Cranberry

A natural history

The cranberry is one of only a small handful of fruits native to North America, gathered for centuries by Indigenous peoples who ate the bright berries and pressed them into healing poultices for the skin. Each autumn the low lying bogs are flooded, and because every little berry holds pockets of air, the ripe fruit floats up to the surface in a glowing sea of ruby red, one of the most beautiful harvests in all of farming.

Inside each berry are tiny seeds, and from them comes a prized oil unlike almost any other. Cranberry seed oil carries its omega 3, 6, and 9 fatty acids in a rare, naturally balanced ratio, along with a generous helping of vitamin E. That balance is exactly what dry, mature skin loves, which is why this once overlooked seed has become a treasured facial oil.

What it does for your skin

Cranberry seed oil is cherished for its unusually balanced fatty acids and rich antioxidant vitamin E. Analysis shows the oil is more than ninety percent unsaturated, with its omega 3, 6, and 9 fats in a rare, even spread and measurable antioxidant activity.^[1] The seeds are also an exceptional source of vitamin E in its potent tocotrienol form.^[2] In a formula it is a light yet deeply nourishing oil that helps dry, mature skin look soft, supple, and defended. Those benefits come straight from its rare, even spread of omega fatty acids and potent tocotrienol vitamin E.

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