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Premium KALAHARI MELON SEED OIL Organic 100% PURE Natural Cold Pressed 1oz - 7Lb

Premium KALAHARI MELON SEED OIL Organic 100% PURE Natural Cold Pressed 1oz - 7Lb

$ 3.26

Availability: 5568 in stock
  • Features: Organic
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: New
  • Brand: Dr. Adorable
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    PURE ORGANIC
    KALAHARI MELON SEED
    OIL
    COLD PRESSED
    METHOD OF EXTRACTION: COLD PRESSED
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    INGREDIENTS: PURE ORGANIC MELON OIL. NOTHING ELSE
    THIS OIL SUITABLE FOR FOOD AND COSMETIC PURPOSE
    SHIPS IN A FOOD GRADE PLASTIC BOTTLES BPA FREE
    All our oils are fresh and bottled daily. Expiration date is at least 12 month from sale date.
    Botanical Name:
    Citrullus lanatus
    Extraction Method:
    Cold Pressed
    Color:
    Pale yellow to golden yellow liquid.
    Aromatic Description:
    Slight oily scent.
    Consistency:
    Typical and Characteristic of Carrier Oils.
    The Kalahari Melon grows across the Kalahari Desert and is an important source of water for the nomadic San people that travel across this extremely dry part of the world. People would generally not attempt to cross this desert outside the fruiting season of the melon. A person can survive for six weeks on an exclusive diet of Kalahari Melon with no other food or water. This plant is the ancestor of the Watermelon but bears very little resemblance to the commercially available plant.
    Source
    The fruit is harvested from the wild by members of the Eudafano Women’s Cooperative in a fair trade agreement overseen by PhytoTrade Africa. PhytoTrade also oversee the sustainable harvest of the plants. This ensures that populations of these desert plants are maintained.
    The oil is cold pressed at a facility wholly owned by the community. Subsequent processing takes place at below 60°C and includes deodorization and ultra-filtration.
    Benefits
    Kalahari Melon is an excellent source of omega-6 essential fatty acids for skincare applications and brings the additional benefit of high phytosterol content. It is commonly used as food oil and has very low risk of sensitization and has good resistance to oxidation.
    Properties
    The oil content of the Kalahari Melon seeds is about 51%. The oil has some key advantages.
    It has an omega-6 essential fatty acid composition that is comparable to Evening Primrose (68% vs 72%). This gives it strong moisturizing and restructuring properties in skincare application.
    The oil also has a high sterol content with nearly 2% unsaponifiables. This includes β-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and 5-avenasterol. The skin’s stratum corneum has a significant sterol component (14% of lipids) and this is integral in maintaining barrier function in skin.
    The oil is stable to oxidation in comparison to conventional oils. This is primarily due to the high γ-tocopherol content (70mg/100g). Further resistance to oxidation is brought by the phenolic acids that are present – gallic, protochatechuic, vanillic, syringic, ferulic and caffeic acids.
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