This vegetable oil from Brazil will become your new beauty ally. Thanks to its content of fatty acids and vitamins, it has the power to hydrate, soften and discipline. All our advice for integrating it into your beauty routine.
Have you ever heard of piqui? Still little known in France, this fruit originating in Brazil nevertheless contains many virtues. Its green, thick and thorny skin does not really invite you to taste it, and yet, if you dig a little, you discover a juicy pulp that South Americans use for their liqueurs and other sweet preparations.
In cosmetics, it is its oil that is acclaimed. Obtained by first cold pressing of the fruit pulp, the oil can solidify when stored at less than 25°C. As with coconut oil, just pass the bottle for a few seconds under hot running water to find it in its liquid form. It is mainly used to enhance curly hair but also to soothe dry and irritated skin.
What are the benefits of piqui vegetable oil?
Its benefits on the hair:
Do you have dry, damaged and brittle hair? Your curls are not well drawn and too much frizz is forming on the top of your head? Look no further, piqui vegetable oil is the natural ingredient for you! Rich in fatty acids, omega 9 and vitamins A and E, piqui oil is a mine of benefits for curly and frizzy hair.
- piqui oil feeds : it deeply penetrates the hair fiber to hydrate the hair. Over the uses, the lengths are sheathed and the forks eliminated.
- piqui oil softens : it helps to redraw the curls of curly, curly or frizzy hair. Thanks to it, curls are plumper and frizz controlled.
- piqui oil makes shine : it is an excellent finishing treatment to polish the hair fiber and give shine. It also brings a very pleasant fruity scent to the hair.
Its benefits on the skin:
Brazilians have long used piqui oil to heal wounds and speed up the skin repair process. A regenerating power that we now use to boost the effectiveness of our face and body beauty treatments. Especially since thanks to its dry touch, it quickly penetrates the skin, without leaving a greasy film.
- Piqui oil is anti-inflammatory : it soothes irritated and sensitized skin.
- Piqui oil is antioxidant : it contains zeaxanthin, a molecule from the carotenoid family that helps fight against the harmful effects of the sun and oxidative stress.
- Piqui oil is nourishing : rich in fatty acids, it repairs dry skin, helps erase stretch marks and makes the skin more supple.
3 homemade beauty recipes using piqui oil
A serum for dry ends
Curly hair often suffers from dry, brittle ends. A problem that is due to their spiral structure, which does not facilitate the diffusion of the sebum produced by the scalp on the lengths and ends. To overcome this problem, it is interesting to use nourishing care specially designed to protect this area of the hair.
You need : 1 tablespoon of organic piqui vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons of shea butter. Optional: 4 drops of vitamin E. A useful preservative if you want to use the preparation later (maximum 6 months).
Place the shea butter and piqui oil in a bowl. Melt in a bain-marie to obtain a liquid preparation. Mix firmly. When the mixture is cooled, add the vitamin E. Leave to harden in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Apply to the ends, massaging to make it penetrate well.
A softening and disciplining mask for dry and curly hair
For a real softening effect, it is interesting to use piqui vegetable oil and broccoli vegetable oil in synergy. The latter is very rich in fatty acids and omega 6, which makes it an excellent sheathing and disciplining treatment.
You need : 2 teaspoons of organic piqui vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon of broccoli seed vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon of Abyssinian vegetable oil.
Mix the oils in a small bowl. Divide your hair into several sections. Apply the treatment on the lengths to the ends, making sure not to forget any strands. Leave on for 30 minutes to an hour. You can boost the effectiveness of the mask by wrapping your hair in a hot towel. Finally, rinse with lukewarm water then make your usual shampoo.
An emollient treatment to fight stretch marks
To soften the skin during pregnancy or to refine stretch marks already present, this treatment is ideal. You can also use this recipe on scars to speed up the skin repair process.
You need : 2 tablespoons organic piqui vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon macadamia vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon coconut oil, 1 tablespoon avocado oil.
If your piqui oil is solid, melt it in a bain-marie. Remove from the heat, add the other two oils and mix. Massage the treatment into the area or areas prone to stretch marks.