Kakadu Plum

If you love natural skin care products, you need to know about kakadu plum, a potent fruit that has an intriguing past, present and future.
Kakadu plum is a bright green fruit, native to Australia's Northern Territories where it grows wild in a harsh, arid environment. For millennia, this small fruit has been used by indigenous Aboriginal people of Australia for medicinal and dietary purposes. Today, it's still used in Aboriginal communities, but it's also finding its way into mainstream skin care thanks to its high levels of vitamins, antioxidants and nutrients.
So what's so amazing about this fruit?
1.It's packed with vitamin C. Kakadu plums have evolved to produce the highest natural levels of vitamin C in the world, 3150 milligrams per 100 grams of fruit. To compare, oranges only contain 50 milligrams per 100 grams of fruit. That means kakadu plums have over 60 times the concentration found in oranges!
Vitamin C is an antioxidant that protects your skin against free radicals caused by the sun. Your skin also uses vitamin C to produce collagen which promotes the growth of healthy new tissue. In turn, this may reduce the appearance of scars, cuts, sun spots, fine lines and wrinkles. In fact, when applied along with vitamin E, vitamin C has been shown to prevent sun damage in the first place.
2. It's nature's bacteria fighter.The kakadu plum contains gallic acid, an antioxidant with powerful antibacterial and antimicrobial propertie. gallic acid works to naturally kill bacteria, fungus and viral cells, which is great news if you suffer from acne.
3. It'll keep you wrinkle-free. Another component of the kakadu plum is ellagic adic, something recent studies have shown can reduce inflammation when applied to sun damaged skin. It also inhibits an enzyme that can cause the breakdown of collagen. Combined, these effects help to improve the elasticity of your skin, targeting the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. An added bonus of ellagic acid? Preliminary studies have shown it has strong anti-cancer and antioxidant properties.