Mango’s For Beautiful Skin
November 23, 2009 by Trish Williamson
Filed under Skin Care
King of The Fruits – The mango takes the title, and rightly so.Its sweet taste is universally appreciated. Originally, the mango tree comes from India and Burma, but already in the sixteenth century had been spread across most of tropical Asia; some had already been brought to Southeast Asia by Buddhist monks in the fourth and fifth centuries, and is now present in all tropical countries including Australia.
The mango is a magnificent tropical fruit and is unrelated to either type of pepper. Peppers grown in various parts of the world are used for making such products as paprika, hot sauces, pickles, and stuffed olives. The mango is indigenous to India and is still grown there. Mango is considered sacred in India. This is not the case in other countries.
Generally the mango is oval in shape with a slight beak. The skin is smooth and waxy and the flesh encloses a large rather flat stone containing a single seed. The mango is a rich source of various polyphenolic compounds and nutrients.
The main polyphenols in the mango in terms of antioxidative capacity and/or quantity are: mangiferin, catechins, quercetin, kaempferol, rhamnetin, anthocyanins, gallic and ellagic acids, propyl and methyl gallate, benzoic acid, and protocatechuic acid. The mango is a comfort food. Mangos really can make you feel better! Mango DAIQUIRI’SYum!!!
Mango fruit also produce Mango Butter. The Butter is prized as an excellent emollient that can help prevent dryness and wrinkle formation as a result of sun exposure. It is a source of essential fatty acids that can help reduce the degeneration of skin cells and restore elasticity. Mango Butter offers anti-aging properties for the skin and is an exotic emollient with excellent healing and regenerative properties. Combined with Shea butter, a soap made with mango butter produces an amazing bar of soap. Mango Butter is known as one of the richest oils on the planet. WOW!
The gorgeous butter is obtained from the seed kernel of the mango fruit. From the seed comes this wonderful, firm “butter” an exotic favorite for moisturizing products. Mango butter is obtained from de-shelled fruit kernels of the mango tree which is native to sub-continental India and the tropics. Mango Body Butter is well worth getting your hands on.
The Mango’s butter possesses a high content of stearic acid which makes it similar to cocoa butter. As mentioned above, Mango butter is also good for the relief of dry skin and eczema. Mango butter is obtained from the kernels of the mango tree and is similar to Cocoa butter. It is thought to prevent dryness and help prevent wrinkles.
Surprisingly Mango Butter is not that expensive. Cosmetic companies are now using it for skin care treatments and for the increasingly popular body butters. Mango Butter is obtained from the fruit kernels of the Mango tree so it is not from the whole of the Mango. The butter is similar in properties and texture to cocoa butter.
Mango butter has good emolliency and lends protection against the sun. Mango Butter is a tropical butter that has a similar composition to Shea and Cocoa and has a high content of stearic acid. The fatty acid content profile is slightly different and enhances the spectrum of natural EFAs, antioxidants and vitamins that Body Butter Shop products offer. It smells sweet and nutty in its pure form, generally has a warm creamy color and is solid at room temperature.
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