Borage Seed Oil
The Ingredient Library · Botanical Oils
What it is
Borage — also called starflower for its small blue blooms — yields one of the most remarkable seed oils in the plant kingdom. It is nature's richest common source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), a specialty fatty acid most carrier oils contain barely a trace of, and one that dry, stressed skin is particularly grateful for.
Why we use it
Some oils moisturize the surface; borage speaks the barrier's own language. We reach for it in the formulas made for skin at the end of hard days — dry, stressed, asking for real comfort rather than a quick fix. It is the quiet workhorse inside our nighttime body balm and our body treatment serum.
What it offers your skin
Deep comfort for dry, stressed-feeling skin. One of the richest GLA profiles available in a botanical oil — a lipid family beloved in barrier-supporting skincare. A soft, cushioned after-feel that lasts through the night.
Found in
The Nightfall Body Balm · The Sculpt Elixir
Related rituals
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