When looking for safflower on product ingredient labels, you may have to look for its scientific name, carthamus tinctorius (via Herbal Dynamics Beauty). Any skincare product that says either safflower or this scientific name includes safflower oil, but what does it do for you?
When used as a skincare agent, safflower oil infuses your skin with vitamin E, which helps build your skin's protective barriers and which acts as a strong antioxidant (via Herbal Dynamics Beauty). This vitamin E concentration can help with age spots, skin irritation, and uneven skin texture. Moreover, safflower oil can reduce skin inflammation.
In addition to these benefits, safflower oil can help dry skin (via New Directions Aromatics). New Directions Aromatics noted that acne-prone skin and dry skin benefit the most from safflower oil's hydrating qualities. They also included that safflower oil has been used for skincare as far back as in Ancient Egypt, so if it's still being used after all this time, it must be doing something right! It seems to be its unique combination of acids that make it so powerful. According to New Directions Aromatics, safflower oil contains palmitoleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, and oleic acids, all of which bring their own qualities that help brighten and even out your skin.
If you haven't tried safflower oil on your skin yet, it's worth a shot!
