The Basics On Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
What is Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil?
What are other names for Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil?
LIMNANTHES (MEADOWFOAM) OIL, LIMNANTHES ALBA (MEADOWFOAM) SEED OIL, LIMNANTHES ALBA SEED OIL, LIMNANTHES OIL, LIMNANTHES VERSICOLOR (MEADOWFOAM) SEED OIL, LIMNANTHES VERSICOLOR SEED OIL, MEADOWFOAM OIL, MEADOWFOAM SEED OIL, MEADOWFOAM SEED OILS, and OILS, MEADOWFOAM SEED
What is Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil used for?
Limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil is a non-fragrant, edible plant oil functions as an emollient and softening agent in skin care and hair care products. Meadowfoam Seed Oil is a waxy oil, similar to Jojoba. It’s rich texture makes it the perfect choice for salves, balms, and ointments, where it offers substantivity, along with barrier formation, to lock in skin’s natural moisture to help prevent dryness and soften the skin. Meadowfoam Seed Oil is so superior as an anti-oxidant that it may be used to extend the shelf life of other more fragile oils and oil blends. Meadowfoam Seed Oil is one of the most popular oils in the Aromatherapy Industry due to it’s excellent oxidative stability. Thanks to the long chain fatty acid structure of Meadowfoam Seed Oil it delivers good barrier formation and helps to lock fragrance onto the skin while also helping to prevent the rapid absorption of natural creams and lotions that is sometimes perceived as drying.
How Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil is classified
Plant Extracts
Recommendations for using Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Limited data suggests no known risk
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil During Pregnancy
What we know about using Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil while pregnant or breastfeeding
Limited information available.
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General safety info about Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil from CIR
The CIR Expert Panel assessed the safety of 244 Plant-Derived Fatty Acid Oils as used in cosmetics. Oils are used in a wide variety of cosmetic products for their skin conditioning, occlusive, emollient, and moisturizing properties. Since many of these oils are edible, and their systemic toxicity potential low, the review of the Panel focused on their potential dermal effects. The Expert Panel concluded that 241 of the 244 Plant-Derived Fatty Acid Oils are safe as used in cosmetics. Chemical composition data, particularly fatty acid profiles, were absent for 3 of the oils; therefore, these oils were found to have insufficient data for a determination of safety.
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Products where you might find Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Rosehip Seed Regenerating Facial Oil; Carrot Seed Soothing Facial Oil; Regenerating Plant Oil with Rare Prickly Pear Seed Oil; Regenerating Mask with Rare Prickly Pear Seed Oil; Curl Charisma Chia & Flax Seed Oil Coil Custard; Pink Perfect Pore Minimizing Primer; No. 7 Bonding Oil; Virgin Marula Antioxidant Face Oil; Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Heat & UV Protective Primer; Luna Retinol Sleeping Night Oil
List of References
General sources: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
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