Description

Borage Seed Carrier Oil 

 

Botanical Name: Borago officinalis

Common Name: Borage, Borage Seed oil

CAS #: 840112-16-8

Plant Parts Used: Seeds

Extraction Method: Cold Pressed

Color & Odor: Pale yellow to golden yellow in color and has sweet and light aroma

 

Description :

 

Carrier oil of Borage is made from its seeds through cold pressing process with use of cold pressed technique. Seeds of Borage are the best source of essential fatty acids and also consist of good amount of linoleic acids, vitamins and minerals. After processing, Borage carrier oil is pale yellow to golden yellow in color and has sweet and light aroma.

 

Blends With:

 

Every kind of body massage oil or Essential oils

 

Constituents:

 

Almitoleic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Arachic Acid, Gadoleic Acid, Behenic Acid, Nervonic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Succinic Acid, Oleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Erucic Acid

 

Uses & Benefits:

 

• • Borage seed oil is used for skin disorders including eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, and neurodermatitis. It is also used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), stress, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), diabetes, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), alcoholism, pain and swelling (inflammation), and for preventing heart disease and stroke.

• • Borage seed oil contains a fatty acid called gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). GLA seems to have anti-inflammatory effects. Borage flower might have an antioxidant effect.