Scientific name: Borago officinalis seed oil
Classification: Vegetable oil
Soothing, antioxidant, and balancing.
Stories from Nature
Borage (Borago officinalis) is a wild annual herbaceous plant of the Boraginaceae family, widely found in Italy, Europe, and America. The name derives either from the Latin term “borra” (hair, raw wool) or from the Arabic “aburash,” meaning “father of sweat,” as its flowers promote sweating.
It has star-shaped purple and blue flowers and is very recognizable. Borage seed oil, rich in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), is extracted from its seeds; it is a source of beauty and extraordinary benefits for women and the human body in general: it boasts powerful soothing and antioxidant properties, is used to rebalance the female hormonal system, and is considered a blood purifier.
Thanks to its many properties, it is widely used in natural cosmetics for the beauty of hair, skin, nails, breasts, and the eye area. It is a natural sebum regulator and anti-wrinkle treatment.
Benefits for Hair
Borage Seed Oil is an excellent regulator of the sebaceous glands of the Scalp, helping to restore balance to capillary circulation. It has soothing properties for the Scalp, leaving it silky and soft to the touch.
In hair color products, Borage Oil, combined with other vegetable oils, allows for deep and uniform absorption of color into the hair’s structure. Its high content of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids leaves hair soft and easy to comb.
Skin Benefits
Borage Oil promotes cell regeneration and tissue repair, accelerating the regeneration process and improving the appearance of damaged skin. It helps reduce stretch marks and acts as a natural antioxidant. It is also ideal for the eye area, hair, and brittle nails. Suitable for mature, stressed, or lackluster skin, it slows the formation of wrinkles and loss of firmness.
