Borage seed oil
Acne, rosacea, dry skin, even accelerated aging can all be traced to inflammation. Inflammation is not inherently a bad thing, given that its purpose is to protect your body from infection and injury. Nevertheless, when inflammation is protracted, the effects are nasty. In a prolonged state, inflammation wreaks havoc on the skin, causing challenging skin conditions which can be difficult to treat through diet or topical products. Enter borage seed oil. The unique composition of borage seed oil makes it the most effective oil at combating inflammation.
Inflammation and Your Skin
To truly understand why Borage seed oil is the foundation of flawless skin at any age, it helps to understand inflammation and its effect on your skin.
You can't see inflammation, but your body sends signals that it's under attack through pathogens and endogenic factors every day. In trying to prevent these external and internal factors from damaging your skin cells, your body produces an inflammatory response. For many people, however, this inflammatory response may not be caused solely by pathogenic or endogenic factors but by UV damage, diet, stress – and other problems of the modern environment.
These can be false signals and the reason you may experience prolonged inflammation.
Once this protracted inflammation has taken hold, acne, fine lines, wrinkles, and unsightly redness begin to appear on the surface of your skin. You may also experience rosacea and dryness. As long as you are exposed to our modern environment, your body will think it is under attack and the reason many treatments lack the firepower when combating these skin conditions.
Borage Seed Oil: The Anti-Inflammatory King
One of the more effective means of reversing these conditions is to target the inflammation, which can be achieved with Borage seed Oil.
Borage seed oil contains gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), a fatty acid your skin doesn’t naturally produce. Not only is GLA present in borage seed oil, but it is at concentrations of up to 23%, making it the most potent source of GLA.
When applied topically, the GLA in borage seed oil gets to work. The body converts GLA into DGLA, an anti-inflammatory eicosanoid. This anti-inflammatory response begins to reverse inflammation in the tissue, allowing your skin to heal at a cellular level.
As the inflammation reduces, its effects begin to reverse cell damage. You will notice the acne, redness, swelling, and dryness dissipate, revealing a glowing and healthy appearance. These results are lasting. The primary reason for this is that GLA does not work on the skin's surface; instead, it penetrates the skin allowing it to combat inflammation in the tissue.
Most modern lifestyles exacerbate inflammation, whether through stress, diet, or exposure to pollution and bacteria. Therefore, incorporating borage seed oil into your skincare routine is necessary to attain healthy, luminous, and radiant skin.
We had to have it as part of our oil blends so you could,
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