I posted this article on anb (all natural beauty) mall’s website but I am posting it here too 🙂 In addition, my new Eco Living article is up on anb mall’s site (this month I wrote more of my Quick Eco Tips 🙂 ).
When I think of summer, I think of fresh ingredients like berries! This month I decided to profile one of the berry seed oils I use in my skin care line: Earth Alkemie.
Cranberry seed oil is a carrier oil extracted from cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) seeds. It absorbs fast, is very emollient, and is excellent for all skin types. Cranberry seed oil is a rich source of antioxidants, vitamins, and nutrients, including carotenoids and several types of vitamin E. It also has a unique ratio of Omega 3, 6, and 9 essential fatty acids. I recommend using cold pressed, unrefined cranberry seed oil since cold pressed, unrefined oils usually contain more nutrients and vitamins than solvent extracted and highly refined oils. (I use mostly cold pressed unrefined or expeller pressed unrefined oils, and organic oils when I can find them!)
Like many of the berry seed oils, I love using cranberry seed oil for skin care. It makes my skin glow, and though can be used by many skin types, it is especially good for extremely dry, scaly skin, and also blemished skin. I use it in my newest elixir (oil based facial serum) called ‘Serenity Terra Elixir’ (a high antioxidant, nutrient rich, soothing, and scent free elixir. Serenity is only scented with the natural scents of the carrier oils).
