A fatty oil expressed from the seeds of meadowfoam. It is used in skincare as an occlusive moisturizer and emollient that leaves the skin feeling soft and silky after application.
Moisturizing
Occlusive
Moisturizing (Occlusive)
Occlusives are moisturizing ingredients that seal moisture into the skin, forming a water-resistant barrier.
Occlusive
Moisturizing (Occlusive)
Occlusives are moisturizing ingredients that seal moisture into the skin, forming a water-resistant barrier.
Other functions
Emollient
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Emollient
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Origin
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Limnanthes alba seed oil is a fatty oil expressed from the seeds of meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba).
It is used in skincare products as a stable base oil, but also has emollient and occlusive moisturizing properties. It can leave the skin feeling soft and silky after application.
This seed oil has a unique composition: the triglycerides are made from monounsaturated fatty acids with unusually long chains – 20 and 22 carbon atoms long (for comparison, the famous oleic acid has 18). This gives the meadowfoam seed oil superior stability and suitable properties for various uses (e.g. in lubricants, waxes, polymers, and other cosmetic and industrial products).
Occlusive
