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Aloe vera gel is used commercially as an ingredient in yogurts, beverages, and some desserts, [54] but at high or prolonged doses, ingesting aloe latex or whole leaf extract can be toxic. [5] [9] [11] [15] Use of topical aloe vera in small amounts is likely to be safe. [9] [39]
Rubus idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract: Yucca herbal extract: Yucca schidigera Stem Extract: Aloe vera leaf gel: Aloe barbadensis Leaf Juice: Tea tree oil: Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil: Peppermint leaf oil: Mentha piperita (Peppermint) Oil: Spearmint leaf oil: Mentha viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil: Wintergreen leaf oil: Gaultheria ...
Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), an accepted contraction of sodium lauryl ether sulfate, also called sodium alkylethersulfate, is an anionic detergent and surfactant found in many personal care products (soaps, shampoos, toothpaste, etc.) and for industrial uses.
A further byproduct called tall oil fatty acid (TOFA) is a cheap source of oleic acid. [219] Tamanu or foraha oil [220] from the Calophyllum tacamahaca, is important in Polynesian culture, and, although very expensive, [220] is used for skin care. [221] Tonka bean oil (Cumaru oil), popular ingredient in cologne, used medicinally in Brazil. [222]
The ethanol extract is cooled (e.g., to −15 °C) to solidify waxes, and cold filtered to yield a liquid extract. When the ethanol evaporates, an oil—the absolute—is left behind. [1] Traditionally, the absolute was obtained by enfleurage, where the resulting pomade was extracted with ethanol to yield the absolute.
The mixtures of carboxylic acids are obtained from the hydrolysis of animal fats or vegetable oils, preferably coconut oil, but also palm oil, soybean oil or castor oil. [ 1 ] Isethionates are solids which are often mixed with fatty acids (up to 30% by weight) to lower their freezing point. [ 2 ]
Scientists thought that Lake Enigma was frozen from top to bottom. Then they discovered that water—and mysterious lifeforms—existed 11 meters below the surface.
α-Guaiene is the most common and was first isolated from guaiac wood oil from Bulnesia sarmientoi. [4] The guaienes are used in the fragrance and flavoring industries to impart earthy, spicy aromas and tastes. [1] [5]