Personal Care Ingredients

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.

WHEAT GERM OIL, REFINED is obtained from the central whitish seeds of wheat (Triticum vulgare L.) a plant grown in large parts of the world, the largest producers being Russia, Ukraine, China, the USA and Canada. There is an oil content of 6-10%. The oil after the first pressing is an intense brown, clear and with a characteristic odor of cereals. The refined oil is light yellow and with a smooth odor.

REFINED OLIVE OIL is obtained from the soft pulp of the fruit of the olive (Olea Europaea L.), a tree that grows mainly in the entire Mediterranean basin. The oil content is 50-60%. The crude oil has a yellow-green colour and the refined is bright yellow, both with a characteristic odor.