Natural Plant Products, LLC and the dedicated farmers of the OMG Cooperative, bring
you 
. This is probably the most exciting agricultural crop of the
20th century. The precious amber colored oil squeezed from the seed of the Meadowfoam
flower can be used to enhance our lives in many ways.
When added to cosmetics and creams, it re-moisturizes the skin in ways no oil can.
In shampoos and soaps it helps add shine moisture to hair and scalp made dry and brittle by the
harsh process of daily washing. In lipsticks and balms, it helps revitalize dry, cracked lips
and they stay moist longer. is currently being used in the following
types of products: suntan lotions, eye shadows, eye liners, mascara, hand/face creams,
cuticle repair lotions, body oils and creams, shaving creams, foundations, rouges, face
powders, lip sticks, shampoos, and hair/scalp treatments.
There is ongoing research into the use of as a replacement
for fossil fuel oils. Meadowfoam is also a renewable plant crop, thus ensuring a continual
source of oil far into the foreseeable future.
has the added benefit of
enhancing the properties of other oils when added to them. Less expensive oils can be
mixed with without the loss of the qualities of either oil.
In fact, it is believed to more oxidatively stable than any other vegetable oil known, thus it
can increase the stability of the oils it is added to.
comes from a renewable crop that doesn't require specialized
equipment to harvest. It is
currently grown as a rotation crop for grass seed farmers, which eliminates the need
for burning fields between plantings. Meadowfoam requires less fertilizer and
pesticide than traditional crops, saving the farmers money and leaching fewer chemicals
into our streams and rivers.
Currently Oregon State University scientists and other dedicated individuals are
researching new ways to use this versatile oil to enhance our daily lives. Initial reports
tell us that many additional beneficial uses for this precious oil are yet to be developed.
Stay tuned for more reports as they discover more ways in which
can enhance our lives and the world we live in.
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