Jojoba oil – not really an oil!

Jojoba oil (INCI: Simmonsia Chinensis Oil) isn’t actually an oil – it’s a wax ester with 40 to 42 atoms! Its fatty profile is all about the weird and wacky fatty acids we rarely see in other oils – 2% palmitic acid (C16), around 7% stearic acid (C18), 14% oleic acid, 57% gadoleic acid (C20:1),...

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When lotions go wrong – an example!

You may remember my experiment with Olivem 800, an emulsifier suitable for very light lotions or body milk (if you don’t, here’s the link!) LIGHT LOTION WITH OLIVEM 800WATER PHASE (you can use 78% water if you don’t have the hydrosols!)56% water20% lavender water (my aloe went bad! eek!)2% sodium lactate OIL PHASE4% fractionated coconut...

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Camellia oil (updated)

Camellia oil, known as “tea oil” or “tea seed oil” (INCI: Camellia sinensis seed oil), is a light, non-greasy, really affordable oil filled with oleic acid, polyphenols, and vitamins! It is generally cold pressed and comes from the seed of the tea plant, not the leaves. You can even cook with it (the smoke point...

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Calendula oil!

Calendula oil is made up of about 2% palmitic acid (C16), 2% stearic acid (C18), 3.1% oleic acid (C18:1), 27.5% linoleic acid (C18:2), and 64% conjugated linolenic acid (C18:3). It’s high in tocopherols at 1,937 ppm! With all this conjugated linolenic acid (or CLnA), calendula oil is effective at reducing inflammation and improving epidermal differentiation....

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Pomegranate oil! (updated)

Pomegranate oil is a new one we’re seeing on our suppliers’ shelves, but what does it offer over other oils? Pomegranate oil has an interesting fatty acid profile – 2% palmitic acid (C16), 1.3 to 2% stearic acid (C18), 5.7% oleic acid (C18:1), 7% linoleic acid (C18:2), 70 to 76% punicic acid (C18:3, n-5), and...

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