Cosmetics & Toiletries

AVOCADO OIL, REFINED ORGANIC BIO is obtained from the pulp of the fruit of the avocado (Persea Americana, Persea Gratissima), a tree that grows mainly in the Mediterranean region, South America and southern Africa. The fruit is left to ripen once picked. The oil content of the fresh pulp is 30%. The unrefined oil is pressed from green to red-brown with characteristic odor, high in chlorophyll. The refined oil is light yellow, bright and almost odorless

SHEA BUTTER REFINED ORGANIC FARMING is obtained from the kernel or almond seed of the Shea (Butyrospermum parkii) a tree that grows mainly in Sudan and West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria and Mali). The oil content is 45%. Due to its melting point between 30 and 40 degrees we are talking about a fat or lard rather than oil. The refined fat is always used which has a white to pale gray colour.

PEANUT OIL, REFINED PH. EUR are composed of vegetable oil triglycerides

GLYCERIN USP, PH.EUR. is actually obtained from two types of industries: – Chemical plants producing oil fatty acids, where the basic process is the splitting of the oil to obtain fatty acid and glycerine. – Plants producing biodiesel, where the basic process is the esterification of oil to obtain oil ester and glycerine. Glycerine thus obtained must be concentrated and distilled in a vacuum to obtain the desired glycerol concentration.