100% Cold Pressed Organic Tamanu oil is truly amazing. I first heard about it from an expert in lesser known natural medical alternatives from around the world who appeared on the Dr. Oz Show. I don't even remember his name, but I would sure like to thank him. He said that it was good for everything about the skin. Being a soap maker, I was intrigued. I searched for it on the Internet to find out more about it, then ended up ordering some online. That was the best money I have spent in a long time.
Tamanu oil has an amazing variety of properties that you don't find in too many products all at the same time. It works as an anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, antibiotic, and anti-microbial topical treatment. It will even help lighten age spots and reduce the appearance of scars, and it smells good too. I thought it sounded too good to be true, but I wanted to try it anyway. I use it for minor cuts, scrapes, rashes, burns, minor abrasions of the skin, etc. It really seems to speed healing by a few days in many cases, takes the sting out of the "ouchies" almost immediately, reduces the typical itching sensation you typically get with healing or scabbing because the oil keeps it moist and prevents cracking and drying of the area, and the little scars you sometimes get with nastier boo-boos are non-existent. It will clear up minor blemishes and even acne in just a few days! If you can get it up and under and around the nail, it will even help eliminate toe nail fungus, the culprit in common toe nail discoloration. (Must be applied 2-3 times a day till the nail grows out.) Just imagine how many creams, ointments, lotions, prescriptions, and co-pays you could eliminate with just one product! I'm hearing some major jingle in those pockets, not to mention eliminate some clutter in the bathroom! Those benefits were already impressive, but let me tell you about two other applications that totally blew my mind and saved who knows how much money in medical expenses.
When my daughter was 4, she went through a phase, like most kids, where she had a bad habit of picking her nose. Despite the seemingly continual attempts to stop this habit, it continued for quite a while. At one point I noticed she had gotten a little red, raw looking area just below her nose. By the next day, the area below her nose had doubled in size and small areas on her arms and even her legs and torso were starting to appear the same way. She complained of severe itching and couldn't keep her hands off. My husband recognized this as something he had seen growing up called impetigo, also commonly called infantigo. My mom, who had worked for a Dermatologist, also agreed. This is a VERY aggressive bacterial infection that spreads like wildfire.
Now it was Saturday, and the doctor's office is closed. What to do? I looked up this infection online to see what to expect, how it is typically treated, and how I could ease my daughter's symptoms until the doctor's office opened on Monday. Online I found that no home remedies were suggested except washing hands very well and all the time to help reduce spreading, and the typical treatment was high does of systemic antibiotics over a week or two, maybe longer, and the resulting scars typically take months to disappear, and may be permanent. I freaked! With the size of the one area alone, right below her nose, I could only imagine the torment she would face if that scar was there for an extended period of time. I remembered that I had the Tamanu oil, and all of its claims to be antibacterial, antibiotic, and helps improve the appearance of scars. I applied it with a cotton ball immediately to all the areas I could find in a head to toe search, including using a cotton swab to get the area up her nostril to make sure it didn't spread up that way, as well. I applied it 3 times a day. The itching eased, which stopped the scratching and resulting spreading. By the next morning, Sunday, the redness had totally gone out of all the areas and I didn't find any new areas. This was a major improvement considering how rapidly the areas spread over 24 hours the day before. I was feeling relieved and amazed that I had seemed to get it under control, but my husband was still freaking out and encouraging me to get her in to the doctor Monday morning. He had seen such bad cases on his brothers as a child, that he didn't want to take any chances. By Sunday evening, many of the areas had started to scab, and some of the minor areas had even started to shrink or disappear! I couldn't believe my eyes. The improvement was so dramatic, that by Monday, I didn't even call the doctor. Even my husband had agreed that it looked like it was well on its way to recovery, so much so that we probably wouldn't need the doctor after all. By the end of the week, even the initial spot under her nose and a large area behind her knee had healed up so well you couldn't even tell it was ever there! The only clue was that her legs had been pretty tan and some of the skin around the spot on her leg was not as tan. Truly AMAZING!
Without getting this post too long, I also would like to tell you about my dad, a diabetic since age 24, now in his 70s. He used Tamanu oil for a nasty injury on his big toe that seemed like it was not healing at all. He has neuropathy in his feet, nerve damage common in diabetics, so he didn't feel it when something heavy dropped on his big toe. It got all swelled up, black and blue and red, and appeared to be infected. After a few days of showing little to no improvement, they were considering having a doctor check it out. Diabetics have a difficult time healing in their extremities typically anyway, but this really didn't look good at all. I was worried that if it didn't get better, it could turn into gang green and may ultimately end up getting amputated. Unfortunately, this is not that uncommon for diabetics. I carefully applied the tamanu oil to every area I could get to, and applied it generously around the nail area so I would seep under the nail. Told my parents to apply it 2-3 times a day and keep it elevated. By the next day a majority of the redness and swelling was showing significant improvement. Finally! Long story short, in a matter of a couple of weeks, it had healed up beautifully. Lost the nail, but that was expected. That was quicker than most scratches heal up on his legs. We couldn't believe it.
A little goes a long way with this stuff, and it has a shelf life of 12-18 months, so don't buy too much. I have had mine a little longer, and it still seems to be working fine, but I don't know how much longer it will hold up. When I bought mine, the best price I could find, figuring in shipping, was at http://mountainroseherbs.com/. There are other places that sell it also, so check around for the best price. Hope you give it a try and experience the amazing healing powers of this natural oil personally. By the way, I was not paid for this endorsement. I am simply speaking from experience and hope my experience can help you out as well.
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