# Prickly Pear Seed Oil

> Virgin, cold-pressed prickly pear seed oil, Opuntia ficus-indica, organically produced: a clear, fairly thick oil with only a faint aroma, pressed from the seeds of a desert cactus.

Price: 48.00 USD · in stock

## About
Who knew? From dry, arid desert country comes a moisturizing skin care oil, pressed from the seeds of, of all things, a cactus.Prickly pear seed oil, also called Barbary fig oil or cactus seed oil, is virgin and cold-pressed from organically produced Opuntia ficus-indica. The oil is fairly thick and clear, with only a faint aroma, and it is said to absorb quickly without a greasy residue. It is naturally very high in fatty acids, linoleic, oleic and palmitic, and contains antioxidants, plant sterols and one of the highest natural sources of tocopherols, or vitamin E, which should lend it a longer shelf life than many cold-pressed carrier oils. Clients asked us to source it after noticing it in very high-end skin care.The prickly pear is said to have originated in the deserts of Mexico, reaching into Texas and the American Southwest; today it also thrives in Tunisia, Morocco, Greece and around the Mediterranean. Its pads, nopales, are a familiar vegetable in Mexican cooking.DetailsBotanical name: Opuntia ficus-indicaAlso called: Barbary fig oil, cactus seed oilMethod: virgin, cold pressed, organically producedHow to useSmooth a few drops over the face and the backs of the hands, where it leaves skin wonderfully soft. For external use only; keep it out of reach of children.A desert's secret, for soft hands and quiet evenings.