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Cupuacu Lip Balm
Iona Naturals Cupuacu Lip Balm Natural Ingredients
100% pure and natural ‘CAPUACU’ Lip Balm (Theobroma grandiflorum) This remarkable Amazonian fruit oil…Protects and nourishes dry skin and is extremely high in essential fatty acids 3 and 6. Up to one tonne of Cupuacu oil protects 10 hectares of forest from being felled and creates work and income for the indigenous population.
+ organza bag
Made in the UK
For external use only There is a shelf life of approximately 1 year
Highly emollient and especially good for dry cracked, chapped, sunburned lips and skin.
Not tested on animals
"Cupuacu is a small to medium tree in the Rainforest canopy which is akin to the cocoa pod family from which chocolate is derived. These trees can reach up to 20 meters in height. Cupuacu fruit has been a primary food source in the Rainforest for both indigenous tribes and animals alike. The Cupuacu fruit is about the size of a cantaloupe and is highly prized for its creamy exotic tasting pulp. The pulp occupies approximately one-third of the fruit and is used throughout Brazil and Peru to make fresh juice, ice cream, jam and tarts. The fruit ripens in the rainy months from January to April and is considered a culinary delicacy in South American cities. Like the cocoa pod the fruit has a large seed pod filled with "beans", which the Tikuna tribe use medicinally for abdominal pains.
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