Why use borage oil on the body?
Nature had understood everything well before us: plants contain certain essential molecules with numerous benefits for health and beauty and our body.
Do you have tight skin? your first fine lines appear? Borage oil, thanks to its unique composition, is the “beauty” oil par excellence. Its versatility makes it a vegetable oil of choice for mature or dry skin (regenerating and fighting against fine lines and wrinkles), as well as for problem skin (eczema, psoriasis, dermatoses or simply for stretch marks).
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How to use borage oil on skin and hair?
Borage oil, particularly recommended for well-being and beauty treatments, is a very versatile oil that can be used in many ways.
Use of borage oil for facial care
Used in beauty oils, creams, “healthy glow” masks or even moisturizing gels, borage oil offers you its many properties (see below). Do not hesitate to combine it with other vegetable oils (such ascry jojoba), hydrosols or even essential oils to concentrate the benefits of these different raw materials.
Using borage oil for nail and hair care
Borage oil is particularly rich in gamma-linoleic acid as well as antioxidants. It makes it possible to effectively fight against hair loss by nourishing, strengthening and revitalizing it; on the other hand it helps to strengthen nails which tend to break easily.
For body care
Borage oil is a very valuable oil for skin problems such as eczema, psoriasis, dermatoses or simply for stretch marks. It helps to regenerate the skin and therefore effectively relieves these inconveniences.
In your homemade cosmetics
Borage oil is wonderfully incorporated into all your homemade cosmetics, and its place of choice is essential in facial and body care. It can be part of the composition of:
Your beauty oils
Your day creams
Your healthy glow masks
Your anti-aging serums
Your nail repair lotions
Your hair care
Borage oil for whom and for what skin types?
Anti-aging and regenerative, borage oil is ideal for:
6 express recipes & tips for the body using borage oil
Express serum recipe against wrinkles
Prepare a serum composed of 45 ml of borage oil and 10 drops of rosewood essential oil. Massage your face every day with a few drops of this mixture.
Soothing oil recipe for psoriasis
Mix 20 ml of borage oil with 10 ml ofavocado oil, 20 ml d'rosehip oil, 10 drops ofrosemary verbenone essential oil, 10 drops oftea tree essential oil and 5 drops ofmyrtle essential oil in a bottle then apply locally at least twice a day to the affected areas. Read the precautions for using essential oils carefully.
Treatment oil to prevent and correct stretch marks
Mix 35 ml of borage oil with 30 ml ofcalophyll oil and 35 ml of rosehip oil in a bottle. Massage the areas to be treated with this mixture such as the stomach or thighs in the morning and evening.
Express nail repair lotion
Mix 5 ml of borage vegetable oil with 15 drops oflemon essential oil. In the evening, place a few drops of this mixture on your nails then massage gently for 5 to 10 minutes until absorbed. Then wipe your nails with a clean cloth to remove the excess. Do not use during the day because lemon essential oil is photosensitizing.
Healthy glow beauty mask
Mix 50 g ofred clay, 30 ml d'rose hydrosol, 16 drops ofisocide, 3 ml of borage vegetable oil, 3 drops ofrosewood essential oil, 2 drops oftea tree essential oil (dear) and finally 5 drops of vitamins E. Mix vigorously until you obtain a smooth paste. Apply in the evening to cleansed skin. Leave on for 5 minutes then rinse.
Firming beauty oil
Mix 30 ml of hemp vegetable oil, 35 ml of borage oil, 35 ml of wheat germ oil, 20 drops of grapefruit essential oil, 20 drops of cypress essential oil and finally 10 drops of vitamin E. Massage in the evening (grapefruit being photosensitizing) the areas to be treated deeply until the mixture is absorbed.
What are the benefits of borage oil?
Its beauty benefits for the skin
Highly concentrated in polyunsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid and gamma-linolenic acid, borage oil is renowned for its regenerative properties. It firms and softens the skin. An antioxidant, it is also recommended in anti-aging care.
To reduce fine lines
That’s it, have you noticed the appearance of small fine lines on your face? Don't panic, skin aging is a natural phenomenon that no one escapes, but which can be slowed down by adopting certain preventive actions and treatments! For example, borage oil helps fight free radicals, which are responsible for premature aging of your skin cells. Don't hesitate to add this oil to your beauty routine as well as your homemade creams.
To treat psoriasis and eczema
Borage oil contains approximately 20% of a unique fatty acid called gamma-linoleic acid. The latter fulfills a double function: regenerative and anti-inflammatory, which makes borage oil particularly recommended in cases of eczema, psoriasis and itching or redness.
Borage oil for nail health
As we have just seen, borage oil contains nearly 20% gamma-linoleic acid as well as numerous antioxidants. It is this very particular composition that allows it to effectively strengthen the nails through simple massages.
Borage oil for hair
Do you have dry or dull hair? Are you losing more hair than usual these days? Borage oil is fabulous for slowing down hair loss and restoring tone and shine to your hair. It will be one of your most precious allies in all your hair care and homemade shampoos.
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Detailed properties of borage oil
Anti-aging
Very rich in antioxidants, borage oil has remarkable anti-aging properties.
Regenerating
The polyunsaturated fatty acids present in the composition of borage oil explain the regenerative virtues of this wonderful oil.
Anti-inflammatory
Gamma-linoleic acid is present at 20% in borage oil; this fatty acid has anti-inflammatory properties which are particularly appreciated by problem skin.
Hair conditioner
It is this same fatty acid and the antioxidants present in the composition of borage oil which provide its powerful conditioning properties for the hair. Used regularly, borage oil makes your hair shinier and more supple.
Nourishing
Like any 100% pure, cold-extracted vegetable oil, borage oil has nourishing properties. It also has the advantage of not being “greasy”, its use is therefore very pleasant whether on the body or the face.
Precautions for use
Safe to use in cosmetic use, borage oil does not present any particular precautions for use.