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Polyphenols: Cinnamic acid (updated)

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Cinnamic acid is a precursor of a group of polyphenols called hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives, such as p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid, ferulic acid, and sinapic acid. It is a powerful anti-oxidant, and offers UV protection as well as a reduction in inflammation, redness, and water retention. It is found in great quantities in shea butter and...

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Polyphenols: Hydroxybenzoic acids – benzoic acid, hydroxybenzoic acid, gallic acid

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BENZOIC ACID Benzoic acid is the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid on which so many of our wonderful polyphenols are based. It differs from the phenolic moiety we saw earlier today (click here) with the addition of that double bonded oxygen before the -OH. This means it becomes a carboxylic acid (which isn’t that relevant at...

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Polyphenols: It’s chemistry time!

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Since I’m investigating the awesome power of extracts, I thought we’d take a closer look at polyphenols. I know I’ve done a post on polyphenols in the past, but let’s get a little more in depth! So what exactly is a polyphenol? A polyphenol is defined as a compound that possesses a phenolic moiety. Okay,...

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Extracts – need your ideas!

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As you can tell, the next series I’m moving on to researching extracts, and I wondered which ones interested you, my amazing readers! Here’s what I’ve got planned so far… cucumber grapeseed wheat grass chamomile chyrsanthemum green tea guava fruit honeysuckle papaya rosemary seaweed strawberry I know there are others, but my brain is drawing...

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Green tea extract: Formulating with camellia oil and green tea butter

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We’ve taken a look at camellia oil, so let’s start by taking a quick look at green tea butter. What exactly is it? Green tea butter is not a true butter – it is the extract mixed with a hydrogenated vegetable oil and/or oils to give it a butter type consistency. For instance, at Soapcraft.ca,...

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