Marula - The Leakey Collection

 

Of the many points of pride about our brand, one that our founders hold dearest is the fact that Marula – The Leakey Collection works in fair trade partnership with rural women of East Africa who are earning a sustainable source of income that does not disrupt the traditional way of life. 

By collecting and selling nuts from indigenous Marula trees, these women, the Maasai, are earning a fair living wage which they use to feed, clothe and educate their families. What’s more, many earn enough beyond those basic needs to start their own second business, some opening bank accounts for the first time in their lives.

This is why Marula the Leakey Collection makes such a fitting Mother’s Day gift. The production of this Omega-rich, incredibly moisturizing anti-aging facial oil benefits the lives of more mothers than a gift recipient may ever know.

And that is why we have created a special Mother’s Day gift set and are offering a promotion that includes a beautiful piece of jewelry from our sister company, The Leakey Collection. We hope you will give it a look. And don’t forget to check in with our Facebook and Twitter pages in the coming days to learn about a special Mother’s Day discount code that we will be offering, as well as a giveaway contest for our fans and supporters.

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Our Marula-The Leakey Collection Gift Box Set

Rarely are successful beauty brands founded by humanitarians whose lives are dedicated to introducing sustainable, high-quality products, while creating lifelong entrepreneurial opportunities for rural Kenyans. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say never. Except in the case of our founder Katy Leakey. Katy is one of the pioneers behind Marula – The Leakey Collection, which is not only a force for good in East Africa, where Katy and her husband (and co-founder) Philip live, but an incredibly effective, sustainable and luxurious skincare product that women everywhere are discovering. Read more

Katy & Philip Leakey are world renowned for their sustainable practices. Our Marula oil is derived from wild-harvested, hand-selected Marula nuts by East African women, then cold pressed for the highest quality and purity.

Wild-harvesting promotes the conservation of natural stands of trees that are often cut for firewood. The fallen fruit is collected over a vast area ensuring that no particular area is stripped of the fruit, nuts, seeds, and food source for the proliferation of the species, the animals, or human needs on which they have become dependent over the centuries.

Benefit the Life of Your Skin~Benefit the Lives of Women

Dr. Ashton Kaidi, a board certified plastic surgeon and endorser of Marula – The Leakey Collection facial oil, hears a common refrain from many of his patients: how many products do I really need for an effective skincare regimen? Is it true that more is better? And, how much is too much?

In this age of easy access to multiple choices it’s understandable that it seems difficult to decode the seemingly complex world of skincare in the new millennium. Yet, Dr. Kaidi says it’s actually quite simple. He states, “Two basics are cleanser and moisturizer. Your cleanser should be gentle enough to use every day, and your moisturizer should ideally include an SPF of 15 or more.” In addition to these two skincare musts, “exfoliate 2-3 times a week, either manually or with an at home AHA product, and add a great anti-oxidant (Marula – The Leakey Collection, of course!) each day. If you feel a need for an eye cream or another specialty product, 1 more item is fine, but applying too many products or exfoliating too often can be counter-productive.” Read more

It's hard to believe that it has been one year since we launched our miracle elixir, Marula -The Leakey Collection facial oil. You welcomed us with open arms learning and testing our  super hydrating  skincare oil  by adding it to your beauty regime. Check out our new video of the wonderful journey you made possible. 


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There was a group of us out looking at an array of many different footprints early one Sunday morning. In the process we began fooling around throwing elephant dung at each other with the Dalmatians in tow. Stooping to collect another clump of elephant dung an unusual footprint was discovered. It turned out to be a hominid 3.5 million years old and upon further investigation it turned out to be two, one walking behind the other. Those of us there that morning still laugh at the memory and the excitement.- Philip Leakey,Co-founder of Marula-The Leakey Collection  Read more

Marula – The Leakey Collection is on a roll. We’re happy to say our launch in Sephora has been a great success – thanks to you! We’re also so happy to tell you about some recent ORAC testing we did on our oil.  For those who aren’t familiar with ORAC testing, the initials stand for “Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity.” The results of the test illustrate a product or ingredient’s ability to absorb and neutralize oxygen radicals – which are some of the more damaging oxidants in found in nature. When free radicals are too abundant in skin they can cause wrinkles, loss of radiance and hyper-pigmentation. The good news? We discovered that Marula Oil has  50% more anti-oxidants than Argan Oil.  We were impressed with our results, and think you will be too.

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