Prickly pear seed oil
Opuntia ficus-indica seed oil
100% Pure & Natural
Opuntia ficus-indica seed oil is SAHARÔME’s Skin Barrier & Anti-ageing Lipid Support prickly pear oil, obtained from upcycled seeds and sourced from Morocco’s Guelmim-Oued Noun desert ecotype. Unlike the Omega-6+ dillenii oil and the exocarp oil, it represents the classic prickly pear seed profile, with an unusual combination of γ-tocopherol, phytosterols and linoleic acid. It is positioned as the Support pillar within SAHARÔME’s Functional Prickly Pear Vegetable Oils Concept.
Profile
- Origin: Morocco
- Certification: NATRUE V3.9 approved, COSMOS V4 approved
- EINECS: 290-109-0
- CAS: 90082-21-6
Production
- Source: Semi-wild origin
- Part of the plant used: Seed
- Process: First Cold pressing
- Packaging: 5Kg or 10Kg unit - Aluminium pack - Gaz inerting
- Optional transformation: Deodorization
Key BENEFITS
- Skin & face care : Skin barrier & anti-aging lipid support High Omega-6 level + γ-tocophe rols + tocotrienols + phytosterols
- Hair Care : Lipid repair & fiber protection High Omega-6 level + tocopherols + phytosterols
Usages
COSMETICS
In Guelmim’s drylands, prickly pear grows where few oil crops can perform. Its seeds, recovered from fruit harvesting, yield a rare virgin oil with a strong cosmetic identity: high Omega-6, γ-tocopherol, β-tocotrienol and β-sitosterol-rich phytosterols.
Behind this lipid profile stands a sustainable rural value chain, where women’s harvesting know-how supports local income, seed upcycling and the valorization of Morocco’s arid agroecosystems for premium skin and hair care formulations.
Morocco
Guelmin - Oued noun
