Poppy Oil is high in polyunsaturated fatty acids, providing your scalp and hair with the nutrients they need to produce healthy, strong locks.
It’s actually loaded with a ton of good-for-you nutrients, like palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, linolenic, arachidic, gadoleic, and oleic acid.
High concentrations of palmitic acid and linoleic acid provide Poppy Oil with barrier repair properties, so that brittle hair is infused with moisture and made more flexible to prevent breakage. Though Poppy Oil feels lightweight, it has a slow absorption rate, which means that it coats the strands and doesn’t immediately dissolve.This creates a protective barrier that restores the hydrolipidic film of the hair, improving hydration, strengthening strands, and creating a glossy effect.
These fatty acids also maintain a healthy balanced scalp, and minimize water loss in our hair (ensuring that each strand stays optimally hydrated). They provide moisture and plumpness without weighing the hair down, earning them a solid reputation for rejuvenating brittle, lifeless locks. This strengthening and protection benefit helps fend off UV damage and air pollutants that can further damage hair. Poppy Oil is ideal now for treating a dry scalp and replenishing its lipid barrier.
Poppy Oil also possesses a remarkable amount of phytosterols. Studies indicate that these naturally-occurring compounds help support normal skin elasticity and help maintain healthy, hydrated skin.