Nature’s Craft Pure Borage Essential Oil (Borago officinalis)

Borage has a history of medicinal and culinary use that dates back over 1,500 years. It’s cultivated and widely used in Europe for its healing properties and as a nice addition to salads, soups and sauces, or eaten by itself as a healthy side dish. Even borage flowers are edible, and are often candied as a cake decoration or made into sweet syrup. Borage oil is one of the herbal oils that I recommend for helping alleviate pain and other symptoms of inflammation. This oil has many other uses, such as:

• Moisturizing your skin. It’s an effective natural anti-aging oil that repairs and hydrates your skin.

• Aid in relieving discomfort among women , such as breast tenderness, premenstrual stress, endometriosis, 6 PMS symptoms and menopausal symptoms. Borage oil also helps ease related cramping and pain.

• Assist in easing respiratory disorders. Borage oil has long been used in folk medicine to help treat cough and sore throat. It contains a gel-like substance called mucilage, which help soothe your mucous membranes.

• Reducing stress and high blood pressure A study conducted on 30 Canadian university students found that those who took borage oil capsules reduced their stress vulnerability after 28 days of supplementation.

Borage oil is used in aromatherapy. It can be inhaled or vaporized, but can also be used as carrier oil for more powerful and ultra-concentrated essential oils. It blends well with other thin and easily absorbed oils like jojoba, rosehip, thistle and sweet almond oils.

Borage oil is said to have an uplifting and euphoric effect, and may help ease mood swings and depression.