Coldpressed

Cold pressed vegetable oils

A cold pressed oil is extracted by mechanical pressure and without going above 40 degrees. It sounds like a processing detail and it is not: it is what decides how much of the fruit reaches the bottle.

What changes compared with a refined oil

Refining uses heat and solvents. It yields more and costs less, but along the way it loses the unsaturated fatty acids, the vitamin E and the antioxidants, which are precisely why you buy a vegetable oil.

• Its own colour and aroma: cold pressed argan smells of argan. A refined one smells of nothing.
• Shorter shelf life: keeping the unsaturates means it turns rancid sooner. Store it dark and cool.
• No solvent residue, which matters if it goes on the skin of the face.

Which one to choose for your skin

There is no oil better than another, there is one more suited to what you are after.

• Jojoba and hazelnut: non comedogenic, for combination and oily skin.
• Sweet almond and avocado: nourishing, for dry skin and for massage.
• Argan and rosehip: regenerating, both for mature skin.
• Evening primrose and borage: rich in omega 6, widely used in treatment cosmetics.
• Coconut and sesame: the classics for body massage.
• Castor: thick, for eyebrows, lashes and scalp.