Apricot Butter 25 Kg (55 Lbs)
Apricot Butter is obtained from the dried kernels of the apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca, by cold pressing and subsequent refining and mixed with a soft Shea Stearine.
Apricot Butter is used as a skin conditioner and carrier in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry because it is a stable vegetable butter with a neutral taste and odour. It has excellent cold weather stability. It has good occlusive properties, enabling it to act as a moisturing agent by preventing excessive loss of moisture through the epidermis.
Product Code, INCI Name and CAS No.
- INCI Name: Prunus armeniaca kernel oil, Butyrospermum parkii nut extract
- CAS no: 68650-44-2 / 72869-69-3, 91080-23-8
- EINECS no.: 272-046-1, 293-515-7
Specifications
- Appearance: Pale yellow butter
- Odor: Neutral odor
- % Free Fatty Acid (as oleic acid): Max. 0.25
- Iodine Value: 45 - 65
- Peroxide Value (meq/kg): Max. 10.0
- Unsaponifiable Matter: 0.4 - 1.0%
- Saponification Value: 180 - 198
Fatty Acid Composition in %:
| Palmitic | C16:0 | 10 - 20 |
| Palmitoleic | C16:1 | 0 - 1 |
| Stearic | C18:0 | 25 - 35 |
| Oleic | C18:1 | 40 - 60 |
| Linoleic | C18:2 | 7 - 14 |
| Total Saturated | 35 - 55 |
| Total Monounsaturated | 40 - 60 |
| Total Polyunsaturated | 7 - 16 |
The variations in fatty acid composition are due to climatic and variety influences.
Use in Cosmetics
Apricot Butter is used as a skin conditioner and carrier in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry because it is a stable vegetable butter with a neutral taste and odour. It has excellent cold weather stability. It has good occlusive properties, enabling it to act as a moisturing agent by preventing excessive loss of moisture through the epidermis.
Storage
Keep in a cool (preferably below 10°C, the cooler the better), dark and dry store-room.
Shelf Life
Under optimal storage conditions, in original unopened drums/containers, minimum two years.
Animal Testing
This product does not contain any animal ingredient. There is no contamination of any animal parts during any stage of production, packing and delivery. The product has never been tested on animals, as it is and has always been strict company policy not to test products on animals in any form.
CMR Substances
This product is physically extracted and subsequently refined which includes deodorization. It is highly improbable that it contains CMR compounds of category 1, 2 or 3.
CSE and TSE
This product does not contain Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy. The product is deodorized and therefore it does not contain any kind of microorganisms.
Allergens
This product contains no fragrance nor food allergens according to the EC 2003/15 or EC Regulation 1169/2011.
GMO
This product is totally GMO free.
Nano-Technology
This product has been manufactured without use of any kind of Nano-technology and does not contain ingredients resulting therefrom.
Irradiation
This product has not been subjected to irradiation or radioactivity.
Sewer Sludge
The specie, this product originates from, has been grown without use of sewer sludge.
Prop 65
This product is devoid of the materials in the Californian Safe Program Proposition 65.
Responsible Sourcing Statement
This product is produced under safe conditions in compliance with social and environmental rules by authorized suppliers using voluntary labor.
Nagoya
This product is sourced from a country which complies with the Nagoya protocol and is not endangered according to the Access/Benefit Sharing (Biodiversity) regulation.
