Oils of Nature provides information on salient properties of certain naturally occurring oils, waxes and esters used in the formulation of personal care products.

Topics include:

• Animal derived triglycerides
• Plant derived triglycerides
• Drying Triglycerides, plant-derived
• Triglycerides having unusual components
• Animal Derived Esters
• Plant Derived Esters

The growing interest in natural, green, renewable resources for inclusion in personal care products makes Oils of Nature of growing interest to the formulator.

Contents

Animal-Derived Triglycerides

1. Milk Fat

Plant-Derived Triglycerides

1. Coconut Oil
2. Palm Kernel Oil
3. Babassu Oil
4. Sunflower Seed Oil
5. Japan Wax
6. Palm Oil
7. Apricot Kernel Oil
8. Tallow
9. Argan Oil
10. Baobab Oil
11. Cocoa Butter
12. Andiroba Seed Oi
13. Mango Butter
14. Avocado Oil
15. Cottonseed Oi
16. Rice Bran Oil
17. Shea Butter
18. Marula Oil
19. Papaya Seed Oil
20. Pumpkin Seed Oil

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