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Biochemica® Camellia Tea Oil is a highly restorative and quick-penetrating cold-pressed oil obtained from the seeds of Camellia oleifera. About two-thirds of the oil’s fatty acid content is oleic acid, with total unsaturated fatty acid content, including essential fatty acids, close to 85%. It also contains natural tocopherols and polyphenols. This compositional profile is what gives Camellia Oleifera seed oil [...]
Biochemica® Coconut Oil EV Organic (Extra Virgin-Certified Organic; EVCO) as supplied by The Hallstar Company may be used for personal care or food applications. This coconut oil may be used in personal care product formulations to reduce cutaneous dryness to assist in moisturization after exposure to sun and other harsh elements. At room temperature, it is [...]
Biochemica® Coffee Oil is obtained by a specific cold pressing process of roasted coffee beans (seeds). Its fatty acid moieties consist mainly of polyunsaturated linoleic acid with a high content of palmitic acid. Biochemica® Coffee Oil exhibits excellent spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage oil or carrier for unique skin treatment products. With [...]
Biochemica® Cupuaçu Butter Refined is obtained from the fruit seed of the cupuaçu tree (Theobroma grandiflorum) found growing wild in the eastern subregion of the Brazilian Amazonia. Cupuaçu fruit is used to produce juices and sorbets in its native South America. The seeds contain approximately 48% of a sweet-smelling “butter” which is stable and has a high [...]
Biochemica® Evening Primrose Oil Organic Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) is a tall spiky plant that only blooms in the evening; hence its common name. Its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome. In more modern times, it was widely used in the 17th century in Britain and was nicknamed the “The King’s Cure-All.” [...]
Biochemica® Hemp Oil Refined Organic is a highly refined low color oil obtained from the seed of hemp, Cannabis sativa, by cold expeller press method. Hemp seed oil is valued for cosmetics and toiletries due to its high content of essential fatty acids (one of the highest for natural oils at ~76%!), which helps the action of the hydrolipidic coat, [...]
Biochemica® Jojoba Oil Gold is a cold pressed array of wax esters from the seeds of the desert shrub Simmondsia chinensis and has a beautiful natural golden color with slight, nutty odor. It has very good effects on the skin, acting as a moisturizer and emollient agent to improve skin elasticity and suppleness. Jojoba oil is not a typical [...]
Biochemica® Jojoba Oil Gold Organic is a USDA NOP certified organic cold pressed ester from the seeds of the desert shrub Simmondsia chinensis. This shrub is often found growing wild in the southwestern United States and arid areas throughout the world but is now under commercial cultivation. The resultant “oil” is a beautiful natural golden color with slight, [...]
Biochemica® Macadamia Oil Refined is obtained by cold pressing of the seeds of the Macadamia ternifolia tree, followed by a full refining process to render an oil which is light in color and mild in odor. This oil offers exceptionally good emolliency, while at the same time exhibiting good dermal penetration. It will not stain clothing, making it an [...]
Biochemica® Matcha Green Tea butter is produced from the microfine powder of ground Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaves. The leaves are dried and then ground into a powder. Used by Asian philosophers and poets for over 1200 years in rolled cakes and elixirs, matcha is also valued for use in cosmetics and toiletries due to its high content [...]
