3 Recipes with Prickly Pear Seed Oil
The oil with a thousand and one virtues, prickly pear seed oil, is exceptionally rich in vitamin E, vitamin K and essential fatty acids, like linoleic acid, beneficial for firmness, elasticity, healing, and regeneration of skin cells.
Its very fine texture is suitable for all skin types thanks to its sebum regulating property. Prickly Pear Seed Oil can be a hair and nail care oil too.
Let’s discover together three home treatments based on this precious beauty oil.
Anti-Aging Serum
Against wrinkles and to prevent skin aging
- 3 to 5 drops of prickly pear oil
- 2 tbsp of natural yogurt
- 1 tbsp of Corn Starch
- Mix the yogurt with the oil drops
- Stir in the cornstarch for a creamy texture.
- Apply the mask to cleansed skin and massage gently.
- Let it rest for 15 min then rinse.
- Repeat this treatment once a week
- Hydrates and maintains skin elasticity
- Purifies sensitive skin and cleanses the epidermis from dead skin
- Softens the skin
- has a mattifying effect that strengthens the elimination of excess fat
Moisturizing and softening mask for hair
Strengthens the fiber moisture from hair root to end
10 drops of prickly pear oil
1 tbsp of Shea butter
- Melt the shea butter in a bain-marie (water bath or double boiler)
- Add the prickly pear oil drops out of the heat and then mix
- Apply the mask to dry hair
- Leave it on for 30 minutes
- Wash with shampoo
- Renew this treatment once a week
Restores the protective lipid film and reduces the risk of drying out.
Repairs damaged, split, and brittle hair
Deeply moisturizes and softens the hair, especially the hair ends.
Body Scrub
Nourishes and moisturizes the skin
3 tbsp of cactus oil
3 tbsp of coffee grounds
1 tbsp of sugar
- Mix the ingredients to obtain a consistent paste
- Apply the scrub to the desired parts of the body
- For a more specific action such as removing cellulite, wrap the targeted part of cellophane for about twenty minutes
- Rinse the scrub with hot water
Reduces stain and protects against external aggression.
Drains and decongests the tissues
Activates blood circulation and promotes the burning of fats and orange peels
Provides a granular tissue