Organic Laurel Berry Oil

Name: Organic Laurel Berry Oil
SKU: 0185401
Price: 15.5 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (70 reviews)

Purifying

This powerful, aromatic oil is valued for its purifying and restructuring properties. It is highly suitable for use in formulations for blemish-prone skin and dandruff-prone scalps, and is also an essential ingredient in Aleppo soap formulations.

£15.50

1 article = 100 ml

Price per L = £155.00

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Organic cosmetics

Ecocert

Cold Pressed

100% Pure And Natural

As a cosmetic ingredient, organic bay laurel carrier oil is recognised for the following properties:

Purifying, it purifies the skin
Scaling and astringent
Refreshing and toning
Emollient and nourishing, it softens the skin and protects it from drying out
Soothing and repairing
Antioxidant
Rich in lauric acid, it provides good foaming power for soaps made using cold process saponification.

Skin types

Acne-prone skin
Scaly skin
Dry skin

Skin and hair care

Laurel berry carrier oil can be used as an ingredient in your cosmetic products.

This oil tends to solidify at low temperatures. This phenomenon has no effect on its quality. We recommend that you warm it up if necessary before use by running the bottle under hot water for a few minutes to liquefy it. To liquefy a large quantity of oil, place the bottle in a tub of hot water for 10 minutes, shaking occasionally.
Potent oil, do not use undiluted. Laurel berry oil is used diluted to a maximum of 40-50% as an ingredient in your cosmetic formulas or joint massage oil.
Use blended with other vegetable oils and, if desired, essential oils as a treatment oil.
Can be used as the oil phase in body or facial care products (creams, balms, etc.), hair care (creams, conditioners, masks, etc.), ointments and treatment balms.
Used in cold saponification: we recommend using 15-30% in your ‘homemade’ soap formulas.
Not for internal use.

Animal well-being

After cleaning the hooves, apply pure Laurel berry oil to the hoof crown using a brush.
Do not use undiluted on the skin or hair; dilute in another carrier oil.
Can be incorporated as an active ingredient or as an oil phase in your "homemade" veterinary care products (shampoos, lotions, etc.).
Mixed with a neutral carrier oil (e.g. jojoba) or as a spray mixed with alcohol, apply locally to the animal to keep flies, mosquitoes and midges away from horses and cows, particularly in summer.

Synergies

Skin care

Soaps: olive oil for Aleppo soap, Noble Laurel essential oil for a "Laurel" theme, Palm oil, Coprah oil, etc.
skin prone to atopic tendencies: Camelina, Raspberry, Inca Inchi carrier oils, Green Myrtle essential oil, etc.
Acne-prone skin: Nigella carrier oil, fragonia, manuka and palmarosa essential oils, Propolis extract, etc.

Health

Purifying properties: Andiroba carrier oil, tea tree, Garlic, Ajowan and Sacred Basil essential oils, etc.
Joint discomfort: Andiroba carrier oil, Arnica macerated oil, Wintergreen and Lemon Eucalyptus essential oils,, etc.

Animal well-being

Quiet summer evenings: Lemongrass, Rose Geranium and Lemon Eucalyptus essential oils, Neem carrier oil.

Culture

Certified 100% organic by Ecocert Greenlife according to the COSMOS standard.

Quality

100% pure and natural, virgin, no chemical treatment, cosmetic grade

Production process

Hot water extraction of berry pulp

Part of the plant used

Berries (fruit)

Botanical name

Laurus nobilis

Botanical family

Lauraceae

Function

Cosmetic ingredients

Other names

Bay laurel, Bay butter, Apollo laurel

Oxidative potential

Not very sensitive

Learn more

Learn more

Laurel berry oil is extracted from the fruit of the Bay Laurel, also known as the Sweet Bay or Grecian Laurel. Native to Asia, this evergreen shrub is a member of the Lauraceae family, and has developed in the Mediterranean basin.

It has played an important role in Mediterranean culture since ancient times. In Greek mythology, Daphne, a nymph and daughter of the god Peneus, was pursued by the amorous ardours of Apollo. She sought help from her father, who turned her into a laurel tree to protect her from Apollo. Unable to conquer Daphne, he decided to always wear the laurel to adorn his hair, and so the laurel became the symbol of Apollo. In Greece and Rome, the laurel was the emblem of victory, and a laurel wreath adorned the foreheads of the winners of the Pythian games. In the Middle Ages, young doctors were presented with a wreath of laurel branches and berries: the French word "baccalauréat" is literally derived from "Laurel berries" (bacca laurea). Laurel is widely recognised as having medicinal uses, thanks in particular to its essential oil content. Rich in purifying and soothing compounds, bay leaves are traditionally used to treat joint and digestive discomfort.

The fruit (berry) of the bay tree is ovoid in shape and green in colour, turning black when ripe. Laurel berry oil is one of the ingredients of Aleppo soap, a traditional soap originating in Syria that is particularly renowned for its beneficial action on atopic-prone and acne-prone skin, particularly eczema, psoriasis and acne. It is Laurel berry oil that gives it its purifying and cleansing properties, as well as its characteristic aromatic scent. Laurel berry oil should not be confused with laurel seed oil, which is banned in cosmetics under European regulations because it contains compounds (prulaurasin and amygdalin) that form hydrocyanic acid in the presence of water. To guarantee the absence of these compounds, bay laurel oil is not obtained by pressing the berries (risk of pressing the seeds) but by extracting the pulp with water by boiling the berries.