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Sweet almond oil (INCI: Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis oil) is a light, odourless, pale yellow oil with a 12 month shelf life. It contains 3 to 9% palmitic acid (C16), 2% palmitoleic acid (C16:1), 3% stearic acid (C18), 60 to 78% oleic acid (C18:1), 10 to 30% linoleic acid (C18:2), and 2% linolenic acid (C18:3). It...
Macadamia nut oil (INCI: Macadamia ternifolia seed oil) has an interesting fatty acid profile – 8.9% palmitic acid (C16), 18.7 to 22.6% palmitoleic acid (C16:1), 2.9% stearic acid (C18), 58.4% and higher oleic acid (C18:1), and 1.8% linoleic acid (C18:2). We know oleic acid is great for softening skin, regenerating skin cells, moisturizing, and behaving...
Isn’t palmitoleic acid pretty? Sea buckthorn oil is a fantastic addition to just about any product you create, but at low levels because is such an expensive oil. Facial serums (shouldn’t that be sera?) for dry or oily skin, and facial moisturizers are great places to use sea buckthorn oil. If you’re looking for an...
It snowed last night! Not enough to call it a snow day and stay home all curled up with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate, but enough to make it look very pretty! Have I mentioned how much I love Christmas? It’s the most wonderful time of the year! So I present...
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