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🔬 Peer-reviewed

Safety and efficacy of Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst (Marula) oil: A clinical perspective.

Baatile Komane, Ilze Vermaak, Beverley Summers, Alvaro Viljoen

Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2015

Findings

Marula oil didn't irritate skin and showed real moisturizing and hydrating benefits in a clinical test of 20 women. The oil is mostly oleic acid (69%) with smaller amounts of palmitic, linoleic, and other fatty acids that support skin barrier function.

Design

Randomized Controlled Trial

Evidence

Strong

Journal

Journal of ethnopharmacology