The popularity of superfoods has reached the point where we’re no longer just eating them, but now incorporating them into our skincare routines too! As it happens, a powerful fruit called the Kakadu Plum, also known as the Billy Goat Plum, grows deep in the north of Australia.
It’s grown without human intervention and harvested in an extremely environmentally friendly way, which not only preserves the habitat of this ancient plum. For thousands of years, Aboriginal Australians have used it for medicinal purposes, as it has anti-inflammatory properties, making it a great remedy for headaches, colds and flu. It also has antiseptic properties, which means the plum has been added to balms to help heal wounds.
For a fruit no bigger than a large olive, the Kakadu Plum contains more Vitamin C than you might think. Each 100g serving of the fruit contains 3,000mg of Vitamin C, which is 50% more than the concentrate of 100 oranges. Pretty powerful for such a small fruit, isn’t it? Our skin benefits greatly from Vitamin C, but that’s not the only benefit this powerful fruit has for your skin!
In the next section of this article, I want to go into detail about all the benefits of this miracle fruit to help you better understand how this unknown ingredient can be the miracle your skin has been missing.
Anti-Aging Benefits of Kakadu Plum
As mentioned earlier, Kakadu Plum is rich in Vitamin C. This ingredient is known to stimulate collagen production in the skin, making your face look plumper, firmer, and more youthful. Collagen production also means that fine lines and wrinkles become less noticeable.
Skin tone also brightens, scars and hyperpigmentation from sun damage or leftover acne scars become less noticeable, and pigmentation is brighter.
Is Kakadu Plum Rich in Antioxidants?
Kakadu Plum is rich in antioxidants, including Vitamin C! One of the most powerful ingredients is ellagic acid, a powerful antioxidant also found in strawberries, walnuts, and almonds. It also has excellent antioxidant activity, five times more potent than blueberries.
Incorporating antioxidants into your daily skin care routine is very effective because antioxidants can neutralize unstable molecules called free radicals. When your skin has an excess of free radicals, it damages the skin barrier and causes oxidative stress. Antioxidants can bind to free radicals and protect skin cells from the toxic effects that lead to damage. This damage is caused by environmental factors, and by that I mean pollution and overexposure to the sun’s UV rays.
Kakadu Plum is Naturally Antimicrobial
Plums are naturally antimicrobial, which is one of the main reasons why they are widely used by the indigenous people of northern Australia. This fruit contains two ingredients that make it such a powerful product. The phytochemicals gallic acid and ellagic acid are both sought after for their antifungal and antibacterial properties.
Gallic Acid – Kills bacteria and restores the skin’s natural barrier
Ellagic Acid – Promotes skin elasticity and suppleness
Therefore, Kakadu Plum Extract is ideal for all skin care products designed for blemish-prone skin, fighting blemish-causing bacteria and restoring balance to overall skin health and complexion.
Kakadu Plum Helps Reduce Redness
Kakadu Plum Oil Extract deeply soothes the skin, reducing skin irritation and sensitivity.
Since the fruit contains the aforementioned gallic acid, which is a natural anti-inflammatory agent, it can relieve inflammation as well as painful, irritated, and sensitive skin. Because it is a natural plant ingredient, it is gentle and effective for many skin types. However, there are some risks to consider when using such a powerful extract.
If you have an extremely sensitive skin type, you should first perform a small patch test before using products containing kakadu plum. This will help you determine if your skin can tolerate the strength of the extract. If your skin is dry and sensitive and your patch test shows no reaction, it would be most effective to coat your kakadu product with hyaluronic acid to avoid possible stinging.
Kakadu Plum Helps Fight Skin Infections
Not only is the fruit itself beneficial for the skin, but the inner bark of the kakadu plum tree can be extracted and used to treat a number of skin conditions and infections.
Due to its antifungal and antiseptic properties, the bark extract is an excellent wound healer! The healing ointment can be used to treat wounds, ulcers, boils, and more. Including treating skin conditions such as psoriasis.
Kakadu Plum Hair Care
It seems this super fruit can do more than you think. Kakadu plums nourish the hair and always maintain collagen levels, which is very important for hair to stay healthy and grow.
By nourishing the hair, you will find that your hair looks shiny, healthy and bouncy. Frizzy, dry curls become smooth and tangle-free, which reduces breakage and ensures hair stays thick and strong.
Amazingly, this incredible plum, smaller than a kiwi fruit and grown on the other side of the world, could be the answer to our skin’s prayers. With so many benefits and such a high concentration of skin-loving ingredients, it’s a wonder we haven’t discovered them sooner. If you think about it, the harvesting and cultivation of this fruit is somehow very sustainable, which makes it even more valuable in a place with such a rich history and culture! The popularity of A-Beauty (which means Australian Beauty, did you know?) is increasing all the time. The ethos and attitude behind A-Beauty is a simple and effortless approach to beauty and skincare, which is the exact opposite of the more popular K-Beauty, which involves a complicated 10-step skincare routine.
The natural, potent ingredients are a big factor in Kakadu Plum’s popularity in products, as it is most potent and active when in its purest, most natural state.
So here is more information about this wonder, harvested from the bush without Wichti larvae!a
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