Pumpkin Oil Properties

Pumpkin seed oil and pumpkin pulp are absolutely packed full of properties thought to be useful for skin regeneration and rejuvenating, rich in vitamins A, C, and E essential fatty acids, and antioxidants. Pumpkin seed oil and Pumpkin pulp are traditionally both known to be especially well suited for their ability to soothe inflamed skin, skin sores, eczema and psoriasis.

The viscous oil is light green to dark red in colour depending on the thickness of the sample. Used together with yoghurt, the colour turns to bright green and is sometimes referred to as "green-gold".

Pumpkin seed oil has an intense nutty taste and is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids. Brown oil has a bitter taste. Pumpkin seed oil serves as a salad dressing when combined with honey or olive oil. The typical Styrian dressing consists of pumpkin seed oil and cider vinegar. But the oil is also used for desserts, giving ordinary vanilla ice cream an exquisite nutty taste. Using it as a cooking oil, however, destroys its essential fatty acids.

Wonderful Shea Butter

Preparing the skin for the harshness of the months ahead is important. Prevention is always easier than trying to cure, so there's no point in waiting until dry skin reaches a critical point - keeping skin soft now will make the cold winter months more comfortable. Shea butter is a wonderful way to help with this.

Unrefined shea butter is very versatile, and has excellent soothing, moisturizing and anti-aging properties. It also has a characteristic "nutty" scent to it, that disappears after about twenty minutes on the skin. Shea butter has been used for dry skin by African healers centuries. It is high in non-saponifiables and has a unique fatty acid profile. Together, this makes for an incredible ability to moisturize and retain the skin's elasticity.

It also helps to protect the skin against damage done by the sun. It repairs degenerated cells, and its vitamin A content makes it a true friend to excema, dermatitis, and skin blemishes.

The unrefined butter is thick, and easily melts when rubbed between the palms. A little goes a long long way. Then almost as fast as it melted between your hands it's gone, leaving behind a soft silkiness of protection that soothes cracks and eases dryness.