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Safflower Seed Oil

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil · Carthamus Tinctorius Seed OilBarrier

A light plant oil; the high-linoleic type fits the skin barrier's natural fatty-acid profile.

What it does

Safflower seed oil is a light plant oil that comes in a high-linoleic and a high-oleic variety. The high-linoleic cosmetic version matches the fatty-acid profile of the skin barrier well and absorbs with a light feel, while it softens and conditions the surface. It is an emollient rather than a skin active.

Also known as

safflower oil

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