ELAEIS GUINEENSIS OIL
Elaeis Guineensis Oil is palm oil obtained from the fruit of the Elaeis guineensis palm. The species belongs to the Arecaceae family and bears fruit bunches whose pulp contains the oil, so this name refers to a plant oil from the fruit rather than a leaf or flower extract.
ELAEIS GUINEENSIS OIL: what it is
Elaeis Guineensis Oil is palm oil obtained from the fruit of the Elaeis guineensis palm. The species belongs to the Arecaceae family and bears fruit bunches whose pulp contains the oil, so this name refers to a plant oil from the fruit rather than a leaf or flower extract.
There is a useful label distinction: palm oil comes from the fruit pulp, whereas palm kernel oil comes from the kernel inside the fruit. They are different oils even though they come from the same palm. This helps distinguish Elaeis Guineensis Oil from Elaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil.
ELAEIS GUINEENSIS OIL: what it does in cosmetics
In cosmetics, Elaeis Guineensis Oil works as an emollient. In practical terms, its oily portion can add slip during application and soften a rough surface feel, contributing to a smoother touch in products such as creams, lotions, and balms.
Research on other materials from the same palm does not establish an effect for this fruit oil. A wound-healing study, for example, tested an ointment containing Elaeis guineensis leaf extract in rats; that result does not demonstrate wound treatment or another therapeutic effect for Elaeis Guineensis Oil in a cosmetic.
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