7 Things You Didn’t Know Prickly Pear Seed Oil Could Do For Your Skin!
Prickly Pear Seed Oil is being hailed as the new natural Fountain of Youth for your skin and is fast gaining a reputation for its natural skin benefits all over the world! Not only is this oil a winner in the natural Anti-Ageing skin care league but everyone can benefit from it no matter what age you are... Let’s get cracking then!
What is Prickly Pear Seed Oil?
This oil comes from the Prickly Pear Cactus which has also been called “the miracle plant” for its ability to survive long periods of draught and still produce healthy fruits. It has also been long used by European women as a potent antioxidant beauty oil and is one of the most expensive beauty oils in the world. Prickly Pear Seed Oil production requires a manual labour intensive and time consuming (up to four days) process, it contains the most Vitamin E of any beauty oil on the market (150 % more than Argan Oil), and the highest percentage of unsaturated fatty acids (88 %) – making it an incredibly powerful oil for skin health!
What Can Prickly Seed Oil Do For Your Skin?
- Restores elasticity and brightens the complexion
As mentioned earlier, due to the high antioxidant properties of this oil it has the ability to stimulate cell renewal, leaving you with fresh, new skin. Prickly Pear Seed Oil can also help to soothe, reduce redness and hyper-pigmentation as it is also an anti-inflammatory*.
- Deeply Moisturises
This beautiful oil is known as a dry oil so it is not greasy and quickly penetrate the skin to intensely hydrate, moisturise and nourish. As it is high in Linoleic Acid, it is immensely hydrating and can soothe even the most dehydrated skin, leaving your skin feeling soft. There is no need to worry about it clogging your pores either unlike some beauty oils, Prickly Pear Oil is Non Comedogenic which means it will not clog your pores or cause you to break out! It’s also non-irritating, which makes it great for sensitive skin.
- Brighten The Skin
Just when you thought this oil could do no more – Prickly Pear Oil contains Vitamin K helps lighten dark under-eye circles and minimise spider veins. You can also apply this oil to not only brighten the skin but also get rid of dark spots naturally!
- Fight The Signs Of Ageing
High in antioxidants, which we know are so crucial to fighting the signs of ageing Prickly Pear Seed Oil contains the highest levels of Betalains of any known plant, even more than Acai, Pomegranate, Blueberries, Goji, and Beets! Betalains are a powerful group of super antioxidants with intense anti-ageing benefits and by applying this to your skin daily regime, it will put you in the front line of defence to help combat the signs of ageing or even start tackling it at the first appearance, as they say ‘prevention is better than a cure’!
- Tackles Wrinkles
With an extremely high Vitamin E content, 895mg/kg (150% more than Argan oil) it means that Prickly Pear Seed Oil protects the skin against free radical damage and increases cell renewal. The high fatty acid content plumps the skin, reducing wrinkles and adding firmness, as well as intercepting free radical damage.
- Soothes Sensitive Skin
A true dry oil, Prickly Pear Seed Oil will deeply nourish and sooth your skin, even helping to calm inflammation with its potent antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties*. So, for those who might have skin that is highly irritable, Prickly Pear Seed Oil is a product I recommend that you try!
- Smooths Complexion and Tightens Pores
The amazing Omega 6 Fatty Acids are another key component in this wonder oil. This fatty acid in Prickly Seed Oil works by keeping the collagen layer of your skin moist and healthy, this in turn tightens the pores, revealing a smoother complexion.
What I Recommend:
We absolutely love this oil and if you are ready for a new toxin free, natural and clean beauty obsession then I recommend you try the very transparent, Akhal Certified Organic, Ethically sourced, Vegan and Cruelty Free Prickly Pear Seed Oil. This Oil can be used in the morning or evening, only 2 – 3 drops are needed to hydrate and treat your skin.
Toxin Free = Too Easy
Be Well xx
Mariana
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