7 Benefits of Meadowfoam Seed Oil for Skin

By: Margaux Reese
April 02, 2025

Would your skincare routine benefit from a little more hydration? Discover meadowfoam seed oil, a skincare ingredient extracted from the seeds of a dainty, yellow-and-white wildflower known as the meadowfoam. While some seed oils can be greasy and heavy, meadowfoam seed oil is anything but. No wonder it's making waves in the skincare industry.

Keep reading to learn the skin benefits of meadowfoam seed oil and our top product recommendations for incorporating it into your daily skincare routine. Or, use the links below to jump ahead to a section of your choosing.

Benefits of meadowfoam seed oil

Benefits of meadowfoam seed oil for your skin

Meadowfoam seed oil is a lesser-known skincare ingredient—but it’s time for this beneficial oil to have its time in the limelight. Learn how meadowfoam seed oil naturally and effectively improves skin health. 

Moisturizes deeply

Meadowfoam seed oil is a powerful emollient. Applying it to your skin creates a protective barrier that locks moisture in and prevents hydration loss. For those with chronic dry skin, meadowfoam seed oil can preserve precious skin hydration for all-day moisture. Keeping your skin hydrated can also reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. 

This emollient acts like the skin’s natural oil, known as sebum. While many emollients can leave a greasy film behind, meadowfoam seed oil doesn’t. It keeps skin hydrated and moisturized while remaining light and breathable.

Fights signs of aging

Most aging is caused by oxidative stress from free radicals and environmental aggressors in the atmosphere. These include UV rays, blue light, pollution, and more. As you come into contact with these stressors, your skin can incur cell damage, causing wrinkles, fine lines, and other signs of aging. Oxidative stress can make skin look duller, less plump, and more tired.

To combat these stressors, use products rich in antioxidants, like meadowfoam seed oil. Meadowfoam seed oil slows the signs of aging by neutralizing these environmental aggressors. Its antioxidative properties can also help exfoliate the skin to remove dead skin cells and promote cell regrowth, resulting in brighter, more radiant, and more youthful-looking skin.

Balances oil production

Another benefit of meadowfoam seed oil is its ability to balance your skin’s natural oil production. Oily skin is often caused by overproduction of sebum. Meadowfoam seed oil is so similar to sebum that the skin can’t tell the difference. 

Consistent use of meadowfoam seed oil can regulate your skin's sebum production. As a result, your hydration levels will be more balanced, and your skin will be less oily. For optimal hydration balance, we recommend using products with meadowfoam seed oil twice daily. 

Smooths skin

Another benefit of meadowfoam seed oil’s antioxidative properties is its ability to smooth skin texture. Skincare with antioxidants can plump skin and promote collagen growth, improving skin elasticity and firmness.

Plus, thanks to skin cell regeneration, meadowfoam seed oil results in softer and smoother skin. As old skin cells shed away, newly generated skin cells are softer and more youthful. 

Safe for various skin types

Meadowfoam seed oil is noncomedogenic, meaning it doesn’t clog pores. This makes it an extremely versatile skin ingredient. People with dry, oily, or combination skin can enjoy the many benefits of meadowfoam oil, and it’s also safe for sensitive skin. 

Absorbs easily into the skin

Because meadowfoam seed oil is similar to your skin’s natural oils, it blends seamlessly into your skin. Meadowfoam seed oil penetrates quickly for a lightweight, non-greasy finish. You’ll love that this ingredient leaves you feeling like there’s almost nothing there—just your skin’s natural moisture. 

Protects against sun damage

One of meadowfoam seed oil’s many benefits is its natural barrier against UV damage from the sun’s rays—but that doesn’t mean it can be used instead of sunscreen. Even when using meadowfoam seed oil, it’s important to wear sunscreen every day. When combined with sunscreen, meadowfoam seed oil can enhance protection against UVB rays.

Potential side effects of meadowfoam seed oil

In most cases, meadowfoam seed oil is a very skin-friendly ingredient. However, as with any new skincare ingredient, it may cause allergic reactions or skin sensitivities. We recommend testing meadowfoam seed oil and any new skincare ingredient on a small patch of skin before use and waiting 24 hours to ensure a reaction doesn’t occur. If one does, discontinue use and contact a dermatologist.

Potential side effects of meadowfoam seed oil In most cases, meadowfoam seed oil is a very skin-friendly ingredient. However, as with any new skincare ingredient, it may cause allergic reactions or skin sensitivities. We recommend testing meadowfoam seed oil and any new skincare ingredient on a small patch of skin before use and waiting 24 hours to ensure a reaction doesn’t occur. If one does, discontinue use and contact a dermatologist.

How to use meadowfoam seed oil

Meadowfoam seed oil can be found in different skincare products, including moisturizers, serums, and more. Any product that aims to hydrate can benefit from adding meadowfoam seed oil. 

While meadowfoam seed oil can be used alone, it’s not recommended. For the best results, look for products that combine it with other powerful skincare ingredients, like peptides and squalane. Use it in under-eye products to treat crow's feet, or add it to your moisturizing routine to balance your skin’s natural oils. 

Use products with meadowfoam seed oil in the morning, at night, or whenever you need extra hydration.

Our top products with meadowfoam seed oil

Our top products with meadowfoam seed oil

Looking to make meadowfoam seed oil a part of your daily skincare routine? With so many nourishing, moisturizing, and antioxidative benefits, it’s no wonder that so many love this skin ingredient. Read on for our favorite products with meadowfoam seed oil.

Total Eye® Firm & Repair Cream

Total Eye® Firm & Repair Cream is a twice-a-day treatment to brighten, firm, and improve the skin around the eye. This eye cream is a twice-daily addition to your skincare routine. Reap the benefits of several skincare ingredients, including: 

  • Meadowfoam seed oil: Meadowfoam seed oil provides intense, lightweight hydration to replenish dehydrated skin without leaving a greasy or heavy residue. It has antioxidative, collagen-promoting, and skin-smoothing properties.

  • Caffeine: Caffeine boosts circulation and reduces puffiness, leaving skin tighter and brighter. When used on the eye area, it helps skin look fresher and more awake while reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.  

  • Peptides: Peptides promote skin elasticity and firmness by supporting the skin’s natural collagen production for younger-looking skin.

  • Squalane: Squalene reduces the appearance of wrinkles and crow’s feet and prevents new wrinkles from forming.

  • Sea buckthorn fruit oil: This humectant attracts moisture in the atmosphere and pulls it into the skin for maximum hydration. It’s also rich in vitamins and minerals that promote skin hydration, elasticity, and cell regeneration.

Together, these ingredients have significant results. When used twice daily for eight weeks, trial participants reported more hydrated, healthier-looking, and feeling skin. 

Use Total Eye® Firm & Repair Cream morning and night for best results. Dispense a half-pump to your ring finger and gently dot the product around your eyes. Then, tap gently across your entire eye area until the product is absorbed. Be sure to follow with sunscreen in the morning.

Undo Damage + Smooth Skin

Reduce the appearance of existing skin damage and slow future signs of aging thanks to the Undo Damage + Smooth Skin trio. This repairing collection contains three products to prioritize skin health from the inside out, including our eye cream with meadowfoam seed oil:

  • Pep Up® Collagen Boost Face & Neck Treatment: This twice-daily serum firms skin and improves elasticity by promoting healthy collagen and elastin production. It also provides deep hydration and defense against oxidative stress. 

  • Even Up® Multi-Correction Serum: Diminish dark spots, age spots, and other skin discoloration, thanks to LUMIRA Skin Brightening Complex, Vital ET, and other skincare ingredients in this serum.

  • Total Eye® Firm & Repair Cream: This repair cream contains meadowfoam seed oil that deeply hydrates to reduce the appearance of aging, support skin barrier health, and smooth skin. 

 To use the Undo Damage + Smooth Skin trio:

  • Pep Up® Collagen Boost Face & Neck Treatment: Apply 1-2 pumps morning and night after cleansing and applying toner. Dot around the face and neck, and then use quick, light, upward strokes to massage into the skin. 

  • Even Up® Multi-Correction Serum: Apply 2-3 pumps morning or night. Blend evenly and follow with moisturizer. 

  • Total Eye® Firm & Repair Cream: Dispense half a pump morning and night and dot around the eyes using your ring finger. Then, gently blend using a tapping motion throughout the entire eye area.

Pep Up® Collagen Boost Face & Neck Treatment: Apply 1-2 pumps morning and night after cleansing and applying toner. Dot around the face and neck, and then use quick, light, upward strokes to massage into the skin. Even Up® Multi-Correction Serum: Apply 2-3 pumps morning or night. Blend evenly and follow with moisturizer. Total Eye® Firm & Repair Cream: Dispense half a pump morning and night and dot around the eyes using your ring finger. Then, gently blend using a tapping motion throughout the entire eye area.

Achieve healthy skin with meadowfoam seed oil

For healthier, more hydrated, and younger-looking skin, there’s no better choice than meadowfoam seed oil. Enjoy its many benefits, including its ability to fight signs of aging, balance oil production, smooth skin, protect against sun damage, and more. 

Explore our Total Eye® Firm & Repair Cream and Undo Damage + Smooth Skin to unlock the benefits of meadowfoam seed oil and incorporate it into your daily skincare routine.