7 Reasons to Ditch Seed Oils in Your Skincare

Seed oils are cheap, so they show up in a lot of skincare. But cheap isn't the same as good. Here are seven reasons many people are choosing to skip them.

1. They're heavily processed

Most cosmetic seed oils are refined with heat and solvents — a long way from natural.

2. They can oxidize quickly

Fragile oils can go rancid on your shelf and on your skin, which no one wants.

3. They don't match your skin

Tallow mirrors skin's own oils. Many seed oils don't, so they can sit on the surface.

4. They're often just fillers

Seed oils frequently bulk out a formula cheaply rather than doing real work.

5. They can crowd out better ingredients

Every drop of filler is a drop that isn't something more nourishing.

6. The processing leaves residue concerns

Solvent-refined oils are exactly the kind of thing clean skincare aims to avoid.

7. There's a time-tested alternative

Grass-fed tallow did the job for generations without any of this.

Prefer skincare without the seed oils? Try our grass-fed tallow balm.

Keep reading: What Non-Toxic Skincare Really Means