Scientific Name BORAGO OFFICINALIS L. BORRAJA (ACEITE OF)
Properties
Original of the zone of Levante, this plant extends by central and southern Europe. Formerly infusions with their attractive blue flowers were made to deal with the problems throat.
The extracted oil of its seeds by first pressure in cold is an element very appreciated by the present dermocosmética. It must to its highest content in two essential poliinsaturados fatty acids: linolénico and gammalinolénico.
Thanks to this fatty acid wealth, the Oil of Borraja is knowing a great expansion in the land the dietetic one, to help to maintain the good state of the skin and to conserve its dermatológicas qualities.