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

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…