Hurraw! papaya pineapple balm contains cold pressed papaya seed oil which has loads of moisturizing essential fatty acids and is great for the skin. Papaya seed oil also contains the enzyme papain, which is keen to quiet inflammation. The juicy duo of cold pressed papaya seed oil and natural pineapple flavor makes for a tropical treat! A genuine paw paw is a North American fruit from a tree (Asimina triloba) native to the East Coast. There is also a Mountain paw paw fruit tree (Vasconcellea pubescens) native to South America. But most commonly paw paw is just another name for the good ol’ papaya fruit (Carica papaya). The kind you and I are used to seeing in the grocery store and the kind that is referred to as “paw paw” down under. Papaya (paw paw) leaf extract is just that, extract from the leaf of the papaya plant often used for it’s medicinal properties. The papaya leaf is masticated and basically ‘juiced’. That juice is consumed straight or sold as a liquid or dried/powdered and sold in capsules/tablets. The leaf can also be extracted in alcohol like other herbal extracts. It contains many compounds and is commonly hailed for it’s supposed cancer fighting abilities.