Baobab Oil

Baobab fruit is made of an outer shell, pulp and seeds. Fruit only appears once the tree is more than seventeen years old, and a mature tree can give up to 30 kg of fruit. The seeds contain up to 19% oil.

Baobab oil is known for its high vitamin C content, and its beta-carotene content is more than seven times that of corn oil. It improves skin elasticity and regeneration, soothes dry skin and eczema, and has anti-inflammatory properties.

It does not clog pores, stores well and blends easily with other essential and fixed oils. It is sold pure or added in small amounts (2–3%) to moisturisers, soaps, bath foam and massage oil.

In Sudan, baobabs flower from May to July and fruit from August to October.