Borage Seed Oil

PRODUCT INFO

Net:  50 ml
Ingredients: Borago Officinalis Seed Oil (Borage Seed Oil)

Skin Type:  Oily, acne-prone, sensitive, combination and mature skins.
Comedogenic Index: 2


According to the European Commission Cosmetics Regulation, Borage Seed Oil helps maintaining the skin in a good condition and helps to provide the skin a soft and smooth appearance.

Also, Borage Seed Oil:

• Helps reduce fine lines [1]
• Shows anti-inflammatory characteristic [2] [3] [4]

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How to Use?

Skin Care: After cleansing your skin, apply sufficient amount of oil to your skin via massaging. 4-5 drops are sufficient for the whole face. 


Storage Conditions

Store in a dry place out of the reach of children, at room temperature, with cover closed and protected from sunlight.

PRODUCT FEATURES

Latin (Botanical) Name: Borago Officinalis

Plant Family: Boraginaceae

Extraction Method: Cold press

Plant Part Used: Seed

Color: Light yellow

Aromatic Description: Mild and sweet aroma

Borage, whose botanical name is Borago officinalis, is an annual plant in the Boraginaceae family. There are as many as 2,500 species in this plant family.

Noted for its star-shaped blue flowers, this large plant is native to North Africa and Europe, but was later cultivated in Great Britain and North America. In Turkey, it is found in the Marmara and Black Sea regions. The height of this plant can grow up to 44 cm. Its blue flowers bloom at different times from mid-May to the end of September. It is also called "star flower" because of the shape of its flowers. Some vegetable parts are edible.

The English word "borage" is derived from the Celtic word borrach, meaning "brave person". In folk tradition, throughout its long-recorded history of use, borage was believed to dispel melancholy and alleviate grief and sadness. According to the ancient Greek physician Dioscorides, borage "can cheer up the heart and heal depressed spirits."

It is one of the richest oils in terms of linoleic and gamma-linolenic acid, that is, Omega 6. Omega 6 is very important for skin structure and function. For this reason, borage seed oil is frequently used for skin care in aromatherapy.

It offers many benefits thanks to the fatty acids it contains.

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ANALYSIS RESULTS

Fatty acids are naturally found in the oils of aromatic plants. The benefit of a herbal oil depends on the amount of fatty acids in it.

For this reason, be sure to pay attention to the fatty acid ratios of the essential oil you use.

“Agreka Borage Seed Oil” Composition of Fatty Acids / GC-MS Analysis Results:

  

According to the European Commission Cosmetics Regulation:

• Linoleic Acid (Omega 6); gamma-Linolenic Acid (Omega 6); alpha-Linolenic Acid (Omega 3): It helps skin care and the skin look soft and smooth. It helps to enhance the appearance and feel of the hair, to prevent and reduce the electrification of hair and to comb the hair easily, hair gain suppleness softness, volume and shine. It helps to keep the body surface clean.

• Oleic Acid (Omega 9); Palmitic Acid:  It helps the skin look soft and smooth.

• Stearic Acid: It helps to replenish the lipids of the top layers of the skin and hair. It helps to keep the body surface clean and create a pleasant smell.

• Eicosenoic Acid (Omega 9): It helps the hair to gain shine, flexibility, softness, easy combing, and improve its appearance and feel.

• Erucic Acid; Nervonic Acid; Palmitoleic Acid (Omega 7): It helps maintaining the skin in a good condition.

• Arachidic Acid; Behenic Acid: It helps to keep the body surface clean.

Warnings

• Avoid contact with eyes, in case of contact rinse with plenty of water.
• Do not use the product if you have a known allergy to any of its ingredients.
• It is recommended that children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, people using medication should consult their doctor before using the product.

 

Information

Herbal supplement products are not promoted by specifying the indication and the name of the disease in accordance with the relevant law and advertising regulation rules.

Our products are herbal supplements, not drugs.

Academic Studies

[1] Brosche T, Platt D (2000) Effect of borage oil consumption on fatty acid metabolism, transepidermal water loss and skin parameters in elderly people. Arch Gerontol Geriatrics 30: 139–150.

[2] Pontes-Arruda A, Martins LF, de Lima SM, Isola AM, Toledo D, et al. (2011). Enteral nutrition with eicosapentaenoic acid, gamma-linolenic acid and antioxidants in the early treatment of sepsis: results from a multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-blinded, controlled study: the INTERSEPT Study. Crit Care 15: R144.

[3] Horrobin DF (1992) Nutritional and medical importance of gamma-linolenic acid. Prog Lip Res 31: 163–194.

[4] G. W. Reed, K. Leung, R. G. Rossetti, S. VanBuskirk, J. T. Sharp, R. B. Zurier. Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Marine and Botanical Oils: An 18-Month, Randomized, and Double-Blind Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine / 2014 / Article ID 857456.