Botanical Oils for Tropical Skin Care-Unsaturated Fatty Acids

By |2022-01-15T06:39:33+00:00January 15th, 2022|Categories: Herbal Oils, Sea buckthorn Oil|Tags: , |

Unsaturated fatty acids present themselves as colorless liquids under normal conditions and are classified into monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated (PUFA) fatty acids. They are further distinguished accordingly to the number and location of the double cis bonds about the carboxyl terminus as omega- (n-, delta-) 12, 11, 9, 7, 6, 5, and 3 fats. Two fatty [...]

Botanical Oils for Topical Skin Care-Saturared Fatty Acids

By |2022-01-14T09:24:42+00:00January 14th, 2022|Categories: Herbal Oils, Sea buckthorn Oil|Tags: , |

Botanical oils are complex mixtures of triacylglycerols (fatty acid esters of glycerol) with some minor components such as tocopherols, phytosterols, and polyphenols that are either cold-pressed (virgin oils), solvent extracted, or super critical extracted. Saturated fatty acids present in botanical oils do not contain double bonds. Caprylic Acid 8:0 and Capric Acid 10:0 These saturated fatty acids are [...]

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