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Biochemica® Avocado Oil Refined

INCI Name: Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
Product Code: AVO1
CAS #: 8024-32-6
EINECS: 232-428-0
Brand: Biochemica®

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Biochemica® Avocado Oil Refined exhibits excellent penetrating qualities and good spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage oil or as a carrier oil for treatment products. It adds moisturizing attributes to creams, lotions and bar soaps and exhibits low comedogenicity on the skin. It may be used in other cosmetic and toiletry applications including hair care and sun care and may be used in lipsticks or any anhydrous formula where the benefits of avocado oil are desired.

Biochemica® Avocado Oil Refined is also available with USDA-NOP organic certification. Recommended use levels are: bar soaps: 5 – 10%, balms: 3 – 10%, lotions & creams: 3 – 7%, and hair conditioners: 3 – 5%.

Features & Benefits:

  • Emollient
  • Low Comedogenicity
  • Lubricant
  • Natural Product
  • Plant Derived / Vegetal Based
Appearance Greenish yellow liquid
Color (LOVIBOND) 40Y maximum, 4R maximum
Odor Slight vegetable
Saponification Value (mg KOH/g) 177 - 198
Iodine Value (gI2/100g) 80 - 100
Free Fatty Acids (%) 1 maximum
Peroxide Value (mEq/kg) 10 maximum
Specific Gravity 0.89 (50°C)
Required HLB 10.8
Refractive Index (20°C) 1.460 - 1.474
Dielectric Constant (25°C) 3.15
Flash Point (°C) > 333
Insoluble In
  • Water
Soluble In
  • Cosmetic Esters
  • Vegetable Oil
Solvency Of
  • Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone) 4%
Packaging
  • Drum - 200kgs
  • IBC - 930kgs
  • Pail - 25kgs

Applications:

  • Bar Soaps

Formulas:

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Name Regional Acceptance  Formula Number
Ageless Hydration OilASEAN, Australia, Canada, EU, Japan, Korea, MERCOSUR, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan, USRC02-32
Hydrating Leave-on Conditioner GlobalCS15-034-10B
Skin Clarifying OilUS, Canada, EU, Australia, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Korea, New Zealand, ASEAN, MERCOSURRC02-55
Tangerine Dream Lotion BarGlobalJH2-100B
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