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Macadamia nut oil

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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...

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Formulating with sea buckthorn oil

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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...

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Handmade presents – tutorials from Christmas past

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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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Sea buckthorn oil (updated)

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If you arrived here via the Sea Buckthorn Insider, a company site masquerading as a newsletter, please note that they have stolen my written work without permission. I have written to them repeatedly, but they haven’t responded or removed my work. I am not affiliated with this company in any way, and would encourage you...

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Virgin coconut oil

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Virgin coconut oil is very similar in fatty acid make-up to coconut oil, but they are processed differently. Whereas coconut oil is taken from the dry kernel of the coconut, virgin coconut oil (or VCO) is taken from the coconut meat itself, being “wet milled” at first, then “dry pressed” coconut milk. This process may...

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