Scientific name: Borago Officinalis Seed Oil
Classification: Plant Oil
Soothing, antioxidant and balancing.
Tales from Nature
Borage (Borago Officinalis) is a wild annual herbaceous plant in the Boraginaceae family, widespread in Italy, Europe and America. The name traces back either to the Latin word "borra" (hair, coarse wool), or to the Arabic "aburash," meaning "father of sweat," as its flowers promote sweating.
It has purple and blue star-shaped flowers and is very recognizable. Borage Seed Vegetable Oil, which is very rich in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), is made from its seeds and is a source of extraordinary beauty and benefits for women and the human body in general: it boasts high anti-inflammatory and antioxidant power, is used as a balancer of 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 around the eyes. It is a natural sebum regulator and anti-wrinkle.
Benefits Hair
Borage Seed Oil is an excellent regulator of the sebaceous glands of the skin, allowing the hair circulation to regain its balance. It has soothing properties on the skin, which feels silky and soft to the touch.
In the color service products, Borage Oil, combined with other vegetable oils allows deep and uniform absorption of color within the hair structure. The rich presence of Omega-3 and Omega-6 ensures extraordinary softness and combability to the hair.
Benefits Skin
Borage Oil promotes cell regeneration and tissue repair, accelerating the healing process and improving the appearance of damaged skin. It combats stretch marks and is a natural antioxidant. Also ideal for the eye area, fragile hair and nails. Suitable for mature, stressed or atonic skin, it slows the formation of wrinkles and loss of tone.
