Emollient

Emollients you will love: Avocado oil  (INCI: Persea gratissima (avocado) oil) – part three, phytosterols, polyphenols, carotenoids, and other compounds we find in the unsaponifiable portion of this oil.

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A cup of avocado oil, a thick, yellow oil. Behind it is a portion of the bottle with the oil inside.

Welcome back to the final part of this three part series on avocado oil and why it’s so awesome. In part one, we looked at the sensory characteristics, some properties of the oil, and the composition chart. In part two, we took a look at the fatty acids and triglycerides we find in avocado oil. ...

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Emollients you will love: Avocado oil  (INCI: Persea gratissima (avocado) oil) – part two, fatty acids, triglycerides, and other compounds we find in this oil along with a huge, brand new triglyceride chart!

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A yellow, thick liquid in a plastic shot glass, looking down at the bottom of the cup. It's avocado oil.

Welcome back to part two of this new, massive, three part profile on avocado oil. In part one, we looked at the sensory characteristics, some properties of the oil, and the composition chart. In today’s post, we’re looking at the composition of avocado oil, including the fatty acids and triglycerides. Let’s look at the quick...

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Emollients you will love: Avocado oil  (INCI: Persea gratissima (avocado) oil) – part one, summary, sensory characteristics, and properties of this oil.

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Avocado oil in a plastic shot glass on a black background. It is a yellow, viscous liquid.

Welcome to a huge new, multi-part profile on avocado oil in which we’ll be taking a look at all the properties we can about this thickened, gorgeous, non-greasy feeling oil. In this post, we’ll look at a quick summary of why we might like to use this oil, then we’ll take a look at sensory...

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Emollients you will love: Apricot kernel oil (INCI: Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil) – full profile with all the charts!

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A bottle and plastic shot glass sit on a grey background, both filled with a yellow, clear, oily liquid - apricot kernel oil

This profile is part of a project I’ve been working on for the last 18 months or so – my oils encyclopedia with all the information you might want to know about liquid oils, solid oils, and butters. I’m sharing this today as I’d love some feedback on what you think before I get into...

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Chemistry of our oils: What are tocochromanols, the category in which we find tocopherols or tocotrienols? How do they work as great anti-oxidants? 

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As I’m writing up my scarily huge oils, solid oils, and butters reference e-book and working on individual emollient profiles, I’ve realized I need to define a few things, so let’s take a look at tocochromanols, the category of compounds in which we find tocopherols and tocotrienols and other lovely anti-oxidants. Before we start, here...

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