Vegetable oils are widely used in cosmetics, where their nourishing, moisturizing and protective properties will work wonders. They will also be very useful in aromatherapy with specific therapeutic properties, or quite simply because they make excellent bases for diluting essential oils. Some also have many nutritional benefits and will therefore be ideal in the kitchen. The objective of this guide is to help you find your way between vegetable oils dedicated to cosmetics, aromatherapy and nutrition: for each oil, we will present the plant from which it comes, its main benefits and some simple uses.
This article was updated on 22/12/2023The 4 vegetable oils to start with: Argan, Shea, Jojoba and Sweet Almond
Are you new to using vegetable oils in cosmetics and wondering where to start? Or, do you want to get started in aromatherapy and are you looking for the “Swiss army knife” vegetable oil that will allow you to use your essential oils without risk? Here we present to you the 4 vegetable oils you need!
Aromatherapy - Sensitive skin
Argan oil
The plant
The argan tree is a very old tree that can reach around ten meters in height. It only grows on the sunny slopes of the Moroccan Atlas at an altitude below 800 meters. It loses its tough leaves in summer to combat drought.
Its branches are bristling with thorns and its fruits are berries the size of olives. The vegetable oil that we know is obtained by first cold pressing of almonds, corresponding to the seeds separated from the hard shell.
Benefits of Argan vegetable oil
Antioxidant
Firming
Fabric softener
Nourishing
Argan, the best vegetable oil for...Dilute essential oils
Argan is undoubtedly the queen of aromatherapy! Very penetrating, it can serve as a dilution base for all essential oil synergies. It's not for nothing that she is our favorite at the Compagnie des Sens!
Fight against flaking
A few drops massage into dry areas, twice a day.
Skin Care - Acne
Jojoba oil
The plant
Jojoba is a small bushy shrub 5 meters high that can live for 100 years. It likes the arid areas of the South American deserts and resists complete drought: its roots are very long and can burrow very deeply into the ground to seek out the slightest traces of humidity. Its flowers are petalless and its leaves are leathery and hairy on both sides.
Its dried fruit is the size of an olive and its seed contains 50% to 60% of its weight in oily compounds.
Benefits of Jojoba vegetable oil
Regulator of skin pH
Seboregulator
Fabric softener
Skin protector
Jojoba, the best vegetable oil for...Acne - oily skin
A few drops morning and evening massage on the face to regulate sebum production.
Skin care
Ideal as a base for many cosmetic skin treatments.
Hydration - healing - protection
Shea butter
The plant
The Shea tree is an emblematic tree of the African savannahs, where it grows in the wild. It is found from Senegal to Uganda, via Burkina Faso. His name means "butter tree" in Wolof (Senegal); in Mali, the Bambaras call it shi yiri, hence its English name shea tree.
Its nuts have been harvested for centuries by local populations to extract vegetable oil, which has the particularity of being solid at room temperature. This butter is used in cooking, cosmetics but also in traditional medicine.
An adult shea tree (i.e. over 30 years old!) will yield around 20 kg of fruit, which will produce 1 kg of butter.
Benefits of Shea butter
Moisturizer
Healing, softening
Skin protector
Shea, the best for...Make body butters and balms
Melt 50g of Shea butter in a bain-marie, add a few drops of EO or HV, leave to solidify for 1 hour in the refrigerator, it's ready!
Dry hands and lips
Apply a knob of butter to dry skin, massage in circles.
Tan extension
Apply a knob of butter, spread and rub into the tanned areas, once a day.
Dermatoses - Pregnant women - Children - Babies
Sweet almond oil
The plant
The almond tree is a tree found all around the Mediterranean basin but the best quality comes from Malaga, Spain. It is a tree sensitive to frost whose pink flowering announces the very beginning of spring. Its leaves are narrow with a bright green upper surface and an opaque inner surface. Its green fruit has no food use, but its dried fruit is used because it contains a lot of protein. Almonds are capable of providing between 50% and 60% oil. Sweet almond milk is also used in cosmetics.
Benefits of sweet almond vegetable oil
Soothing
Penetrating
Laxative
Sweet Almond, the best for...Aromatherapy for sensitive people
Thanks to its sweetness, sweet almond oil is particularly suitable as a basis for essential oil synergies for children, babies and pregnant women.
Dermatoses
Apply a few drops as a massage to the affected areas
Vegetable oils for natural cosmetics
Dry, frizzy, damaged hair - Massages
Coconut oil
The plant
The coconut palm is a plant belonging to the palm family that is found in all humid tropical areas, particularly along the coasts. It has a leaf crown made up of around thirty green palms measuring 4 to 7 meters long and bears around 200 leaflets on either side of the spine. Its trunk has a continuous growth in height. Its fruits (“coconuts”) are located in the axil of each palm; they produce a pulp which is the origin of coconut vegetable oil.
Benefits of coconut vegetable oil
Nourishing
Hair strengthening
Softening
Coco, the best vegetable oil for...Hair care
Apply coconut oil to hair, leave for at least 20 minutes then rinse with a mild shampoo.
Massage
Let a dab of coconut oil melt in the palm of your hand before using it as a massage oil.
Wrinkles - scars - stretch marks
Rosehip oil
The plant
Originally from South America, the muscat rose bush is a cousin of the rosehip. This shrub bears flowers that look a lot like roses, hence its name!
But it is its fruits, rich in fatty acids, which gives an oil with an exceptional composition widely used in cosmetics. It helps in particular to fight against scars, wrinkles, brown spots, and many other things!
Benefits of Rosehip oil
Firming
Healing
Rosehip, the best vegetable oil for...Wrinkles and scars
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the affected area.
Stretch marks
Massage sensitive areas (buttocks, stomach, thighs) with a few drops morning and evening.
Dull hair - Weak nails
Castor oil
The plant
Castor bean is a shrub that can reach 8 to 10 meters in height, native to India. It has large palmate leaves of green or red color, and with red or white veins. During the summer, small flowers appear in spikes followed by clusters of ovoid fruits in capsules, bristling with flexible, red thorns. Its vegetable oil is extracted by cold pressing from the seeds, and is used in the composition of cosmetic and pharmaceutical products for skin and hair care, for example.
Benefits of Castor Oil
Nourishing, Fortifying
Digestive
Anti-inflammatory and analgesic
Immunostimulant
Castor, the best for...Soft and brittle nails:
Apply a few drops 2 to 3 times a week on each nail.
Dull hair :
Make a hair mask by applying the necessary quantity, insist at the ends, leave on for at least an hour then shampoo.
Tanning -Good glow
Carrot oily macerate
The plant
The carrot is a biennial herbaceous plant from the Apiaceae family. It can reach around 30 centimeters high. Its small white flowers are grouped in umbels. It has an elongated, orange-colored taproot (a carrot, in short!). This root is edible and has a large number of minerals and vitamins such as calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus and even vitamins A, B1, B2, C, D, E, F. It is these roots which , once dried are used to produce the oily macerate.
Benefits of oily carrot macerate
Antioxidant
Skin protector
Healthy glow effect
Softener
Carrot, the best for...Tanning aid:
Apply a few drops by massaging onto the affected areas before and after exposure to the sun.
Skin care
Apricot kernel oil
The plant
The apricot tree is a small fruit tree 4 to 6 meters high, grown for its fruit. Originally from the Mediterranean basin, it likes warm climates. Its flowering is early and sensitive to spring frosts. Its fruit, the apricot, is an edible drupe whose skin is velvety and orange-yellow in color.
It is the core of the fruit which contains the almond, which once cold pressed gives a soft and creamy vegetable oil, with a mild smell and taste.
Benefits of Apricot Kernel vegetable oil
Nourishing
Fabric softener
Anti-aging
Apricot kernels, the best for...
Early skin aginge :a few drops to massage onto wrinkles.
Dull and tired skin:
a few drops of night cream on the face.
Softening - Skin regenerating
Avocado oil
The plant
The avocado tree is a tree approximately 15 meters high which requires significant sunlight. Its trunk is covered with grayish, cracked bark, its simple, oval leaves are dark green in color and measure between 12 and 25 cm long. Its flowers are hermaphroditic and greenish in color. Its fruit, the avocado, is a fleshy berry from which vegetable oil is directly extracted. The best quality oil is obtained from avocados harvested when ripe and processed into oil immediately on site to avoid browning and acidity.
Benefits of Avocado oil
Fabric softener
Skin regenerative
Nourishing
Skin protector
The Avocado, the best for...Dark Circles, Wrinkles
apply a few drops morning and evening to the eye contour.
Protection of skin and hair - Wrinkles
Karanja oil
The plant
The Karanja also called pongolote tree is native to India. Belonging to the Fabaceae family, this medium-sized tree, 15 to 25 meters high, has found roots and adapted to tropical zones. We can say that the little one is resistant, extreme conditions of drought, daily sunshine, difficult or even salty soils, whatever the Karanja remains standing! In addition to its pretty white to purplish flowers, it is for the vegetable oil extracted from its seeds that Karanja is cultivated. Its vegetable oil also has a very interesting composition in active molecules, pongamol and karanjin, giving it particular benefits in cosmetology and dermatology.
Benefits of Karanja Oil
Softener, moisturizer
Healing, skin regenerator
Protective
Antiseptic, antibacterial, insecticide
Karanja oil, useful for...Fragile skin and hair
Apply a few drops diluted in another vegetable oil to the face and body or as a hair mask.
Wrinkles, mature and aging skin
Apply a few drops, preferably diluted with another vegetable oil such as Rosehip, morning and evening to the affected area.
Acne-prone skin
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the face. To combine with another vegetable oil such as Jojoba for example.
Firming treatment - Stretch marks - Sensitive skin
The oily macerate of Daisy
The plant
The daisy, literally meaning "Easter flower", certainly owes its name to the fact that it blooms at this time. Belonging to the Asteraceae family like the daisy, chamomile but also lettuce or artichoke, the daisy is also known by the Latin name Bellis perennis, “eternal beauty”! This flower, measuring around ten cm, adorns gardens and meadows and offers a range of exquisite colors... White, pink, red, it follows the movement of the sun during the day to close and "sleep" at night. It is traditionally used for its medicinal properties thanks to its rich composition in polyphenols, tannins and flavonoids in particular. And it is by letting it macerate in a vegetable oil that we extract its benefits in order to obtain an oily daisy macerate! Widely used in cosmetics, it firms and tones the skin...
Benefits of oily daisy macerate
Toning, astringent, decongestant
Healing
Soothing, regenerating
The oily macerate of Daisy useful for...Rosacea, irritated skin
Apply a few drops morning and evening on the affected area.
Anti-aging firming treatment
Apply a few drops to the affected areas, bust, neckline and face.
Massage and post-pregnancy care, stretch marks
Apply in a circular massage to the areas to be firmed, the stomach, thighs, buttocks, breasts.
Dry skin - Wrinkles - Dry hair
Camellia oil
The plant
The Camellia, or Tea Tree, is a shrub with evergreen foliage that measures up to 3 m high. During its flowering, which takes place from December to March or from March to May depending on the variety, it produces large chiseled white, pink, red or yellow flowers. In the Camellia all parts are used. Its flowers are the symbol of immortality in Japan and are used in many Asian countries for their anti-aging properties. Its leaves are used, as its name suggests, in green tea. Finally, the seeds when cold pressed release a vegetable oil with anti-oxidant, nourishing and regenerating properties.
Benefits of Camellia oil
Softening, nourishing
Skin regenerative
Anti-oxidant
Anti-inflammatory
Camellia oil, useful for...Dry and fragile skin
Apply a few drops morning and evening to sensitive and dry areas.
Wrinkled and mature skin
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the face.
Dry and devitalized hair
Make a hair mask by applying the necessary quantity, insist at the ends, leave on for at least an hour then shampoo.
Brittle nails
Apply a small amount to each nail and massage.
Dry and damaged skin and hair
Monoï oily macerate
The plant
Monoï oily macerate comes from the maceration of Tahiti Tiaré flowers in coconut pulp oil, also called copra. The Tiaré flower comes from a small perennial shrub belonging to the Rubiaceae family. It can reach several meters in height and has dense foliage. Its varnished leaves are green, elongated and can reach around ten centimeters in length. The famous flowers appear very spread out on the shrub. They are usually white but colors can vary depending on the species. You have to know how to take advantage of their powerful scent since they are ephemeral and only last a day or two...
Benefits of Monoï oily macerate
Nourishing, softening
Smoothing, strengthening
Anti-oxidant
Monoi, useful for...Dry, irritated skin
A few drops on the affected areas.
Dry, damaged, split ends hair
Apply a dab of Monoï, focusing on the lengths and leave for 30 minutes before rinsing with a neutral shampoo.
Wrinkles - Dry skin and hair
Mango Butter
The plant
The Mango tree is a beautiful fruit tree native to India where it is a true symbol of well-being. It belongs to the Anacardiaceae family just like the cashew nut or the pistachio. Note that it can reach nearly 40 meters in height. It has long leaves with a color ranging from red to green growing downwards and giving off, after crushing between the hands, a particular smell of resin. In addition to an abundance of pretty white to orange flowers, the Mango tree offers the famous fruit known to all with a divine taste. The mango has juicy flesh but it is inside its stone that we find the almond that interests us so much. Cold pressed, it allows us to obtain a moisturizing butter with a very pleasant touch.
Benefits of Mango Butter
Protective and soothing
Emollient
Fabric softener and softener
Anti-oxidant
Mango Butter useful for...
Firming, anti-aging, anti-wrinkle treatment
Apply a few drops to the affected areas in the evening.
Dry skin and hair
Apply the butter and massage the dry area.
Dry lips
Apply the butter directly to the lips to moisturize them.
Dry skin - Frizz - Curly hair
Broccoli oil
The plant
Broccoli, this vegetable well known for garnishing our plates, is very appreciated for its nutritional qualities. Both rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals and low in calories, Broccoli presents a real health benefit. Coming from the Brassicaceae family, including other cabbages, turnips but also radishes for example, Broccoli has its origins in Italy. It appears like a bouquet with a central stem and several small dark green branches dotted with tiny little yellow to green flowers. Harvested close to the ground, Broccoli is capable of much more and of reaching the stars... By this, I mean that it has many other benefits. It is its vegetable oil from the cold pressing of its seeds which has nutritional, moisturizing and anti-oxidant properties which will delight everyone's skin and hair.
Benefits of Broccoli vegetable oil
Nutritive, emollient, moisturizing
Smoothing, hair conditioning effect
Regenerating, anti-oxidant
Broccoli vegetable oil useful for...
Curly, wavy, frizzy hair
Apply a few drops then massage the scalp while depositing the oil on the rest of the hair. Leave to act then rinse.
Damaged, brittle, dull hair
Apply before washing to all hair and let the oil soak in for up to 1 hour.
Dry skin
Apply a few drops with a penetrating massage to dry areas, twice a day.
Nail care
Apply a few drops by massaging onto your fingertips, once a day.
Wrinkles - Sensitive skin - Sun
Raspberry seed oil
The plant
The raspberry tree is a shrub in the Rosaceae family, best known for its delicious edible fruits. Also called Bramble of Mount Ida, this small shrub which can reach up to 2 meters high is native to Europe and Asia. It grows in temperate regions, loves the undergrowth, and in summer it produces the famous raspberries. And from these, in addition to jams and ice creams, we can isolate the seeds by removing the pulp, and these will then be pressed in order to extract a vegetable oil with many cosmetic benefits.
Benefits of oil Raspberry seeds
Antioxidant
Nourishing and hydrating
Anti-inflammatory and soothing
Sun protection and after-sun
Raspberry seed oil, useful for...Sensitive skin and eczema
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the areas to be treated.
Wrinkled and aging skin
Apply a few drops to the face in the evening.
Sun protection and after-sun
Add a few drops to your protective cream or other vegetable oil.
Dry and damaged skin
Apply it mixed with other moisturizing vegetable oils.
Burn - Wrinkle - Dry skin
Sea buckthorn seed oil
The plant
Sea Buckthorn is a plant from the Elaeagnacaceae family which appears in the form of a shrub 3 to 4 meters high. It is often found in hedges, and is easily recognizable thanks to its orange berries which grow in compact masses on the shrub. It is extremely resistant, tolerates temperatures ranging from -43°C to +40°C, and slows soil erosion. This shrub has been used for millennia in traditional Tibetan medicine for its multiple virtues and can be used to provide vegetable oils rich in nourishing and healing properties.
Benefits of sea buckthorn seed oil
Moisturizing, nourishing, soothing
Skin regenerator, antioxidant
Anti-inflammatory
Healing
Sea buckthorn seed oil useful for...Burn, wound
After disinfection, apply a few drops to the area to be treated
Anti-aging, anti-wrinkle treatment
Apply a few diluted drops to the face in the evening
Dry, acne-prone, eczematous skin
Apply 1 to 2 drops pure or mixed with other vegetable or essential oils
Wrinkles - Dark Circles - Dry Skin and Hair
Prickly pear seed oil
The plant
The Fig Tree is a cactus that grows in abundance around the Mediterranean basin. It is typical and easily recognizable thanks to its flat and rounded stems which are also called cladodes. It belongs to the Cactaceae or Cacti family, just like the cactus that adorns your interior. Just like the latter, the prickly pear is quite resistant. It can reach up to 6 m in height depending on its age... Its leaves have sharp thorns just like its fruits. Fortunately, its flowers, yellow, orange or red, are as magnificent as they are ephemeral. But if there is something that lasts, it is the benefits of the oil extracted from fig seeds. Rich in essential fatty acids but also in vitamin E and sterols, it has excellent cosmetic properties to fight against the signs of aging.
Benefits of Prickly Pear Seed Oil
Antioxidant
Softening, nourishing, moisturizing
Skin regenerating and healing
Prickly pear seed oil, useful for...Dark circles and bags under the eyes
Apply a few drops to the eye area.
Anti-aging treatment, wrinkles
Apply a few drops to the face in the evening.
Care of very dry skin, face, hands, feet
Apply pure or mixed with other vegetable or essential oils.
Dry and weakened hair
Apply as a hair mask, leave for at least an hour then shampoo.
Sensitive skin - Aging skin - Damaged hair and nails
Blackcurrant oil
The plant
The blackcurrant is a shrub of the Grossulariaceae family, of medium size and native to Europe and Asia. Widespread in the wild throughout Europe, as far as Siberia and Central Asia, it is widely cultivated in Burgundy. The blackcurrant needs more winter cold than other classic fruit trees, so we will find it mainly in the northern regions. In summer, you can enjoy its black and tangy berries, the blackcurrant which contains seeds from which a vegetable oil with many benefits is extracted!
Benefits of blackcurrant vegetable oil
Soothing
Fabric softener
Fortifying
Anti-aging
Immunostimulant and anti-inflammatory
Blackcurrant vegetable oil useful for...
Skin agingMassage a few drops onto the face.
Sensitive or problem skin
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the affected areas.
Damaged hair
Make a hair mask by applying the necessary quantity, insist at the ends, leave on for at least an hour then shampoo.
Brittle nails
Apply a few drops 2 to 3 times a week on each nail.
Skin aging - Dry skin and hair
Blackberry oil
The plant
The mulberry is a shrub of the Rosaceae family, well known for its edible fruits, blackberries. This medium-sized shrub is native to temperate regions and is generally found in many countries in the undergrowth. We can thus harvest its fruits from the beginning of summer until autumn. Blackberries contain seeds from which a vegetable oil with many benefits is extracted!
Benefits of Blackberry vegetable oil
Repairer
Anti-aging
Protective
Blackberry vegetable oil useful for...
Skin agingApply a few drops morning and evening to the affected areas of the face.
Dry and fragile skin
Apply a few drops to the face and body with a massage.
Dry hair
Apply a few drops to the lengths and ends.
Vegetable oils for aromatherapy
Even if they are much less powerful than essential oils, certain vegetable oils have their place in your aroma library. Their therapeutic properties will allow them to support their cousins, essential oils, while diluting their active ingredients. Here are our vegetable oils and oily macerates for aromatherapeutic purposes.
Tendinitis - Strokes - cramps - sprains
Arnica oily macerate
The plant
Arnica is a flower in the Asteraceae botanical family that is native to Europe. In France, they are found in abundance in the Vosges. It can measure 60 centimeters in height and has beautiful radiant petals.
In order to obtain an oily Arnica macerate, the entire plant must be placed in a large quantity of vegetable oil, most often sunflower. The active ingredients of the plant will thus diffuse into the vegetable oil.
Benefits of Arnica oily macerate
Circulatory
Anti-inflammatory
Arnica, the best oily macerate for...Tendinitis, sprains, strokes, arthritis
Apply a few drops by massaging onto painful areas, twice a day.
Varicose veins
Apply a few drops by massaging from the bottom to the top of the leg, twice a day.
Rosacea - Blood circulation
Calophyll Inophyle (or Tamanu) oil
The plant
The inophyll is a large tree 20 meters high, native to tropical Asia. Its trunk is thick and cracked, and its leaves are large, shiny and leathery. Its flowers are white. It produces a round, drupaceous fruit, 3 to 4 cm in diameter, in clusters. The thick pulp of the fruit is edible and covers a nut with a thin, woody shell which itself contains an almond full of oil. To extract the vegetable oil, you must then cut these almonds in half, let them dry in the sun for 2 months then press them to obtain the oil.
Benefits of Calophyll Inophil oil
Blood thinner
Anti-inflammatory
Antiseptic
Calophyll Inophil, the best for...Rosacea :
massage your face using a few drops morning and evening.
Nerve pain
The oily macerate of St. John's Wort
The plant
St. John's wort is also called St. John's herb. It is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the botanical family Hypericaceae. It measures up to 60 centimeters and has a reddish stem. Its leaves are opposite and sessile with a few small perforations.
The flowers are golden yellow and made up of 5 petals. They have red lipophilic pigments, which gives the oily macerate of St. John's wort this very characteristic color.
Benefits of St. John’s wort macerate
Analgesic
Skin regenerating
Anti-inflammatory
St. John's Wort, the best for...Sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism,...
Apply a few drops by massaging onto painful areas, twice a day.
Eczema - Chapped Skin
Wheat germ oil
The plant
Wheat is an annual plant belonging to the botanical family of grasses. It is one of the most cultivated plants on the planet alongside rice. It is composed of a hollow stem that can reach 1 meter high and ends in a flower spike. These flowers are the origin of wheat grains.
The wheat germ is the part allowing reproduction and concentrates a large quantity of nutrients and fats. These sprouts are also sold in certain stores for their nutritional qualities.
Benefits of Wheat Germ Oil
Antianemic
Antisterile
Protective of the cardiac and nervous systems
Antioxidant
Wheat germ, the best vegetable oil for...Eczema
Apply a few drops by massaging onto the affected areas.
Sunburn - urticaria
Calendula oily macerate
The plant
Calendula is also called marigold. It is an annual herbaceous plant that is found in abundance in France but more specifically around the Mediterranean. It can reach 40 cm high, its flowers are orange and used as food coloring. They close at night to reopen in the morning. The flowering period is very long because it can last from April until the end of the year and the arrival of the first frosts.
Benefits of Calendula oily macerate
Healing
Skin protector
Soothing
Calendula, the best for...Sun burn :
apply a few drops as a massage to the affected areas.Urticaria:
apply locally as much vegetable oil as necessary to calm the itching.
Immunostimulant
Nigella oil
The plant
Nigella is an annual herbaceous plant 30 to 60 cm high. Native to warm countries and Mediterranean regions, it prefers sandy or clayey soils and likes the sun without too much humidity. Its leaves are delicately cut, gray-green in color and feathery in appearance. Its terminal flowers have a corolla of 5 pretty blue petals and appear in July and August. Its fruit is a swollen follicle, formed of 5 fused carpels, containing numerous black seeds arranged in 2 rows. To extract the vegetable oil, these seeds are harvested in the middle of August.
Benefits of Nigella oil
Anti-inflammatory
Antimicrobial, antimycotic
Digestive
Bronchodilator
Immunostimulant
Nigella, the best for...Flu, cold, stimulation of defenses:
One teaspoon to swallow morning and evening before a meal.
Omega-3 supplementation - Inflammations - Rheumatism
Perilla oil
The plant
Perilla is a plant that is part of the Lamiaceae family along with mints, oregano and other thymes and rosemary. This plant, native to Southeast Asia, has long been considered sacred and anchored in tradition, whether food or medicinal. Recognizable thanks to its oval, wide, pointed, hairy and serrated green leaves, Perilla is described as a bushy plant from the top of its 80 cm stem. Its flowers produce small black seeds from which a virgin vegetable oil very rich in omega 3 is produced, the richest to date! This composition gives Perilla vegetable oil excellent nutritional qualities but also anti-inflammatory, soothing and softening properties.
Benefits of Perilla vegetable oil
Soothing, nutritious, softening, moisturizing
Anti-inflammatory
Nutritional intake
Hypocholesterolemic, protective of the cardiovascular system
Périlla, useful for...Supplementation with omega-3, cholesterol, protection of the cardiovascular system, stimulation of the immune system
Ingest a teaspoon of seasoning in your daily diet. Do not use in cooking.
Rheumatism, arthritis
Apply a few drops to painful or inflamed areas.
Inflammatory conditions (allergy, eczema, asthma, etc.)
Apply a few drops locally to the affected area.
Dry, dehydrated, mature skin
Apply a few drops to the affected area.
Premenstrual pain
Borage oil
The plant
Borage is a small plant, 1 meter high, which flowers only once a year, from May to August. It grows on soils rich in humus, moist and well drained. Its flowers in uniparous cymes have long peduncles in the shape of an inclined crosier; They are celestial blue in color with a very beautiful star shape. Its leaves are alternate and its blade is notched and green in color. Borage produces many fruits which are tetrakenes giving only a single seed from which vegetable oil is extracted. Its fruits are harvested in August.
Benefits of Borage oil
Fabric softener
Immunostimulant
Regulator of the hormonal system
Borage, the best for...Dpremenstrual pain:
Massage a few drops into the lower abdomen as soon as pain appears.
Acne - Mycosis - Insect repellent
Neem oil
The plant
Neem is a tree also widely known as Neem. It belongs to the Meliaceae family. This tree can reach 5 to 20 meters in height and is largely leafy and flowering. Its white flowers are small, numerous and accompanied by yellow/green fruits with an olive or grape appearance, it's up to you to judge... These contain seeds or almonds which, once pressed, allow you to obtain the virgin Neem vegetable oil. This oil is rich in fatty acids but also in azadirachtin A, a particularly active molecule giving its major antibacterial, antifungal and insect repellent properties.
Benefits of Neem vegetable oil
Insect repellent and insecticide
Antibacterial
Antifungal
Nourishing and soothing
Neem, useful for...Infected skin, acne, mycosis
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the affected areas.
Mosquito repellent
Apply a few drops to exposed areas.
Anti-lice treatment
Apply to hair and leave for 30 minutes before combing, washing and rinsing.
Insect repellent veterinary care
Incorporate 5 to 10% into shampoo.
Insect repellent, insecticide
Dilute in water to 1 to 2% and spray on plants.
Wrinkles - Weakened skin - Menstrual pain
Evening primrose oil
The plant
Evening primrose is a flowering plant belonging to the Onagraceae family. Different species exist to the delight of our eyes and our noses. At the end of the plant's green stems and leaves, pretty yellow, pink, orange and red flowers with an exhilarating scent bloom. Also called evening primrose, this plant has the particularity of opening at the end of the day and perfumes the surrounding air before fading in the early morning... Luckily, the flowers renew themselves generously for several months. From its seeds is extracted a vegetable oil rich in essential fatty acids, essential for the proper functioning of our body.
Benefits of Evening Primrose vegetable oil
Anti-inflammatory
Regenerating
Fabric softener
Cardiovascular protective, hypocholesterolemic
Evening primrose, useful for...Weakened skin, eczema, psoriasis
Apply a few drops to the affected areas.
Wrinkles, skin aging
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the affected areas.
Supplementation with omega-3 and 6, cholesterol
Add a tablespoon's worth of seasoning to your daily diet.
Menstrual pain, hot flashes
Massage a few drops into the lower abdomen as soon as pain appears.
Cellulite - Joint pain - Dry skin
The oily macerate of Meadowsweet
The plant
Meadowsweet is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Rosaceae, this botanical family bringing together more than 3000 species of plants. Where is she from ? Well from here in Europe, and particularly in France, what luck! It grows in particularly humid lands. This beautiful plant can reach more than a meter in height thanks to its long, reddish and angular stem. From bottom to top, green leaves on the top and felted white on the bottom roam the stem and white flowers presented in umbels overlook the Meadowsweet. Widely used in traditional medicine, it is recognized for its anti-inflammatory, diuretic but also astringent and tonic properties. Used widely through the skin, Meadowsweet owes its benefits in part to its composition of salicylate derivatives...
Benefits of meadowsweet oily macerate
Toning, astringent
Soothing, restorative
Draining, diuretic
Anti-inflammatory
The oily macerate of Meadowsweet useful for...Tired skin, irritated skin
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the affected area.
Cellulite, stretch marks, firming treatment
Massage a few drops morning and evening using a rolling motion.
Joint and muscle pain
Massage a few drops onto the painful area 2 to 3 times a day.
Prostate - Dry skin
Pumpkin seed oil
The plant
Squash is part of the cucurbitaceae family, like melon or pumpkin for example. It originates from Mexico and only arrived in Europe in the 16th century. Those who have planted it in their garden can testify: it has a very long, creeping, hairy stem. Its leaves are very large, also hairy and toothed, its edges are irregular. Its yellow flowers can reach 5 to 10cm and take the shape of a funnel. The seeds are known to act on prostate disorders such as hypertrophy or inflammation. In the 19th century, a doctor demonstrated their effectiveness against tapeworm.
Benefits of Pumpkin Seed Oil
Prostate disorders
Anticaria
Antiparasitic
Skin regenerating
Nourishing
Pumpkin seed oil useful for...Intestinal worms
Swallow 1 teaspoon of oil morning (on an empty stomach) and evening for 21 days.
Hair loss, dry and brittle hair
As a hair mask, leave on for at least an hour then shampoo.
Dry, dehydrated skin
Massage a few drops morning and evening onto the affected area.
Vegetable oils in health nutrition
Fragile skin - Cooking - Muscle pain
Hazelnut oil
The plant
The hazel is a tuft-shaped forest shrub, very widespread in Europe. It is made up of several thin trunks, and rises up to 3 or 4 meters in height. Its male flowers are scattered in spikes while its female flowers are erect. It is a self-sterile tree, which requires the presence of other hazel trees around it to ensure the fertilization of its female flowers. This fertilization will give rise to its fruit, the hazelnut, which is edible and has a woody pericarp called a “shell” containing an almond. The hazelnuts are grouped in small clusters of 2 or 3 fruits.
Benefits of Hazelnut vegetable oil
Sebum regulator
Antilithiasis
Antianemic
Hazelnut, useful for...Fragile and reddening skin to be deeply hydrated
A few drops on the face morning and evening.
Muscle aches
Massage into the muscles to ensure the vegetable oil penetrates well.
Canker sores - Peeling of the skin
Sesame oil
The plant
Sesame is said to originate from North India. For more than 1000 years, its seeds have been used for its exquisite taste and properties, particularly in Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean basin. The plant, a little less known than its seeds, is generally 1 to 1.5m high and gives white or pink flowers from May to July. After flowering, small capsule fruits containing several cells will appear. Each cell will contain the seeds. In total, each capsule can hold up to 200! The seeds can be used plain or roasted to garnish cakes, breads or salads, but can also be pressed to obtain vegetable oil.
Benefits of Sesame vegetable oil
Anti-oxidant
Regenerating
Penetrating
Cardiovascular protective, hypocholesterolemic
Sesame, useful for...Peeling, skin discomfort
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the affected areas.
Canker sores, gingivitis
As a mouthwash for 20 minutes.
Nutritional balance
Hemp oil
The plant
Hemp is a plant in the Cannabaceae family that can reach 3 to 4 meters in height. The hemp stem is made up of numerous fibers widely used in the industry. The serrated leaves of this plant grow all around its stem and the flowers cluster at the top of the stems. The Hemp fruit produced by the flower, called seed or hemp, has an ovoid shape and is yellow-gray-brown in color. This seed, 3 to 5 mm long, composed of an almond wrapped in a shell, allows you to obtain by pressing a vegetable oil very rich in unsaturated fatty acids. The well-known omega 3, 6 and 9 have excellent nutritional value and are provided with an excellent omega-3/omega-6 ratio.
Benefits of Hemp oil
Regenerating, revitalizing, anti-wrinkle
Moisturizing, calming, softening
Hypocholesterolemic, protection of the cardiovascular system
Hemp, the best for...Supplementation with omega-3, cholesterol:
add a tablespoon's worth of seasoning to your daily diet. Do not use in cooking.Wrinkles, tired skin:
a few drops morning and evening on the affected area.
Dry skin and hair:
massage a few drops once a day on the affected areas.
Anti-inflammatory - Omega 3 supplementation
Chia oil
The plant
Chia seed is increasingly renowned and recommended for its health benefits, but do you know where it comes from? Chia, obviously, but what does Chia look like? It is actually a pretty herbaceous plant from the Lamiaceae family. Native to Central America and Mexico, it can grow up to 1.5 m high. Its rigid stems carry its flowers arranged in bouquets, whose petals will vary, depending on the variety, from white to purple. The fruit will contain, I give you a thousand, the Chia seed. Small, oval, it is generally no more than 2 mm long.
Benefits of Chia vegetable oil
Anti-oxidant
Regenerating
Anti-inflammatory
Omega 3 supplementation
Chia vegetable oil useful for...
Dry and sensitive skin
Apply a few drops to the body and/or face.
Mature skin
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the skin of the face.
Damaged hair
Apply generously as a hair mask, leave on for at least an hour before rinsing with shampoo.
Omega-3 supplementation - Wrinkles - Dry skin
Camelina oil
The plant
Camelina, often related to Flax because of their similar properties, is a plant 60 cm to 1 m high, recognizable by its long, lance-shaped leaves. Possessing small yellow flowers distributed on either side of the stem, the Camelina draws its benefits from its seeds. Belonging to the Brassicaceae family, just like rapeseed vegetable oil or vegetables such as cabbage, arugula or radish, Camelina confers very interesting nutritional and cosmetic properties. Cultivated in France and Northern Europe, Camelina was used for a long time for food or to feed livestock before falling into oblivion... Luckily, its rich composition in fatty acids and vitamin E placed it back at the forefront of the scene at the end of the 20th century.
Benefits of Camelina vegetable oil
Skin regenerative, healing
Nourishing and softening
Nutritional intake
Hypocholesterolemic, protective of the cardiovascular and cerebral system
The Camelina, useful for...Wrinkles, dull skin
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the affected area.
Supplementation with essential fatty acids, protection of the cardiovascular and cerebral system
Add a teaspoon's worth of seasoning to your daily diet. Do not use in cooking.
Sensitive and irritated skin
Massage a few drops onto the affected areas.
Damaged, dry, brittle hair
Before washing, apply all over hair and leave for 30 minutes.
Nutritional benefit - Mature skin - Eczema
Inca Inchi oil (Sacha Inchi)
The plant
Inca Inchi, this plant from Latin America and more particularly from the Amazonian forest, is cultivated at altitude in order to reveal all of its benefits. Also called Sacha Inchi or Inca peanut, this plant has been recognized and used by the Incas for many years. It is often compared to the vine, it is in reality a climbing plant which needs a support to cling, develop and flourish... And its characteristic star-shaped fruits are from seeds with multiple virtues. Cold pressed, these offer a quality oil widely used today in cosmetics but also for its rich concentration of omega 3 and 6.
Benefits of Inca Inchi Oil
Nourishing, moisturizing
Antioxidant
Nutritional intake
Soothing, softening, anti-inflammatory
Inca Inchi oil useful for...Anti-aging, anti-wrinkle treatment
Apply a few drops to the face in the evening.
Dry, irritated skin, eczema
Massage a few drops onto dry skin.
Nutritional intake, cholesterol, protection of the cardiovascular system, stimulation of the immune system
Add a tablespoon of Inca Inchi oil to replace your seasoning.
Protection of the cardiovascular system - Inflammatory conditions
Linseed oil
The plant
From the botanical family Linaceae, Flax is a plant relatively present in Europe, both in the wild and in the cultivated state. It is a flower with long fibrous stems cultivated since the dawn of time for the production of textile fibers. In addition to its pretty flowers in multiple colors, flax is also widely cultivated for its seeds rich in omega-3. From them and their cold pressing, we obtain a very nutritious oil both for the skin and for the body in general. It has very interesting anti-inflammatory, soothing but also anti-oxidant properties, don't miss it!
Benefits of Linseed vegetable oil
Soothing, nourishing, regenerating, healing
Anti-inflammatory
Nutritional intake
Hypocholesterolemic, protective of the cardiovascular system
Regulation of the hormonal system
Laxative
Linseed vegetable oil useful for...
Omega-3 supplementation, protection of the cardiovascular system, stimulation of the immune system
Add a teaspoon's worth of seasoning to your daily diet. Do not use in cooking.
Inflammatory conditions (acne, eczema, redness, etc.)
Apply a few drops of vegetable oil locally, preferably mixed with another vegetable oil.
Fine, dull hair
Mixed with other vegetable oils, apply Linseed oil as a hair mask to benefit from nourishing care.
Dry, irritated, mature skin
Apply a few drops to your body or face.
Complementary vegetable oils
Damaged skin - Stretch marks
Macadamia oil
The plant
The macadamia is a large tree that can reach 15 meters high, native to the North-East of Australia. It has broad, rounded, serrated leaves, and its flowers are petalless. It is cultivated for its fruit: the macadamia nut. These are large, spherical, edible nuts from which vegetable oil is extracted. Its shell is very solid and resistant, and is covered with a fairly thin, green and shiny fleshy envelope. The almond is white in color. Very rich in lipids, it contains around 70% oil.
Benefits of Macadamia vegetable oil
Fabric softener
Soothing
Skin protector
Macadamia, useful for...Stretch marks
For prevention, apply a few drops to areas at risk
Damaged hands
Apply a few drops morning and evening as a massage
Skin aging - Make-up remover
Grapeseed oil
The plant
Grapeseed oil comes from the vine, a vigorous climbing vine with a woody stem equipped with tendrils opposite the leaves. Its leaves are simple and palmate, having 5 veins; its fruits (grapes) are berries arranged in clusters. The grape seeds can be green, red or black depending on the variety considered and the terroir. Each grape seed contains 2 to 4 seeds which, when cold pressed, will yield between 5% and 20% of grape seed vegetable oil.
Benefits of grapeseed vegetable oil
Descaling
Skin regenerative
Protector of the cardiovascular system
Grape seeds, useful for...Skin aging
Apply a few drops by massaging onto the desired areas.
Makeup remover
Apply a few drops to a cotton pad to remove makeup.
Redness - Wrinkles - Omega 6 supplementation
Safflower oil
The plant
Safflower is a flowering plant native to Asia, belonging to the botanical family Asteraceae like the sunflower or the artichoke for example and resembling thistle. Hum, finally to give you an idea only because the Safflower flowers are unique, yellow to bright orange... The coloring materials of its pistils, yellow safflower and red safflower, are widely used in dyeing, cosmetics but also in painting and this since the dawn of time. In addition to its flowers, it is from its cold-pressed seeds that its vegetable oil, classified among the richest in omega 6, essential fatty acids for the body, is extracted. So, in the category of nutritional benefits, cosmetological and dermatological benefits, I have named Safflower vegetable oil, ladies and gentlemen!
Benefits of Safflower oil
Moisturizing, nourishing, soothing
Skin regenerator, antioxidant
Protector of the cardiovascular system
Promotes vasoconstriction
Laxative, purgative
Safflower oil, useful for...Mature skin, wrinkles
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the affected area.
Dry, brittle and damaged hair
Apply all over hair and leave for at least 30 minutes before rinsing and washing.
Rosacea, redness, rosacea
Massage your face with a few drops morning and evening.
Nutritional intake
Ingest in combination with a vegetable oil rich in omega 3 such as Perilla, Camelina or Hemp for example.
Anti-hair regrowth - Nutritional intake - Dry skin/hair
Tigernut oil
The plant
The Nutgrass, also called edible nutsedge, is a plant that contains its treasures underground, in its tubers. Belonging to the Cyperaceae family, this root vegetable takes on the appearance of a herbaceous plant 40 cm high on land, with long, erect green leaves forming a tuft. Its brown tubers, slightly wrinkled once dried, offer, after pressing, a virgin vegetable oil rich in micronutrients, fatty acids, vitamin E and trace elements. Originally from the Mediterranean region, Souchet, also called "Chufa", is known in Spain through a sweet, very nutritious drink called Horchata, made from the tubers. Spain appears to be the world's leading producer of Souchet, ahead of certain Arab countries valuing the nutritional and cosmetic benefits of this plant.
Benefits of Tigernut vegetable oil
Antioxidant
Limits hair regrowth
Nutritional intake
Nourishing and hydrating
Le Souchet, useful for...Significant hair growth
Apply a few drops to the shaved area every evening.
Dry skin, wrinkles and mature skin
Apply a few drops to the affected areas.
Nutritional intake
To incorporate into your diet.
Dry and weakened hair
Apply as a hair mask for 1 hour.
Hair growth - Anti-hair loss
Mustard oil
The plant
Mustard is an annual plant in the Brassicaceae family which is mainly cultivated for its seeds. These are used to obtain the famous condiment of the same name. Different species of mustard exist, they are known under the names black, white, brown or field mustard. They are distinguished by their Latin name and their properties, for the most scientific among us, but also, from a botanical point of view, by the color of their seeds in particular... These famous seeds are enclosed in siliques , elongated capsules representing the fruit of the plant.
Benefits of mustard vegetable oil
Stimulating, strengthening
Nourishing
Tonic, firming
Mustard, useful for...Dull, fine, dry hair
Apply a few drops diluted in another vegetable oil and leave for 20 to 30 minutes, focusing on the ends. Rinse with a neutral shampoo.
Hair loss
Apply a few drops diluted in another vegetable oil, massage the scalp and leave for 20 minutes before rinsing with a neutral shampoo.
Dandruff
Apply a few drops diluted in another vegetable oil, massage the scalp and leave for 15 to 20 minutes before rinsing with a neutral shampoo.
Mature skin - Dry skin
Plum oil
The plant
The plum tree is a fruit tree of the genus Prunus which brings together numerous subspecies and numerous cultivars. The most cultivated in Europe is the domestic plum tree, Prunus domestica. This would derive from the hybridization of two other species, Prunus cerasifera and Prunus spinosa. 3 to 8m high, it flowers around spring and gives small white flowers. Its fruits, plums, are more or less spherical in shape and covered with "pruine", a thin waxy film to protect it from external agents. The core of the plum contains an almond which, by cold pressing, will give a vegetable oil with a frangipane smell!
Benefits of Plum vegetable oil
Softening, softening
Nourishing
Anti-oxidant
Perfuming
Plum vegetable oil useful for...
Mature skin
Apply a few drops to the face morning and evening.
Dry skin
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the affected areas.
In the kitchen
To integrate into desserts or salads.
Stretch marks - Wrinkles - Dry skin and hair
Baobab oil
The plant
The baobab is an ancestral tree of the Bombaceae family which can live 3,000 years, and which is characteristic of Africa. Nicknamed “upside down tree” because its thorny and highly branched branches are reminiscent of roots, it is a massive tree that can reach 25 m high and 12 m in diameter. A typical tree of the African savannah, the baobab resists drought very effectively by storing up to 100,000 liters of water in its trunk. Its fruits contain seeds from which a vegetable oil with many skin benefits is extracted!
Benefits of Baobab vegetable oil
Soothing, emollient
Nourishing, moisturizing
Healing
Anti-oxidant
Baobab vegetable oil useful for...
Dry and brittle hair
Apply a few drops by massaging onto the scalp and/or split ends in the evening.
Stretch marks
Apply a few drops morning and evening to the stomach and/or thighs.
Anti-wrinkle treatment
Massage a few drops into the affected areas.
Dry and damaged skin
Dilute a few mL in a hot bath or apply a few drops by massaging instead of moisturizing cream.
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