Berbere fig is another name for prickly pear, the bright pink fruit that grows atop the iconic paddle cactus. Shea Terra Organics sells a 1-oz. bottle of pure, 100% cold-pressed prickly pear seed oil, which isn't exactly easy to come by. You can apply the oil straight to your skin, add a drop to your foundation or mix it with other oils to create a personalized blend.
Huxley is a K-Beauty skin care line that utilizes ingredients from the desert in all its products. It just launched a trio of face masks that can be used alone or together, and one of our faves from the trifecta is the Sweet Therapy Scrub Mask. It gently exfoliates via sugar and walnut shell powder while simultaneously infusing a heaping dose of moisture via cactus extract and prickly pear seed oil.
Few things as satisfying as slathering on a thick, nutrient dense, velvety leave-on mask, which is exactly what Herbivore's Moon Fruit Superfruit Night Treatment is. This creamy blue mask is formulated with prickly pear, goji and red raspberry to impart antioxidants, fruit enzymes to gently resurface, indigo root to soothe and kokum and shea butter to lock in moisture.
Pull out a hydrating mist from your purse and gently spritz your face is an easy way to look real glam (and refresh your skin, of course). Kiehl's makes a great one that combines the hydrating power of cactus flower water, the invigorating power of Tibetan ginseng and the calming abilities of geranium, lavender and rosemary.
For a super quick pick-me-up on the cheap, throw on a TonyMoly I'm Real Cactus Sheet Mask. It's formulated with natural prickly pear extract, along with soothing aloe and skin-plumping hyaluronic acid.
