![]() Scientific research carried out by the Centre de valorisation des glucides et des produits naturels (CVGPN) has identified the functional properties of monoi through its volatile compounds. The hair fibre is regenerated and the scales are tightened. Applied before shampooing, three times a week, monoi has an effect on the hair, improving its shine and overall appearance. It is also firmer, more elastic and more toned. On the surface, the microrelief is improved, the skin is smoother and softer. After 4 weeks of use, a gradual and lasting hydration rate of 6% is achieved compared to the rate before monoïde treatment.applied once a day, Tahitian monoïde also has an effect on skin firmness. Moisture lasts for approximately six hours after application. Moisturisation increases significantly by 15% only 15 minutes after application and this rate is maintained for two hours. It has moisturising properties for the skin with an immediate and delayed effect. It has a protective effect against external aggressions such as the cold and various climatic variations. ![]() ![]() Since 1942, the date of the first industrial exploitation, it has become an important economic factor for the territory.Ī study carried out in 2000 by the Evic-Ceba laboratories scientifically demonstrated the many qualities of this age-old product. It can then be packaged for export and perfume or sun filter added. In addition, they must be used at the latest the day after being picked. They must be harvested at the bud stage (rich in phytohormones, which have emollient properties) and have their pistils removed. During this new phase, at least ten tiare flowers per litre of liquid are macerated for ten days. Antioxidants are added to prevent it from becoming rancid during the next stage, called enfleurage. ![]() The oil obtained is refined twice and purified by treatment with clay. Its flesh is then ground into flour, heated and pressed at 125☌. The kernel is extracted and exposed to the sun for a week. Today, the process has changed somewhat, but the result remains the same and the production is entirely natural. Some old-timers (and still today those who make their own monoi) used to soak a crushed goat’s head in it, supposedly to stop the product going rancid. Tiare flower petals were then macerated in this copra oil. After two or three weeks, a very rancid oil was extracted from this material, which was not consumable but perfect for making monoi. In the past, monoi was obtained from almonds extracted from ripe coconuts, dried in the sun and then grated (copra). There is even a tiare flower called « apetahi » which only grows in one valley of a little known island in Polynesia. Although there are many varieties of gardenias everywhere else, the « gardenia tahitensis » shrub only grows in Polynesia thanks to the climatic conditions and the quality of the soil (limestone of coral origin). The tiare flower, « gardenia tahitensis » from its learned name, has always been the emblematic flower of Polynesia. Each part of the « cocos nucifera » had its use in ancient culture. Monoi is one of the pillars of Polynesian culture because its two main ingredients, the tiare flower and the coconut, are an integral part of the life of these islanders who have known how to make the most of it. Priests spread it abundantly on stone altars to purify offerings to the gods and also to anoint sacred objects. Sometimes, soot from the nuts of the tiare tree was added and this deep blue or even black mixture was used as tattoo ink. One of its components (tiare flower) was used in pharmacopoeia to treat various ailments (ears, migraines, styes, eczema, etc.). This oil was used to soften muscles, for massage and to protect against mosquito bites. Wherever they travelled, they took with them litres of monoi oil that had been pre-packaged for travel. The ancients used it to purify and embalm the dead, or to massage babies, thus protecting them from dehydration. Polynesian women used it in the past and still do today as a moisturising oil for the body and hair. Discover the secret virtues of this Polynesian manna.īetter known, wrongly, as a tanning oil, monoi conceals many unsuspected virtues. Monoi, or ointment in the Reo’maohi language, was born from the fragrant marriage of the coconut and the emblematic tiare flower. ![]()
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