Pracaxi Oil

In practice

Pracaxi carrier oil can be used as an ingredient in your cosmetic preparations.

In practice

Can be incorporated as a fatty phase in hair care products starting from 3%.

Culture

Foraged

Quality

100% pure and natural, obtained by first cold pressing without any chemical treatment, cosmetic quality

Production process

First cold pressing

Part of the plant used

Seeds

Botanical name

Pentaclethra macroloba

Botanical family

Fabaceae

Function

Cosmetic ingredients

Oxidative potential

Not very sensitive

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Organoleptic properties

• Appearance: depending on temperature: pasty to semi-liquid oil or oily liquid, generally cloudy and partially crystallised. To make the oil completely runny and evenly mixed, place the bottle in a tub of hot water for a few minutes before use.

• Colour: pale yellow to yellow-brown

• Odour: characteristic botanical odour with notes of roasted peanuts and coffee

• Feel: fairly rich on application, smooth and silky, then quickly absorbed

Density

0.91–0.94

Storage

Not very sensitive carrier oil. Store at room temperature, in its original closed packaging, away from air, light and heat.

Precautions

For external use only, do not swallow.

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

Marina Nidia Ferreira dos Santos Costa, Marcos Antonio Pena Muniz, Charles Alberto Brito Negrao, Carlos Emmerson Ferreira da Costa, Maria Louze Nobre Lamarao, Luiz Morais, Jose Otavio Carrera Silva Junior, Roseane Maria Ribeiro Costa. Characterization of Pentaclethra macroloba oil. J Therm Anal Calorim (2014) 115:2269–2275.

E. D. Goddard, S. R. Smith, and O. Kao. Monolayer properties of fatty acids II. Behenic Acid. Journal of colloid and interface science ~E 21, 320-330 (1966).

Lago, R.C.A., Siqueira F. A. R. de. Chemical composition of paroacaxi and andiroba fatty oils. Boletim Tecnico Centro de Tecnologia Agricola e Alimentar (1980) No. 14 pp. 1-16.

K.S. MARKLEY. Fat and Oil Resources and Industry of Brazil.

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