Refined macadamia oil, cosmetic

Refined macadamia nut oil
Country of origin: South Africa

Fatty acid composition:

14:0 Muristic acid 0.8%
16:0 Palmitic acid 8.1%
16:1 Palmitoleic acid 19.7%
18:0 Stearic acid 3.5%
18:1 Oleic acid 58.3%
18:2 Linoleic acid 2.6%
18:3 Linolenic acid 0.1%
20:0 Arachidic acid 2.7%
20:1 Eicosenoic acid 2.6%
22:0 Bequinic acid 0.8%
22:1 Erucic acid 0.8%
24:0 Lignoceric acid 0.3%
Other: 0.1%

Oil characteristics:

Iodine number: 76 g/2/100g
Acid number: 0.08 mgKOH/g
Peroxide value: 0.3Meq 02/kg
Refractive index: (at 20 degrees Celsius) 1.4683
Relative density: (at 20 degrees Celsius) 0.914
Saponification number: 193.8 mgKOH/g
Unsaponifiability rate: 1.5%
Alkaloid inclusions: resp.

Application
Macadamia is an excellent remedy for a therapeutic bath. Macadamia oil has a beneficial effect on the skin, especially during the winter months. To care for aging, dry skin, use macadamia oil as part of a massage mixture, in a mixture of oils for facial and body skin care.
The advantages of macadamia oil as a cosmetic ingredient also include its excellent compatibility with almost all emulsifiers used in cosmetics, solubilizers, oils, thickeners and pigments. It is also important that there are no known cases of any inflammatory or allergic reactions to macadamia oil, although its use in cosmetics has a solid history.
The oil is transparent and almost colorless, it can be successfully used in decorative cosmetics formulations.
Oil Macadamia oil is highly stable, second only to jojoba oil in this parameter. Successfully resists peroxidation during storage and as part of cosmetic formulations. After storage at low temperatures, it fully restores its clarity at room temperature.
Macadamia oil is an excellent substitute for animal mink oil.
Additional: Instantly absorbed. Well suited for children's skin care and used for a tonic body massage (stimulates blood microcirculation)
Recommended percentage of use: 10 – 50%, in its pure form – on a small damaged area.