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...
by Susan M Parker | Sep 1, 2018 | Lipid Oils, Oil Profiles
In many families, some members get a whole lot of attention while others are quietly brilliant without attracting a crowd. And in the family of oils from the Cucurbitaceae plant family, this holds true. Kalahari melon oil has been getting a lot of attention recently,...
by Susan M Parker | Apr 12, 2018 | Lipid Oils, Oil Profiles
Black seed oil, that oil of many names with a pungent taste, scent and ability to heal the body! I’ve known about black seed oil for many years and have ordered from many different sources over the years. Recently I ordered black seed oil from a new source as my...
by Susan M Parker | Dec 5, 2017 | Lipid Oils, Oil Profiles
When writing the Power Of the Seed several years ago my research lead me to the food industry as a source for finding new and unusual oils. Particularly intriguing was the idea of raspberry seeds and raspberry oil. Little did I know at the time, that not far from...
