The actives and the oils
Sunflower Seed Oil
Sunflower seed oil is pressed from sunflower seeds. It is light, rich in linoleic acid and naturally contains vitamin E.
- On a list as
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- What it does
- Barrier-friendly emollient oil
- Where it comes from
- Plant: sunflower seeds
- Vegan?
- Yes
Why it’s in a formula
It softens and helps skin hold on to moisture. Linoleic acid is part of the skin's own barrier lipids, and sunflower oil has been studied for supporting the barrier.
How it compares with olive oilWhere you’ll find it at Divina
Read from each piece’s published ingredient list. One piece.
Le Réparateur
Vitamin E Oil Serum — 30ml
$88
Listed as Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Vegan, going by its list
Questions
Is sunflower oil good for your skin?
It is one of the better-studied plant oils for skin: light, rich in linoleic acid and generally well tolerated.
How we know: every ingredient list on this site is the manufacturer’s own, read piece by piece and shade by shade, and the pieces above are worked out from those lists each time the site is built. Ingredient names and functions follow the EU’s CosIng database. This page describes cosmetic ingredients; it isn’t medical advice.
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