The Basics On Elaeis Guineensis
What is Elaeis Guineensis?
What are other names for Elaeis Guineensis?
AFRICAN OIL PALM OIL, ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (AFRICAN OIL PALM) OIL, ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (PALM) KERNEL OIL, ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (PALM) OIL, ELAEIS GUINEENSIS OIL, OILS, GLYCERIDIC, PALM KERNEL, OILS, PALM, OILS, PALM KERNEL, PALM ACIDULATED SOAPSTOCK; PALM ACIDULATED SOAPSTOCK; PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, PALM KERNEL OILS, PALM OIL, PALM OILS, and PALM SEED OIL
What is Elaeis Guineensis used for?
Palm oil and its derivatives have anti-oxidant and emollient properties that can be beneficial to the skin but to date, there has been little research into the use of palm oil as a skin care antioxidant ingredient. Most skincare products contain at least one ingredient derived from palm oil so palm oil is a highly beneficial product for our skin.
How Elaeis Guineensis is classified
Antioxidants, Emollients, Plant Extracts
Recommendations for using Elaeis Guineensis during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Limited data suggests no known risk
Elaeis Guineensis During Pregnancy
What we know about using Elaeis Guineensis while pregnant or breastfeeding
Limited information available.
PEG-4 Rapeseedamide A reproductive/developmental toxicity screening test was performed in accord with OECD TG 421 using groups of 10 male and 10 female rats that were dosed with 0, 15, 150, or 500 mg/kg bw/day PEG-4 Rapeseedamide (60 – 80% pure) in arachis oil by gavage for 55 days.8 Animals were paired for mating on day 15 of dosing. Males were killed on day 43; females were allowed to litter, and were killed on 5 days post-partum. No mortalities were reported. No adverse effects on parental body weights, mating performance, fertility, or length of gestation were reported, and there were no effects on litter size, total litter weights, sex ratio, or viability of offspring. The NOAEL was 500 mg/kg bw/day.
General safety info about Elaeis Guineensis from CIR
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel assessed the safety of 40 alkoxylated fatty amides as used in cosmetics. These ingredients are structurally related as alkoxylated simple amides, and all but a few of these ingredients are reported to function in cosmetics as surfactants – emulsifying agents. The Panel reviewed the relevant data for these ingredients, and concluded that these alkoxylated fatty amides are safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment when formulated to be non-irritating.
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Products where you might find Elaeis Guineensis
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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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