What is Amaranth Oil?

Amaranth oil is a rich source of squalane, a substance that cares for mature skin and keeps your skin soft and supple. Amaranth oil is a beautiful oil to incorporate into skincare products for dry or mature skin, or to use in your hair.

Amaranth oil is cold-pressed from the seeds of the amaranth plant (Amaranthus Spinosus). Amaranth occurs naturally in Siberia and has been used for centuries for its nourishing and strengthening properties.

Benefits

Rich source of squalane

Amaranth oil contains a large amount of squalane, an oil that your body naturally produces in the skin to keep it supple and hydrated. For dry or stiff skin, Amaranth oil is a wonderful addition: the oil keeps your skin soft and supple for long. Because squalane is a substance produced by the body, it is well absorbed by the skin. Amaranth oil absorbs quickly and is therefore very suitable as a serum or daily moisturizer.

Nourishes hair and scalp

Your hair also benefits from squalane, because it nourishes and cares for the scalp. In addition, Amaranth oil contains a lot of lysine, a natural amino acid that cares for your hair and makes it stronger. This prevents split ends and frizzy hair. Massage the oil into your scalp to nourish and hydrate it, or work a bit of the oil into your hair tips for a beautiful shine.

What makes it so special?

Squalane has been used in the beauty industry for years, where it was originally obtained from shark liver oil. Fortunately, this is becoming less common and work is being done with plant-based sources of this nourishing and caring substance, such as amaranth.