Kalahari Melon Oil / Tsama Oil
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Kalahari melon oil or Citrullus lanatus is also known as watermelon seed oil. Other names for this indigenous Southern African fruit are karkoer, mankataan, tshamma, ootanga or wild watermelon. A relative of the watermelon, the Kalahari melon is found in the arid Kalahari region of southern Africa. The fruit is used by the San people as a source of water, as well as a moisturizer and sunscreen. It is eaten by livestock and game. As a human food source, the seeds are high in protein (35%) and can be roasted, eaten, or ground up as a porridge.
The fruit is round (growing wild) or oval (cultivated) and is light green with darker green mottled stripes. The seeds produce a rich yellow oil, used in cosmetics to promote hair growth, as well as an ingredient in soap. Grounded seeds are employed as an exfoliant. Kalahari melon seed oil has similar levels of omega-6 essential fatty acid (68%) to evening primrose (72%), assuring anti-inflammatory properties, restoring skin elasticity, and combating wrinkles. It is a good baby oil and can be used as a carrier oil. The oil is extracted by crushing the seeds after drying. The creeping plant with its yellow flowers grows well in low-fertility, sandy soils and is drought resistant and hardy, and can be valuable as an intercrop plant providing soil cover to reduce erosion and water loss.
Kalahari Melon Oil is rich in palmitic and oleic acids and is very high in linoleic acid, the fatty acid known for its skincare benefits, as well as omega-6 fatty acids. Kalahari Melon Oil is considered to be non-comedogenic and non-GMO. Afrika Botanicals highly recommends Kalahari Melon oil.
Cosmetic Applications
- Skin: naturally cleanses, nourishes, and hydrates skin.
- Hair: Emollient oil for dry, damaged, and fragile hair
- Lips: Ingredient for lip balms, lipsticks, and other lip care products.
- Aromatherapy: Great as a carrier for aromatherapy formulas
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Business Nature
Exporter
No. Employees
11 - 50 People
Year Established
2002
Annual Turnover
More than 6 Million US Dollar
Country/Region
Cape Town, South Africa
Main Products
Prickly Pear Seed Oil, Baobab Oil, Green Coffee Oil, Manketti Oil...
Legal Status
Agency
Payment Terms
Bank wire (T/T)
Afrika Botanicals is a Cape Town-based company primarily specializing in the bulk supply of indigenous African botanical oils, kinds of butter, and resins. We have established ourselves with a trusted and reliant supplier network that spans the African continent. We export within Africa and throughout the world. We have a solid track record of exporting internationally. Afrika Botanicals sources all of Africa’s finest botanical oils for you at your convenience. Afrika Botanicals is a member of the Southern African Essential Oil Producers' Association (SAEOPA). Sourcing We engage with primary producers throughout the continent and offer a one-stop portal for all African natural oils. Depending on our source of botanical oil, we endeavor to source from ethical and sustainable harvesters, and where possible – we offer organic certification and quality standards on certain products where producers are accredited. We interrogate our producers regarding their fairness in growing, harvesting, production and supply throughout their practices within the entire value chain.
