The Strawberry, Fragaria ananassa, is a sweet and flavorful food source known for its high nutritional value. Cold-pressing the Strawberry seed yields one of nature's most impressive compositions of polyunsaturated fatty acids, namely a high amount of Linoleic Acid, which is an Omega-3 essential fatty acid. Linoleic acid is excellent for all types of skin, from acne to mature, due to the skin moisturizing, regenerating, and sebum regulating benefits associated with its use. Other carrier oils known for high Linoleic acid content include Rosehip, Safflower, and Evening Primrose.
Our Strawberry seed oil is cold-pressed, virgin, and unrefined. This means that the color is lightly golden with a greenish hue, and the aroma is soft and slightly sweet reminiscent of freshly picked strawberries. Additionally, our strawberry seed oil is transparent and only lightly filtered to remove debris. It's imperative to note that because strawberry seeds are so tiny and located on the outside of the berry, it's essential that we source from a producer that can cultivate strawberries organically, without pesticides or harmful chemicals, rendering the most nutritious source of the strawberry's seed oil.
As pure as Strawberry seed oil is, it's gentle enough to be used at full strength, even for sensitive and fragile skin.