Uses: It simulates circulation, repairs and tones the skin, increase elasticity, reduces the formation of wrinkles and scars. It is also useful for balancing oily and dry skin.

Description: A bristly-stemmed annual or beinnian plant which grows to 2-4 feet high. The leaves are finely dissected and the flowers appear in a flat cluster with 1 small deep purple floret at the center. Oil is also obtained, by solvent extraction, from the red fleshy root of the common edible carrot. It has a high concentration of carotenes.

• Botanical Name: Daucus carota
• Common Name: Gajar beej in Hindi, Carrot seed in English
• Native Country: India, France
• Parts Used: Seeds
• Extraction Method: Steam Distillation
• Aroma: Dry, slightly sweet, earthy