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Prickly Pear Oil

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Prickly Pear Oil

Once upon a time, I read about prickly pear cactus and how this plant is able to store water in it's pads, making it a very important water source for camels in the dessert. The cactus was considered sacred by the ancient Aztecs and is still a part of the modern central American diets. Photo credit from internet Once you cut open the cactus pads, you will find tiny seeds that look like kiwi seeds. Prickly pear oil is derived from all these prickly pear cactus seeds. Prickly pear oil is a medium weight oil, very nourishing and sinking easily...

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