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Baobab Oil

 

Botanical name : Adansonia digitata L
Production process : Cold pressure of the seeds of Adansonia digitata
INCI : ADANSONIA DIGITATA SEED OIL
N° CAS / EINECS :  91745-12-9 / - / 294-680-8

 

Characteristics : 

 

Physical state : Oily mobil, limpid, liquid
Color : Light-yellow to dark-yellow
Odour : Characteristic, sweet, light
Main components : Oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid

 

 available in Organic 

Regulatory Documents :


        Conventional   ORGANIC
   Technical Data Sheet
    
   Material Safety Data Sheet             
   Others documents                     

History & Traditions :

 

The Baobab is native to Africa and Madagascar. It is a mythical tree also called "tree to do everything", because it has many fields of application. It is widely used in cooking in Africa and pharmacy in Senegal. In cosmetics, it comes in the formulation of many specific care creams.

The Baobab is a tree of Africa with a very large and potbellied trunk composed of a soft bark. Its trunk is filled with water. It measures 25 meters and its diameter can reach 7 meters. Its leaves are long, pointed, shiny and dark green. Its flowers are very peculiar, white, measuring 15 cm and hanging by the peduncles bloom during the rainy season giving birth to the fruit composed of a shell.