Broccoli seed oil sounds more at home in a kitchen than a facial serum, but its texture makes it a remarkably elegant cosmetic ingredient. Light, silky and exceptionally smooth, it gives oil-based formulas excellent slip without an overly rich finish.
We use it in our Vitamin C + Bakuchiol Serum, where it forms part of the carrier base for THDA and Bakuchiol.
What is broccoli seed oil?
Broccoli seed oil is pressed from the seeds of Brassica oleracea italica. Its distinctive fatty-acid profile includes erucic, oleic and linoleic acids, which contribute to its silky character and spreadability.
It also naturally contains tocopherols and other plant compounds with antioxidant properties. In our formula, though, its most immediately noticeable contribution is how beautifully it feels on skin.
What does it do for skin?
As an emollient, broccoli seed oil helps soften, smooth and condition the skin. Its light finish makes it appealing for everyday facial products, including for people who like the comfort of an oil but dislike a heavy residue.
Dry-feeling skin can benefit from that emollience; combination and oily skin may appreciate the light texture. If skin is dehydrated as well as dry, layer an oil-based product over a water-based serum such as Hydrate rather than expecting an oil to provide water.
Why use it in a Vitamin C serum?
Our Vitamin C + Bakuchiol Serum is completely water-free. THDA is an oil-soluble form of Vitamin C, so a well-chosen oil phase is central to the formula rather than an afterthought.
We combine broccoli seed oil with Kalahari melon seed oil. Broccoli contributes beautiful slip and a refined finish; Kalahari melon seed oil brings its own lightweight, linoleic-rich profile. Together they carry THDA and Bakuchiol in a concentrated treatment that spreads easily and absorbs comfortably.
Four ingredients, each with a purpose
The serum contains only four ingredients, but minimalism only works when each one earns its place. Broccoli seed oil does: it helps deliver the actives while leaving skin soft and conditioned.
That is the kind of simplicity we mean when we say less, but better.
