Chaulmoogra oil

Chaulmoogra oil has fabulous properties in preparations for the care of scaly, atopic-prone, or blemished skin. This "gifted" oil is also exceptional as an ingredient to fight cellulite, hair loss and dandruff, and to promote and unify tanning.

Chaulmoogra oil is a vegetable oil produced from different species of trees belonging to the genus Hydnocarpaceae , trees found in particular in India and China. The seeds of these trees are used to extract a thick, white oil with a strong odor.

Thus obtained, chaulmoogra oil has been used for several centuries for therapeutic purposes. This vegetable oil was notably used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicines as a treatment against leprosy and, more generally, as a remedy for skin problems. Today, it is increasingly prized for its dermatological and cosmetic use.

Chaulmoogra oil is mainly composed of cyclic fatty acids :

• chaulmoogric acid at about 35%;
• hydnocarpic acid at about 34%;
• gorlic acid at about 13%.

It also contains saturated fatty acids as :

• palmitic acid at about 6%;
• myristic acid at about 1%;
• stearic acid at about 1%.

Finally, this composition is supplemented by unsaturated fatty acids of which :

• oleic acid at about 3.5%;
• linoleic acid at about 2%;
• palmitoleic acid at about 1%

Chaulmoogra has long been used in traditional Asian medicine, especially in India and China for the treatment of leprosy and skin problems. The oil extracted from the seed of the fruit contains very special fatty acids, containing a cyclic structure.

This oil has fabulous properties in the care of skin problems, atopic skin, infections. This "gifted" oil is also exceptional against cellulite, hair loss and dandruff, as well as to promote and unify the tan.

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