SAFFLOWER OIL REFINED
INCI CTFA: Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil European INCI : Carthamus Tinctorius Oil CAS : 8001-23-8 EINECS : 232-276-5
APPLICATIONS
Safflower oil is used in body and hair care products: creams for damaged, dry and fragile skin, sun creams and shampoos for dyed, dry and thin hair.
ORIGIN
Originating from Asia, safflower is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Compositae family. It is nowadays cultivated in the United States and in Australia. It is 10 to 60 cm high and its smooth stem has shiny serrated leaves. Its orangey-yellow flowers appear in summer and look like long tubes, the fruit of which is bitter.
PROPERTIES
Safflower oil has the highest linoleic acid content of all vegetable oils. Linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid that is not synthesized by the organism and must be present in the diet. It helps to regulate the moisturizing and restructuring abilities of the epidermis. Safflower oil is nourishing, moisturizing and restructuring.
SPECIFICATIONS
ACID VALUE (NF EN ISO 660/99) : < 2 mg KOH/g
PEROXIDE VALUE * (NF EN ISO 3960/10) : <10 meq O 2 actif/Kg *peroxide value is < 10 if the product is stored in the conditions described below.
CHARACTERISTICS
COLOUR : yellow REFRACTIVE INDEX at 20°C: 1.472 – 1.478 ODOUR : characteristic IODINE VALUE : 130-160 gI 2/100g DENSITY at 20°C : 0.91-0.93 SAPONIFICATION VALUE: 180-200 mgKOH/g
AVERAGE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION Saturated fatty acids Unsaturated fatty acids Palmitic ac. C16:0 4,0 – 10,0% Oleic ac. C18:1 8,0 - 21,0% Stearic ac. C18:0 1,0 – 5,0% Linoleic ac. C18:2 68,0 - 83,0% Arachidic ac. C20:0 <1,0% Linolenic ac. C18:3 <0,5% Behenic ac. C22:0 <1,0% Eicosenoic ac. C20 :1 <1,5%
PRODUCTION AND STORAGE
PRODUCTION : Oil demucilaged, neutralized, dried, decoloured by physical and chemical treatment STORAGE : Before opening: Keep away from light, heat (T<20°C) and in a dry place. After opening: Keep the product in the original packaging away from light, heat (T<20°C) and in a dry place Inert with 0.5 to 1L of gas (ex: nitrogen)/L of packaging Close quickly after using (opening time <15min)
PACKAGING : 4,6kg & 23kg Jerry Cans, 190kg Drums
Version n°1 09/12/1999 Revision n°7 05/11/2013 Data above is given for information purposes and corresponds to the current state of our knowledge
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