Our prickly pear seed oil is an ingredient from ancestral Tunisian culture with multiple benefits: anti-wrinkle, regenerating, fortifying, healing and healthy glow effect.

The prickly pear cactus is a cactus originally from Latin America, which grows around the Mediterranean basin, particularly in Tunisia.

It is the seeds of the fig that are the source of the benefits of this oil. It is therefore essential to ensure the integrity and preservation of their properties throughout the process until the extraction of the precious elixir.

The harvest of the seeds is seasonal from August to December. Then follows the peeling, destemming and drying of the seeds. The seeds are pressed as and when requested (after drying) to avoid oxidation of the oil and alteration of its properties.

Here is a non-exhaustive list of the benefits of this care elixir for the body and face:

• It stimulates the renewal of skin cells and regenerates it

• It naturally reduces stretch marks and scars

• It reduces dark circles and wrinkles

• It regulates the sebum level of oily skin and acts on acne: prickly pear seed oil is sebum-regulating.

• It hydrates, restores the skin's hydrolipidic film, and fades age spots

• It strengthens and protects the nails

• It brings your hair back to life, nourishes it deeply, makes it more supple and shinier.

Clinical studies to test its effectiveness

Clinical studies have been conducted on the benefits of prickly pear seed oil within the framework of the PAMPAT II project financed by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and CEPEX.

The clinical tests targeted around sixty women aged between 45 and 65, with different types of normal, dry, oily or combination skin and with certain imperfections, namely dark circles, wrinkles and/or fine lines, spots, or even sagging skin. The tests were carried out over a period of 28 days.

Decrease in skin roughness by 6% in 75% of volunteers.

Decrease in wrinkle depth by 7% in 80% of volunteers

Increase in skin brightness by 4% in 100% of volunteers

Significant decrease of 33% in “dark circles” scores after 28 days of application: from grade 3 (moderate dark circles) to grade 2 (light dark circles).

Make up your own mind, discover our prickly pear seed oils in the "Discovery" 10ml format and "Cure" 30ml format.