by Susan M Parker | Oct 7, 2019 | Oil Profiles
Moringa oil, Moringa oleifera, is one of the ancient oils along with flax, castor, and olive. So ancient it is that moringa oil has been discovered in Egyptian tombs. As a native tree of the lowlands of the Himalayas, it has spread widely in the Indian subcontinent,...
by Susan M Parker | Jul 25, 2019 | Lipid Oils, Oil Profiles, Plant Butters
Cooking shows, the popular way of vicariously indulging in food preparation techniques and personalities, a pioneer of the genre was the indomitable Julia Child and my personal ‘virtual’ cooking instructor on TV decades ago. I was a regular viewer of hers in front of...
by Susan M Parker | Jul 18, 2019 | Oil Profiles
Light, highly absorbent, high in vitamin E and antioxidants, prickly pear seed oil is wonderful skincare oil to reach for no matter what your skin type. The catch…. It’s not always easy to find or particularly affordable. When I was wrapping up the final...
by Susan M Parker | Jun 15, 2019 | Oil Profiles
Google Fenugreek oil and most of the links will point you towards fenugreek essential oil. But that’s not the whole story. Fenugreek seeds play a large part in Ayurvedic medicine and Indian cooking traditions and have for thousands of years. And like most seeds,...
by Susan M Parker | May 20, 2019 | Oil Profiles
Naturally Preserving Vitamin E Rich and velvety, with a feel similar to pomegranate seed oil, meadowfoam oil should be a staple of any skin care routine. Relatively inexpensive as an oil, meadowfoam performs on a par with oils that run many times the price. The...
by Susan M Parker | Oct 5, 2018 | Lipid Oils, Oil Profiles, Skincare
In Morocco, where Argan nuts are grown and harvested for the oil, some exceptionally nimble goats climb into the trees to eat the nuts. I use argan oil of course, but so often I am using and trying new oils and so even exceptional oils like Argan get pushed to the...
