pomegranate seed oil

Scientific name: Punica granatum

Family: Lythraceae

Origin: Iran

Form: CO2 extracted oil & cold-pressed oil

Parts: seeds

GOOD FOR ALL SKIN TYPES

Ingredient Features

anti-aging
antioxidant
antibacterial
anti-inflammatory
soothing
analgesic
antimicrobial
cleansing
boosts SPF
emollient
healing
nourishing
protective
regenerative
revitalizing
evening
strengthening
bio-available
anti-wrinkle

User Benefits

reduces the appearance of age
protects cells
destroys bacteria
reduces redness + puffiness
calms + soothes irritations
reduces pain
destroys microbes
rids the skin of impurities
improves main sun protection
moisturizes the skin
heals + repairs
feeds the skin
creates a protective barrier
regenerates new skin cells
restores
evens skintone
improves elasticity + firms
quickly absorbed
reduces wrinkles

Great For

all skintypes
allergies + irritations
blemished skin
chapped + cracked skin
delicate skin
dull + lifeless skin
eczema
evolved skin
psoriasis
rosacea
sunburn
thirsty skin
ultraviolet damaged skin

Function in Products

active
preservative

Nutrients

gamma tocopherol
linoleic acid
linolenic acid (alpha)linolenic acid (conjugated)
oleic acid
phytosterols
polyphenols
punicic acid
squalane
tocopherols

Best known for its antioxidant capabilities, pomegranate seed oil is one of the most rich and nutritious oils you can put on your skin. High in conjugated fatty acids (punicic and ellagic), pomegranate seed oil is believed to improve skin elasticity and heal and protect damaged skin. Its antioxidant properties dispose of free radicals which age skin. A study by the University of Michigan Medical school (published in the Feb. 2006 journal of Ethnopharmacology) showed that this oil stimulates keratinocyte proliferation thereby promoting regeneration and strengthening of the epidermis.

Punica Grantum is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree. It is thought to beautify and improve skin health by neutralizing skin-damaging oxygen molecules created by pollution and ultraviolet rays. The essential oil is classified as an emollient, skin conditioner, skin protecter and surfactant. Pomegranate, which is rich in ellagic acid and ellagitannins, has properties that prevent collagen destruction in human skin cells, thus maintaining skin structure and slowing wrinkle formation. The interventions are also said to diminish the cutaneous inflammation associated with chronic UV exposure that leads to photo-aging.

Research on the health benefits of Pomegranate Oil:

Pomegranate for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer Pomegranate Seed Oil: A Potent Cancer Fighter Delphinidin induced protective autophagy via mTOR pathway suppression and AMPK pathway activation in HER-2 positive breast cancer cells The polyphenolic plant lignan secoisolariciresinol diglycoside reduces mammary tumor growth, possibly via inhibition of local inflammatory signaling Association between Urinary Phytoestrogens and C-reactive Protein in the Continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Enterolactone Suppresses Proliferation, Migration and Metastasis of MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells Through Inhibition of uPA Induced Plasmin Activation and MMPs-Mediated ECM Remodeling Anti-Inflammatory Mechanism Involved in Pomegranate-Mediated Prevention of Breast Cancer: the Role of NF-κB and Nrf2 Signaling Pathways Phytochemical-induced nucleolar stress results in the inhibition of breast cancer cell proliferation Ursolic acid-mediated changes in glycolytic pathway promote cytotoxic autophagy and apoptosis in phenotypically different breast cancer cells Enterolactone: A novel radiosensitizer for human breast cancer cell lines through impaired DNA repair and increased apoptosis Pomegranate exerts chemoprevention of experimentally induced mammary tumorigenesis by suppression of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis Mechanism of Breast Cancer Preventive Action of Pomegranate: Disruption of Estrogen Receptor and Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathways