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Organic Linoleic Safflower Carrier Oil

Organic Linoleic Safflower Carrier Oil

Name: Organic Linoleic Safflower Carrier Oil
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Anti-ageing

Known for softening and protecting the skin from dehydration, this oil is an essential ingredient in skincare products for delicate skin. The presence of antioxidant active ingredients gives it excellent anti-ageing properties.

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Carrier oils and macerated oils

Cosmos Organic

Ecocert

Cold Pressed

100% Pure And Natural

Uses

For use as an ingredient in the following blends:

Creams, treatments and lotions for skin prone to redness
Nourishing products for dry or very dry skin
Massage oils
Masks and eye area products

Instant recipes by Aroma-Zone

Anti-ageing evening oil

Safflower botanical oil
10 ml
Rosewood essential oil
5 drops
Green Myrtle essential oil
2 drops

Anti-redness face mask

Safflower botanical oil
1 tablespoon
White clay
1 tablespoon
Cypress essential oil
5 drops
Italian Helichrysum essential oil
5 drops

Synergies

To reduce dark circles and diffuse redness: rice bran or Calophylla carrier oils, Italian Helichrysum or Hamamelis hydrosol.

Uses

For use as an ingredient in the following blends:

Nourishing and protective hair shampoos and masks
Hair protection oils and serums
Nourishing balms

Instant recipes by Aroma-Zone

Anti-hair loss mask

Nettle powder
1 tablespoon
Safflower botanical oil
1 tablespoon
Bay Saint Thomas essential oil
2 drops
Rosemary cineole essential oil
2 drops

Step 1

Add warm mineral water until a homogeneous paste forms and apply as a mask to the scalp.

Step 2

Leave on for 5 minutes and shampoo afterwards.

Synergies

To limit hair loss: Sapote, Calophylle inophylle, Nigelle and Jojoba carrier oils; Atlas Cedar, Lemon, Bay St Thomas, Spikenard, grapefruit, Clary sage and Rosemary cineole essential oils, Linden hydrolate, nettle powder, Burdock extract or Royal Jelly, Murumuru, Mango, Sal and Shea butters.

Properties

As a cosmetic ingredient, organic linoleic safflower carrier oil is known for the following properties:

Thanks to its vitamin K content, it is reputed to relieve skin with atopic tendencies and prone to redness.
Restructuring and repairing, it preserves the skin's elasticity.
Replenishing, nourishing and emollient, it helps to restore the skin's moisture levels.
Rich in antioxidants, safflower oil helps combat the signs of skin ageing.
Fluid and light, it penetrates the skin easily.

Indications

Dry to very dry skin
Skin prone to redness
Skin with atopic tendencies
Dark circles, bags under the eyes
Mature skin
Tired, slack skin

Properties

As a hair improvement ingredient, organic linoleic safflower carrier oil is recognised for the following properties:

Nourishes the hair and protects it from dehydration.
Reputed to stimulate hair growth .
Coats the hair and retains water in the hair fibre.
Rich in antioxidants, combats the free radicals responsible for ageing hair bulbs.

Indications

Hair loss
Dry and very dry hair
Dry, damaged ends

In practice

Because of the potential risks of oxidation associated with the sensitivity of this botanical oil, we recommend that you add vitamin E as an antioxidant to all your recipes containing safflower carrier oil.

Culture

Organic, certified by Ecocert Greenlife in accordance with the Ecocert standard available at http://cosmetiques.ecocert.com

Quality

100% pure and natural, virgin, first cold pressed, no chemical treatment, cosmetic and food quality

Production process

First cold pressing

Part of the plant used

Seeds

Botanical name

Carthamus tinctorius

Botanical family

Asteraceae

Function

Cosmetic ingredients

Other names

False saffron

Oxidative potential

Very sensitive

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Learn more

Safflower, a member of the Asteraceae family, is a relative of the thistle found in many parts of the world. Originating in the Middle East, Safflower, also known as False Saffron, has been appreciated by people around the world for its dyeing properties. Since before the advent of chemical dyes, it was mainly used to dye silk and cotton yellow or red. The word "safflower" derives from the Arabic word "kurthum" , meaning "to dye" . At the time, its oil seeds were used very sporadically to fuel oil lamps.

It wasn't until the 1950s that safflower oil gained renewed interest in the paint industry (as a drying oil) and then in cosmetics, where it revealed its incredible properties for the skin. Rich in vitamin K, a vitamin known for its action on blood coagulation, safflower oil was used in the Middle East to care for blotchy or reddened skin. The presence of antioxidants (serotonin derivatives, vitamin E) also gives this oil a strong anti-ageing action.

Finally, its omega-6 content gives it an exceptional ability to repair the skin, an activity enhanced by the presence of serotonin derivatives known to stimulate the production of fibroblasts (cells that maintain the skin). Safflower oil, with its very light fragrance, can therefore be used in all face, body and hair care products.

Organoleptic properties

Appearance: clear oily liquid
Colour: pale yellow (sometimes reddish)
Odour: pleasantly seedy
Feel: fairly dry, penetrates the skin fairly well

Density

0.92-0.94

Saponification index

186-198

Storage

This carrier oil is very sensitive to oxidation. Keeps for 6 to 8 months after opening, in a very cool place (preferably the refrigerator), in its original, closed packaging, away from air and light.

Precautions

Safflower oil should not be consumed by children or pregnant women, or by people taking anti-coagulant, anti-platelet or anti-diabetic medication. Do not consume before surgery.
Some people have allergies to Asteraceae, the botanical family to which safflower belongs. Do not use if you are sensitive to Asteraceae.

Warning

The properties, indications and methods of use described above are derived from scientific literature and/or reference books or websites in aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informational purposes only and cannot under any circumstances be considered as medical information. This information cannot under any circumstances replace a diagnosis, consultation or medical follow-up, nor engage our liability.

Environmental qualities and characteristics product sheet

Reference
01402 - ORGANIC Safflower oil 100 ml
Main packaging material
RPET (recycled PET) bottle
Recyclability
Most packaging can be recycled
Recycled material
Packaging contains at least 80% recycled material
Rewards and penalties
Aroma-Zone gets a bonus for managing packaging made from recycled plastic.

Reference
01403 - ORGANIC Safflower oil 250 ml
Main packaging material
RPET (recycled PET) bottle
Recyclability
Most packaging can be recycled
Recycled material
Packaging contains at least 85% recycled material
Rewards and penalties
Aroma-Zone gets a bonus for managing packaging made from recycled plastic.

Instructions for packaging disposal

EO = Essential Oil

VO = Carrier Oil or Macerated Oil

Applied to the skin: Aroma-Zone Rosacea tip

Make in a 30-ml tinted glass bottle with dropper

10 drops of mastic tree essential oil, Pistacia lentiscus
10 drops of Mediterranean cypress essential oil, Cupressus sempervirens
10 drops of Corsican helichrysum italicum essential oil, Helichrysum italicum
20 drops of German chamomile essential oil, Matricaria recutita
10 drops of Copahu balsam, Copaifera officinalis
10 ml of tamanu carrier oil
5 ml of calendula macerated oil
23 ml of safflower carrier oil

Apply to the face in the morning and evening, massaging in gently but deeply (to encourage circulation), every day until the skin is satisfactorily treated.

Extract from the book "Le grand guide de l'aromathérapie et des soins beauté naturels" by Aude Maillard and Aroma-Zone, published by J'ai Lu, 2016

Shea butter: 40 ml
Sweet almond oil: 20 ml
Olive oil: 15 ml
Sesame oil: 120 ml
Lavender essential oil: 20 drops

Directions: Melt the shea butter very gently in a bain-marie. Whisk in the other carrier oils and pour into a large sterilised bottle.

30 ml Palm oil (you can replace it with Babassu oil)
25 ml Coconut oil
20 ml Safflower oil
20 ml Sesame oil
5 ml Shea butter

Procedure: For 100 ml of oil: heat the Shea Butter and the Coconut and Palm oils in a bain-marie. When the mixture has melted, remove from the heat and add the remaining ingredients, mixing well.

Use: Apply before swimming or sunbathing.

20 ml Honey
5 ml Jojoba oil
5 ml Safflower oil
3 ml Olive or castor oil
2 drops Sandalwood essential oil
1 drop Lemon essential oil

Directions: Mix all the ingredients to obtain a homogeneous texture.

Directions for use: Apply to dry hair, on lengths and ends only. Cover your head with cling film and a cap and leave on for 30 minutes to overnight. Rinse and shampoo.

Alam MR, Kim SM, Lee JI, Chon SK, Choi SJ, Choi IH, Kim NS. Effects of Safflower seed oil in osteoporosis induced-ovariectomized rats. Am J Chin Med. 2006;34(4):601-12.

Zhang HL, Nagatsu A, Watanabe T, Sakakibara J, Okuyama H.Antioxidative compounds isolated from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) oil cake. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 1997 Dec;45(12):1910-4.

Takii T, Hayashi M, Hiroma H, Chiba T, Kawashima S, Zhang HL, Nagatsu A, Sakakibara J, Onozaki K. Serotonin derivative, N-(p-Coumaroyl)serotonin, isolated from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) oil cake augments the proliferation of normal human and mouse fibroblasts in synergy with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) or epidermal growth factor (EGF). J Biochem. 1999 May;125(5):910-5.

Guylaine. Ferland, James A. Sadowski; Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) content of edible oils: effects of heating and light exposure, J. Agric. Food Chem, 1992, 40 (10), pp 1869-1873.

Supplier documentation

http://www.passeportsante.net/huiles-vegetales-g152/Fiche.aspx?doc=huile-carthame

"ABC of essential oils" by Dr Telphon

'Cosmétiques naturels, conseils et recettes plaisir pour préserver sa santé au quotidien' by Hélène Baron and Tiphaine Chagnoux

Frequently Asked Questions

Effective against redness.

Marie

1 year ago

Very good oil that moisturizes well, does not stick and does not make me feel greasy. Used on the face and hair.

Iléana

1 year ago

I am satisfied

2 years ago

Satisfied, I recommend

2 years ago

Not enough perspective....

2 years ago

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