Ambunu: an ancestral beauty secret
Hello everyone 🥳, I hope you are well. I'm back with you for a new article and today I'm taking you to Africa to discover an essential plant for healthy, long hair. This nugget, still little known in our community, has a whole range of benefits for a mane that could not envy dear Rapunzel 🙂↔️😆. Settle in and discover ambunu, this ancestral plant used in many hair care products across Africa.
Ambunu, also called false sesame, is an herbaceous plant from Chad. From its scientific name Ceratothecasesamoides, it is used in traditional medicine because it has antidiabetic, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, to name just a few. It is also present in the kitchen as a green vegetable for its nutritional values. But the benefits that interest us in today’s article are those for the hair 🤩🤭.
Ambunu is rich in saponins, flavonoids, tannins, phenolics and alkaloids. These components give it incredible properties to cleanse, hydrate, protect, promote growth and help with length retention.
Thanks to the saponins it contains, ambunu cleans the scalp without irritating it and without removing the natural oils produced by the leather. It has antibacterial and antifungal properties, which, combined with alkaloids, prevent the proliferation of bacteria and microbes that can cause scalp irritation. Goodbye dandruff 👋🏾!
Ambunu also has flavonoids. These are molecules that are rich in antioxidants. As a result, ambunu protects hair against oxidative stress as well as environmental damage (related to the sun, dust, etc.). Flavonoids also contain anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties that contribute to hair health.
Tannins and phenolics regulate sebum production in the skin, making it an excellent ally for oily hair. They also help to strengthen the hair fiber.
You will have understood, ambunu is a great ingredient to add to your routine. It facilitates detangling thanks to its mucilage, cleans, strengthens, soothes, promotes growth and contributes to maintaining the health of the leather. Additionally, it is suitable for all hair types. Whether natural, textured or locked, you can adopt ambunu for your care 🤩.
That's all for this article, I hope you liked it and that you will give this ingredient a chance. Do not hesitate to share with me your opinions and feedback on this through the blog’s networks. I'll see you soon for a new article (and maybe a new miracle ingredient 😆😃😂), until then, take care of yourself ❤️!
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