The benefits of prickly pear oil for hair!

Les bienfaits de l’huile de figue de barbarie pour les cheveux!

The prickly pear, this small fruit prickly on the outside but sweet on the inside, comes from the prickly pear. This cactus native to Mexico is also well known in the Mediterranean basin and in the Maghreb thanks to the warm and arid climate of these places conducive to its development.

Already widely used by Berber women to protect their skin from the sun and wind with its oil extracted from the seeds, this fruit seems to slowly make its place in cosmetics thanks to its miraculous benefits on the skin and hair.

The favorite ingredient of our hair care is a real treasure to take care of curly, frizzy, curly, dry or damaged hair.

Why use prickly pear for hair?

An Anti Oxydant Benefit

Rich in vitamin E, the best anti oxidant ever, the use of prickly pear for hair helps cell renewal, promotes hair growth and protects the hair fiber from external aggressions.

A Calming Benefit

Thanks to the presence of omega-3 in the prickly pear, this fruit is ideal for sensitive, irritated and dry scalps. Omega-3 has anti-inflammatory properties that help relieve irritation and calm itching.

A Moisturizing Benefit

Prickly pear is an excellent moisturizer for the hair. Composed of 80% water, this fruit provides the hair fiber all the hydration it needs.

A Sebaceous Benefit

Prickly pear is the perfect ally of acne-prone skins and oily scalps whose sebum secretion is too high. Thanks to its sebaceous benefit and neutral pH, the prickly pear will naturally regulate excess sebum.


In addition to all these benefits, prickly pear oil contains no artificial and industrial preservatives that can be long-term harmful for health. It is therefore the perfect ally to have in your bathroom to take care of your hair.

What types of hair can prickly pear be used on?

Dry and dehydrated Hair

For hair suffering from lack of hydration and nutrition nothing better than the use of treatments with prickly pear and prickly pear oil. It is strongly advised to curly, curly and frizzy hair very often dry and dehydrated to adopt the prickly pear in their hair routine to give back punch to their hair in a 100% natural way.

Dandruff-prone Hair

Thanks to its composition rich in vitamin E, the use of prickly pear for dandruff-prone hair is very effective. Indeed, making baths of prickly pear oil will help the scalp to regain a good rate of hydration and will thus reduce the appearance of dry dandruff.

Greasy Hair

Contrary to what we might think, it is possible to use prickly pear oil on greasy hair. Indeed, it will bring brightness and shine to the hair without weighing it down or leaving a greasy finish. On the contrary, its seborregulatory action will only leave a clean scalp.

Hair Loss

Prickly pear seed oil helps strengthen the hair thanks to its content of antioxidant fatty acids that promote cell renewal, hair growth and slowing hair aging. These elements will strengthen the hair and slow down their fall.

Don't wait any longer to adopt this great ingredient in your routine to pamper your beautiful mane in a natural way!

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