other compounds, including kigelinone, pinnatal, isopinnatal, stigmasterol and ß-sitosterol have been isolated from the bark, but the benefits for external use may be due to the dihydroisocoumarins and their glycosides.

Pharmacological Effects: antimicrobial activity has been demonstrated, using watery extracts of the bark. It is likely that the active ingredients are also present in the fruit. The fruit is used for its emollient and firming properties.

 Aloe Vera –(Aloe vera L. Liliaceae)

The name "Aloe" was derived from the Arabic word "Alloeh" which means "Bitter and shiny substance". This botanical has however many botanical nicknames: First Aid Plant, Medicine Plant, Burn Plant, Miracle Plant, etc.

Aloe gel is a watery mixture of peptic substances, amino acids, minerals, trace elements, organic acids and various minor compounds. Aloe gel originates from the inner fleshy part of the leaf. The healing properties of Aloe gel are ascribed to glycoproteins.

In the ancient history we find numerous uses of Aloe in cosmetics by Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, Arabians, Indians and Chinese. Cleopatra supposedly attributed her irresistible charm and beauty to the use of Aloe gel. Historians have recorded that Aristotle persuaded Alexander the Great to conquer the Island of Socotra in East Africa for the purpose of obtaining sufficient amounts of Aloes as a wound healing agent for his soldiers.

Congo hunters rubbed their bodies with Aloe gel to reduce perspiration and eliminate its smell. In Colombia, children’s legs and feet are coated with gel to protect against insect bites. In Java, Aloe gel was used to prevent the formation of scars resulting from wounds or skin irritations. Juice was massaged into the scalp and hair to improve its condition and to stimulate growth.

Main ingredients
Polysaccharides: polygalacturonic and glucuronic acids

Reducing gluids: arabinose