About
One of the most therapeutically powerful carrier oils, tamanu contains the unique compound calophyllolide which exhibits strong anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties. Its distinctive dark green colour and strong aroma mean it is usually blended at 10–25% with other carriers.
Used by the peoples of Polynesia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia for millennia, tamanu oil was a cornerstone of traditional medicine for treating skin diseases, nerve pain, and infected wounds. It remains an important ceremonial and medicinal oil in many Pacific Island cultures.
Benefits
- ✓Exceptional wound healing and tissue regeneration
- ✓Strong anti-inflammatory (calophyllolide)
- ✓Effective for nerve pain and neuralgia
- ✓Antifungal and antimicrobial
- ✓Treats eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea
Pairings (12)
Eugenol in Clove Bud combined with calophyllolide in Tamanu significantly raises the risk of severe skin sensitisation and allergic reaction.
Tamanu's remarkable wound-healing, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory properties make it a powerhouse pairing with Tea Tree for skin infections or damaged tissue.
Tamanu's cicatrisant, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic properties pair powerfully with lavender for wound healing, scar tissue, nerve pain, and skin repair massage.
Tamanu's extraordinary wound-healing, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory reputation makes it a highly synergistic and therapeutically potent partner for neem.
Both oils are celebrated for their exceptional skin healing, anti-inflammatory, and regenerative properties, making this a potent combination for damaged or troubled skin.
Tamanu's remarkable wound-healing and anti-inflammatory properties are well supported by sweet almond's gentle base in therapeutic skin massage.
Properties
- Aroma
- strong, green, slightly medicinal
- Consistency
- medium
- Absorbency
- medium
- Shelf Life
- 24 months
Contraindications
- ⚠Avoid with nut allergies (calophyllum family)
- ⚠Strong aroma and colour — use as secondary carrier
- ⚠Patch test essential due to sensitisation potential