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An annual flowering plant, native to southwest Asia with delicate flowers and fruit filled with seeds. Its oil is thought to protect healthy cells and is considered a powerful antioxidant – among the highest of all plant oils.

This essential oil is cold pressed from the seeds of European wild carrots, which are a close cousin of the orange carrots we eat. It is rich in beta-carotene and Vitamin A, making it beneficial for healthy skin, hair, gums and teeth. This oil is used primarily for its soothing, healing properties and effects on the skin. It is believed to stimulate cell renewal and circulation, repair and tone the skin, balance sebum, increase elasticity and reduce the appearance of wrinkles and scars. It helps protect skin exposed to extreme weather, and is considered to be one of the best essential oils for dry and mature skin.

Derived from the fruit of a plant native to northern Africa, this essential oil contains a high polyphenol content making it a powerful antioxidant. The oil’s remarkable ability to nourish, moisturize and improve skin elasticity makes it effective in treating dry skin, maturing skin, eczema, psoriasis and sunburns.

Extracted from grape seeds after the fruit is juiced, this oil is rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, protein, and vitamin E. It is a light, slightly astringent, penetrating oil easily absorbed by the skin, and is a nourishing addition to lotion, cream, lip balm and special formulations intended for dry, damaged or aging skin. Grape seed oil is noted for its excellent skin moisturizing properties as well as regenerative and restructuring benefits.

Native to the higher altitudes of North America, cranberry oil is extremely rich in antioxidants which help eliminate free radicals that cause oxidative stress leading to premature aging. Highly nourishing and moisturizing, it also contains significant levels of Omega 3 which reduces the damage and aging caused by sunlight and improves collagen and elastin fibers in the skin.