Prickly Fig Seed Oil: Benefits and its Use

A true source of cosmetic and food wealth, prickly fig seed oil is extremely rare due to its ever-changing demand and declining agricultural presence.

The elements naturally present in prickly fig oil make it the reference vegetable oil to limit the appearance of wrinkles. Its anti-aging properties are demonstrated in several clinical and academic studies.

The prickly fig is mainly present in Mexico or the Maghreb. Specialized in cosmetic care, Morocco produces and exports the most this elixir of youth.

Benefits of Using Prickly Pear Oil

For the face:

Prickly fig oil is mainly requested and appreciated for its dermo-cosmetic properties. Indeed, its composition gives it multiple attributes sublimating the epidermis and blurring the signs of time. It is the seeds contained in the prickly pear that present an incredible wealth.

Anti-aging: For comparison, prickly fig oil contains 100 mg vitamin E per 100 g (versus 60 mg for argan oil) and 1000 mg sterols (versus 130 mg for argan). (2) Vitamin E and sterols are natural antioxidants that neutralize the action of free radicals, resulting in aging of the skin. In addition to protecting cells from precipitate oxidation, sterols moisturize and promote hydrolipidic retention of the skin.

All its virtues slow the appearance of wrinkles and signs of time on the skin.

Softener: Prickly Pear Seed Oil contains palmitic acid that moisturizes and protects the skin to make it softer. By bringing him all the elements he needs, the epidermis is permanently softened.

Protects and strengthens: with a sip of linoleic acid also called Omega 6 (62%), this prodigious oil strengthens and solidifies the skin barrier and helps fight various skin infections such as eczema or psoriasis. This active principle is essential for our body, which cannot synthesize it itself. It is therefore by external input that we must provide the skin with this essential nutrient. Prickly fig oil is perfect for this.

Revitalize: ideal for dull and lifeless complexions, its unsaturated fatty acids restructure and nourish to give tone and radiance.

For the body:

Anti-cellulite: prickly fig oil is rich in Omega 9 (21% oleic acid) which has a double action. Initially, it helps to optimize the elasticity of the skin in order to fight, among other things, stretch marks after pregnancy or during a too sudden weight gain/loss. The epidermis will be more likely to adapt to the change in volume without showing any unwanted trace.

Promotes healing: Omega 9 have healing properties in case of burns, eczema, psoriasis or varicella.

Hair and nails: prickly fig seed oil beautifies and brings the same virtues to the hair or nails. However, it is very little used in a capillary way because of its high price.

This oil will be perfectly adapted to mature, wrinkled, damaged skin. With dull complexions, brittle nails and fragile hair tips.