Prickly Pear Seed Oil

Product Benefits

• Rich in essential fatty acids and antioxidants

• Supports radiant, hydrated, and smoother-looking skin

• Fast-absorbing, non-greasy oil for all skin types

• Helps maintain hair shine and strengthens nails

• Refined and 100% pure, ensuring high quality and effectiveness for skincare and haircare needs

• Vegan, cruelty-free, and natural

• Helps reduce redness and inflammation, making it suitable for sensitive skin

• Minimises the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines

• Brightens dark spots and improves skin tone

Product Description

Experience the luxurious power of nature with our cold-pressed Prickly Pear Oil, derived from the seeds of the Opuntia ficus-indica cactus fruit, which is meticulously handpicked. This nutrient-rich oil is celebrated for its high content of linoleic acid, antioxidants, vitamins E and K, which helps reduce dark circles and improve skin tone, and amino acids, making it an exceptional addition to any beauty routine.

With its lightweight, fast-absorbing texture and high content of unsaturated fatty acids, prickly pear oil delivers deep hydration without clogging pores and helps reduce inflammation and redness—ideal for dry, mature, sensitive, or combination skin. It helps soften the appearance of fine lines, nourishes the skin barrier and protects against environmental damage, and restores suppleness for a more even-looking, radiant complexion.

This versatile oil is also excellent for revitalising dry, brittle hair and is known as Barbary Fig or Cactus Pear, and fortifying nails with just a few drops. Its non-comedogenic profile and heat stable properties make it suitable for facial oils, night serums, and beauty oils, moisturisers, body oils, and even scalp treatments due to its high omega fatty acids content.

Our Prickly Pear Oil, also known as Barbary Fig Seed Oil, is sourced from the Middle East and the Caribbean Islands. The meticulous method involved in extracting this oil makes it rare and expensive, often leading to the creation of fake oil mixed with cheap vegetable oil. However, our oil is 100% pure and never diluted. Its rich composition, including palmitic acid and essential fatty acids, makes it a powerful moisturiser and protector of skin health. Use prickly pear oil to enhance your beauty routine and address issues like dark circles, wrinkles, and dark spots.

How to Use

Skin Care

• Regular use of this Prickly Pear Seed Oil can help to keep the skin smooth and firm, giving the skin a natural luminescence.

• It feels very light on the skin and spreads and absorbs easily. Creams and lotions made with this oil tend to feel very light and sink in quickly. This is even more noticeable when using Emulsifier M as the emulsifier.

• Prickly Pear Seed Oil is a powerful moisturiser and leaves the skin feeling velvety soft.

• It is a good choice in men's skincare products as well as anti-acne products.

• It is a good emollient and keeps the skin soft and flexible. This is a benefit in cuticle and nail oils as well as in massage oils. Blend with more lubricating oils like Avocado Oil or Moringa Oil for massage.

• Mature, ageing or damaged skin will benefit by using Prickly Pear Seed Oil. It helps to combat the signs of ageing from the sun as well as from wind. It locks in moisture and is a great emollient. Especially effective with other anti ageing active ingredients such as Eco Marine Algae Extract and Algaktiv Zen. Adding Pumpkin Seed Oil will give some lifting quality to the skin.

Hair Care

• Prickly Pear Seed Oil conditions and protects the hair without adding weight.

• It softens and moisturises the hair so use in shampoos and hair conditioners.

• It is excellent for keeping the hair flexible and strong.