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Evening primrose oil is used to fight female ailments and to treat and improve the appearance of hair, skin and nails. What’s so special about it? How is it made, where can you buy it and how do you use it? About all this below.
Evening primrose – a common plant in Poland
Evening primrose is a plant that is very common in Poland. We can find as many as 30 different species of Evening Primrose here. Nevertheless, this plant, despite its popularity and commonness, is used very often in medicine, because it has quite unusual properties.
Known Benefits of Evening Primrose Oil
- Helps in the treatment of skin diseases. It is great for people suffering from acne or psoriasis. It stimulates the secretion of enzymes that eliminate the symptoms of the disease.
- Helps people who are trying to lose weight. It supports the digestion of many foods, but at the same time prevents the storage of fat in the body. It also strengthens the processes of burning fats present in the body.
- It is one of the ingredients that treat infertility. Improves fertility.
- Perfectly improves the body’s immunity.
- It lowers cholesterol and helps prevent heart disease.
- It helps in reducing the discomfort experienced during menstruation.
- It improves the condition of the skin. Hair and nails are strengthened. Evening primrose oil contains unsaturated fatty acids that perfectly protect the epidermis, allowing it to be properly hydrated. Evening primrose oil makes the skin elastic and firm.
- It helps in detoxification of the body because it removes unnecessary toxins and counteracts free radicals.
- Works great on joints. It helps in the treatment of joint diseases and in fractures and damage to ligaments. Helps soothe pain in rheumatoid arthritis.
How is evening primrose oil made and where to buy it?
Evening primrose oil can be purchased at any pharmacy and in some drugstores and online stores. It is made from the seeds of this plant. The oil is “hidden” in them and only needs to be brought out.
Beneficial properties of evening primrose oil
Evening primrose oil contains the power of unsaturated fatty acids (EFA), including gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and linoleic acid (LA). These are essential fatty acids that are responsible for the proper functioning of many organs. In evening primrose oil we will also find oleic, stearic and palmitic acids, as well as calcium, magnesium, zinc, selenium and the vitamin of youth – vitamin E.
Due to its health-promoting properties, Evening Primrose is very often used in the production of not only cosmetics, but also medicines.