Origins of our East Cape 100% New Zealand Mānuka Oil
Harvested from the first place in the world to see the sun, East Cape. Onuku’s 100% Mānuka Oil is truly motuhake (special). The high UV readings here are higher than anywhere else in the world which makes the flora and fauna on the East Cape produce greater volumes of “sunscreen chemicals”. This includes polyphenols in mānuka flowers and ß-triketones in mānuka oil.
Extraction of Mānuka Oil
Onuku’s 100% Mānuka Oil is extracted via steam distillation from the leaves and flowers of the Mānuka tree. Steam distillation is where the steam is passed through the foliage, the steam is then condensed and the oil floats on top of the condensed water from where it is drawn off. Mānuka however does not give its volatile oil easily, requiring a longer distillation time to unlock it from the plant. Less than 1% of the foliage is captured as mānuka oil making the resulting oil “tino taonga” (treasured).
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