Organic Sweet Orange Essential Oil
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Organic Sweet Orange Essential Oil
100 ml
Cosmos Organic
Ecocert
Cold Pressed
Foraged
100% Pure And Natural
Uses
For use as an ingredient in the following blends:
Prevention and treatment of stretch marks and scarred areas
Skincare for skin exposed to the sun
Skincare for sensitive and irritated skin
Skincare for mature skin
Prevention of wrinkles and fine lines
Lip products
Synergies
Protective and detangling effect: BTMS, Conditioner emulsifier, ceramides, honeyquat, Keratin'protect, plant-based silicone, etc.
Dry, damaged hair: babassu, buriti and jojoba carrier oils, Incan gardenia macerated oil, cupuaçu, murumuru and tucuma plant-based butters, etc.
Properties
As a cosmetic ingredient, piqui carrier oil is known for the following properties:
Soothing, calms sensitive skin prone to irritation and encourages the skin repair process.
A powerful regenerating agent, it is ideal for preventing or treating stretch marks and scars.
Rich in antioxidant compounds, such as zeaxanthin, a molecule in the carotenoid family that can help combat the effects of sun exposure and oxidative stress
Nourishing and softening, contains fatty acids that help to moisturise* the skin.
Has a unique and very pleasant sweet and fruity fragrance, which will naturally perfume all your homemade blends.
Thanks to its dry feel, it penetrates easily without leaving a greasy film.
Properties
As a hair improvement ingredient, piqui carrier oil is recognised for the following properties:
Helps redefine curls if you have dry hair, curly or frizzy hair by softening the hair fibres
Helps style unruly hair and control frizz
Rediced hair breakage by making brushing easier
Nourishes dry ends and brittle hair
Improves appearance and restores shine of dull hair
Wonderful fragrance for all types of hair care products
Indications
Unruly, unmanageable hair
Dry, rough and damaged hair
Coloured and bleached hair
Frizzy, afro hair
Curly hair
Damaged, dry ends
In practice
This oil tends to solidify at temperatures below 25°C. This phenomenon has no effect on its quality. We recommend reheating it if necessary before incorporating it into your preparation by placing the bottle under a stream of hot water for a few minutes to liquefy it. To liquefy a large quantity of oil, place the bottle in a hot water bath for 10-20 minutes, shaking from time to time.
Piqui carrier oil can also be incorporated into a ready-to-use AZ neutral base at a maximum level of 5% to make :
An emulsion: with Organic Neutral Plant Milk, Organic Youth Neutral Cream and Hydrating Neutral Cream.
An aqueous gel: with Organic Aloe Vera Gel
A foaming product: with Organic Neutral Cleansing Cream
A soap: with Melt & Pour Soap Base
At a dosage of between 30 and 95% to make :
A micellar oil: with High Concentrate Micellar Base
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In practice
Being semi-liquid, this oil can be warmed slightly before incorporation into your mixture by running the bottle under a stream of hot water.
piqui carrier oil can also be incorporated into a ready-to-use AZ neutral base at a maximum level of 5% to make:
an emulsion: with Organic Neutral Hair Mask Base
a foaming product: with Organic Neutral Cleansing Cream Base
Culture
Wild harvesting
Organic, certified by Ecocert Greenlife in accordance with the Ecocert standard available at http://cosmetiques.ecocert.com
Quality
100% pure and natural, virgin, first cold pressed then physically filtered, without any refining or chemical treatment, cosmetic grade.
Production process
First cold pressing then physical filtration
Part of the plant used
Fruit pulp
Botanical name
Caryocar coriaceum
Botanical family
Caryocaraceae
Function
Cosmetic ingredients
Other names
Pequi
INCI name
Caryocar coriaceum oil
Oxidative potential
Not very sensitive
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Learn more
The Piqui is a shrub that can grow up to 10 metres tall and is found in north-east Brazil. It produces a fruit with a thick green skin that encloses a yellow pulp. In the indigenous language, Piqui means "thorny skin", because the fruit is difficult to eat due to the thorns it contains. However, this fruit, well-known and widely used by the local people, is an excellent source of nutrition, often used in regional culinary preparations and homemade liqueurs.
It is a source of lipids for the indigenous populations, and can be used as a butter substitute. Piqui oil is traditionally extracted by handfrom the pulp or seed. In Brazilian folk medicine, it is used to heal wounds and to treat respiratory illnesses such as coughs, bronchitis, and asthma, as well as rheumatic and muscular pain. It is also a common ingredient in medicinal preparations used by farmers to treat pain, bruising and skin peeling in their animals.
In cosmetics, Piqui oil has remarkable properties. According to several studies, Piqui oil has the potential to repair and regenerate skin, and is particularly popular in skincare formulas for sensitive skin prone to irritation. This oil contains zeaxanthin, an antioxidant pigment that filters blue light and neutralises free radicals. This molecule helps to combat the signs of premature ageing and the damage caused by exposure to the sun.
Incorporated into your homemade cosmetics, it is an excellent ingredient for nourishing the skin, softening it, protecting it from external aggressions, and helping it to combat the effects of photoageing.
Piqui oil will captivate you with its sweet and fruity fragrance, making it an exceptional and highly sought-after carrier oil. It is also popular in haircare products, providing <1>softness and nourishment to dry hair or enhancing curls.
Organoleptic properties
Appearance: runny oily liquid or semi-solid butter (depending on temperature). Run the oil under hot water for a few minutes to make it fluid.
Colour: yellow to orange-yellow, transparent to opaque (depending on whether liquid or semi-solid).
Odour: characteristic fruity odour, reminiscent of passion fruit.
Density
0.93
Not very sensitive carrier oil. Store at room temperature, in its original closed packaging, away from air, light and heat.
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.
Environmental qualities and characteristics product sheet
Reference
0243101 - 10 ml Piqui Essential Oil Bottle
Main Packaging Material
Glass bottle
Recyclability
Most packaging can be recycled
Reference
0243701 - 30 ml pequi carrier oil
Main Packaging Material
Glass bottle
Recyclability
Most packaging can be recycled
Reference
0262101 - 100 ml Piqui Essential Oil
Main packaging material
RPET (recycled PET) bottle
Recyclability
Most packaging can be recycled
Recycled material
Packaging contains at least 80% recycled material
Rewards and penalties
Aroma-Zone gets a bonus for managing packaging made from recycled plastic.
Supplier documentation
http://www.bulletins-electroniques.com/actualites/74642.htm
Ascari J, Takahashi JA, Boaventura MAD. The Phytochemistry and Biological Aspects of Caryocaraceae Family. Rev. Bras. Pl. Med, Campinas, v.15, n.2, p.293-308, 2013.
Rogério A. Saraiva, Mariana K.A. Ararunaa, Romagna C. Oliveiraa, Kleber D.P. Menezesa, Gerlânia O. Leite , Marta R. Kerntop, José G.M. Costa, João B.T. Rocha, Adriana R. Tomé, Adriana R. Campos, Irwin R.A. Menezes. Topical anti-inflammatory effect of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. (Caryocaraceae) fruit pulp fixed oil on mice ear edema induced by different irritant agents. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 136 (2011) 504- 510.
Maria Liduína Maia de Oliveira, Diana Célia Sousa Nunes-Pinheiro, Adriana Rocha Tomé, Érika Freitas Mota, Islene Araújo Lima-Verde, Francisco Geraldo de Melo Pinheiro, Cláudio Cabral Campello, Selene Maia de Morais. In vivo topical anti-inflammatory and wound healing activities of the fixed oil of Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. Seeds. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 129 (2010) 214-219.
Glauberto da Silva Quirino, Gerlania de Oliveira Leite, Luciana Magalhaes Rebelo, Adriana da Rocha Tome, Jose Galberto Martins da Costa, Andre Herzog Cardoso, Adriana Rolim Campos. Healing potential of Pequi (Caryocar coriaceum Wittm.) fruit pulp oil. Phytochemistry Letters 2 (2009) 179-183.
Wilhelm Stahl and Helmut Sies. Carotenoids and Protection against Solar UV Radiation. Skin Pharmacol Appl Skin Physiol 2002;15:291-296.
Frequently Asked Questions
It stinks
Compact oil, with bits inside.
It's a shame the container is plastic, it unfortunately pollutes the entire oil.
A revolution for curly hair!
A highly concentrated, high-quality product, perfect for curly hair. It has a pleasant exotic fruit scent. The only downside is that it solidifies below 30°C, so I haven't tried using it in a mixture.
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