GRACE TAKIU GALIP NUT BODY OIL
G race first became interested in galip nuts almost 25 years ago and planted 500 nut trees in
her village, Metemin, in New Hanover in New Ireland. Fast forward to 2022 when she noticed in the main Kavieng market an abundance of galip nuts and how women were struggling to sell them, and began online research into the nut’s many health benefits. That same year she invested in a hand-operated hydraulic cold press to extract nut oil and resigned from her technical service manager job at New Britain Palm Oil to focus on her ‘side’ business fulltime. She has since developed a range of skincare products made from her own cold-pressed oil – including soap, facial and body lotion, hair gel and her most popular product, body oil, which her customers use to sooth body aches as well as treat skin conditions such as tinea (grille and white spot), itches and rashes. The hard, outer shell of the nuts is not wasted either but burned to produce a charcoal powder to treat stomach aches and pains (daily dose is 1 teaspoon in a glass of warm water). As well as selling at Kavieng market, Grace has customers across PNG, including local resorts that buy her soaps for guests. Her business is now helping
nut suppliers in New Ireland as she buys from them to keep up with demand for her products. Although nut harvests are seasonal, Grace has discovered she can store unshelled nuts for long periods to keep production constant year-round. – Bhear Galip Virgin Oil
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