Pataua oil

With a unique profile and a pleasant, cushiony texture, this highly prized oil derived form an Amazon Rainforest tree, is recognized for its ability to nourishes hair and scalp, traditionally used to strengthen the hair follicles, to treat sun and age spots. Abundantly rich in carotenoids, sterols and tocopherols, has a dry touch.

Ingredients: Oenocarpus Bataua Fruit Oil

BENEFITS

• rich in unsaturated fatty acids, carotenoids, sterols and tocopherols
• pleasant, light, cushiony texture
• may act as an inhibitor in melanin biosynthesis
• traditionally used in the treatment of sun and age spots, hyperpigmentation
• skin firming activity, helps improve elasticity
• nourishes hair and scalp, increases hair shine
• restorative, replenishes damaged hair
• helps strengthen hair follicles and fights hair loss
• helps protect against the thermal action of the hair dryer and iron
• helps recover silkiness and improves hair moisture
• promotes intense hydration to the scalp
• keeps the scalp nourished and protected

KEY FATTY ACID PROFILE

• Palmitic Acid (C16:0) 10%
• Palmitoleic Acid (C16:1) 2%
• Stearic Acid(C18:0) 5%
• Oleic Acid(C18:1) 75%
• Linoleic Acid (C18:02) 5%
• Linolenic Acid (C18:3) 3%

USE RECOMMENDATIONS 

• can be applied as such to skin and hair
• mixed with other vegetable oils and butters, essential oils and liposoluble actives
• can be used for a wide range of cosmetic formulations
• use as a pre-shampoo treatment, applied to the strands and scalp before bathing, wash then with shampoo
• suitable in preparations for hyperpigmented skin, aging skin, mature skin, sensitive scalp, hair loss, dull hair, anti-dandruff applications

SAFETY DATA

• cosmetic use only