An emollient and occlusive oil from the Purple Viper’s Bugloss plant. It contains oleic, linoleic, alpha-linolenic acids, as well as very rare polyunsaturated called stearidonic acid. It is suitable for all skin types.
Moisturizing
Occlusive
Moisturizing (Occlusive)
Occlusives are moisturizing ingredients that seal moisture into the skin, forming a water-resistant barrier.
Occlusive
Moisturizing (Occlusive)
Occlusives are moisturizing ingredients that seal moisture into the skin, forming a water-resistant barrier.
Other functions
Emollient,
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Emollient,
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Solvent
Solvent
Solvent – a liquid that dissolves other ingredients.
Solvent
Solvent
Solvent – a liquid that dissolves other ingredients.
Origin
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Echium plantagineum seed oil is a fatty oil obtained from a plant called Echium plantagineum, or Purple Viper’s Bugloss.
It is a very good oil for skincare purposes due to its fatty acid composition – it contains oleic acid (17%), linoleic acid (19%), alpha-linolenic acid (30%), and the very rare polyunsaturated stearidonic acid (13%). It is an emollient and occlusive (moisturizing) ingredient, suitable for all skin types.
Purple viper’s bugloss is a lovely blue-flowering plant. In North America and Australia, it is an invasive weed. The entire plant (with the exception of the seeds) contains alkaloids that are toxic to the liver. This makes the plant dangerous to grazing cattle.
The alkaloids are not dangerous when it comes to the seed oil’s use, since the manufacturer will make sure that the oil doesn't contain any.
Science
1
Kitessa, S. M., Nichols, P. D., & Abeywardena, M. (2011). Purple Viper’s Bugloss (Echium plantagineum) Seed Oil in Human Health. Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention, 951–958.
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Occlusive
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