Chaulmoogra Oil

• With its semi-solid texture, this oil can be mixed with your fluid oil blend at a rate of 1% to 70%.

• It can be used as an oil phase in body and face creams.

Synergies

• For soothing and restorative effects: Calendula and Kiwi CO₂ extracts, Bisabolol, German Chamomile CO₂ extract, True Lavender and Blue Cypress essential oils, Rosehip carrier oil, Calendula macerated oil.

• For skin with atopic tendencies: Touloucouna, Kukui and Camelina carrier oils, Egyptian Geranium and Fine Lavender essential oils, etc.

• Products for flaky skin: Myrrh and Nard essential oils, Tamanu and Andiroba carrier oils, etc.

• For tan-extending effects: Buriti and Tomato carrier oils, Carrot macerated oil, Achiote powder, Carrot CO₂ extract, etc.

• For powerful purifying properties: essential oils of Tea tree, Thyme (thymol chemotype), Oregano, Savory, Clove.

• Against hair loss: essential oils of Atlas Cedar, Cade, Grapefruit, Clary Sage, Bay Saint Thomas...

• Against dandruff: essential oils of Bay Laurel, Palmarosa, Cade, Tea tree, Geranium...

Cultivation

Foraged

Botanical name

Hydnocarpus wightiana

Botanical family

Hydnocarpaceae

Quality

100% pure and natural, virgin, first cold pressed without any chemical treatment, cosmetic quality

Production process

First cold pressing

Part of the plant used

Seeds

Other names

Hydnocarpus laurifolia

Function

Cosmetic ingredients

Oxidative potential

Not very sensitive

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Organoleptic properties

• Appearance: semi-solid, melts into the skin

• Colour: beige (possible brown vegetable deposit at the bottom of the bottle)

• Odour: distinctive and typical, reminiscent of spices with a slightly acidic note

• Feel: fairly rich

Density

0.95–0.96

Saponification index

196

Storage

• Stable carrier oil.

• Store in a dry place away from heat and light.

Precautions

Do not swallow, for external use only.

Warning

The properties, indications and methods of use described above are derived from scientific literature and/or reference books or websites in aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informational purposes only and cannot under any circumstances be considered as medical information. This information cannot under any circumstances replace a diagnosis, consultation or medical follow-up, nor engage our liability.

Supplier documents

http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=6785

http://www.drugfuture.com/chemdata/Hydnocarpic-Acid.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydnocarpus_kurzii

Use of guggulipids and/or Z-guggulsterone and E-guggulsterone to make a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition for the treatment and prevention of fat accumulation and cellulitis.

LECLERE Jacques, FIORENTINO Julia. Patent WO 2006/045932 A2. 04-05-2006.

Use of oils of Chaulmoogra in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical domain, particularly in dermatology, for harmonizing pigmentation of the skin.

LECLERE Jacques. Patent 5,514,712. 07-05-1996.

Action inhibante de dérivés chaulmoogriques sur la culture en milieu liquide du bacille tuberculeux aviaire.

DUBOIS A.

Chaulmoogra Oil and the Treatment of Leprosy

PARASCANDOLA, Pharmacy in History, Vol. 45, n°2, 2003, p. 47–57.

The component fatty acids of chaulmoogra oil

A. Sengupta, J.K. Gupta, J. Dutta, A. Ghosh; Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture, Vol. 24, Issue 6, June 1973, p. 669–674.