Olive Butter
(Olea Europa)
Olea meaning olive. Olea is the latin name for this most long lived economically important fruit. Europa meaning European.
Grown specifically in the Mediterranean region and obtained from the selected fruit, the natural oil contains essential fatty acids.
Cold pressed from selected fruits, this butter has excellent emollient and antioxidant properties making it a natural moisturizer.
For those people who have found they have a sensitivity to shea butter, olive butter is a good substitute as this butter exhibits many of the same characteristics. Containing natural essential fatty acids and unsaponifiables this butter is an essential ingredient for anti-aging products.
Due to its spreadability properties, this butter makes a wonderful massage butter. This butter is off white in color and has a softness rating of 5.
Common Uses of Olive Butter
- Lip balm
- Massage butter
- Lotions and creams
- Anti-aging products
Benefits of Olive Butter
- Antioxidant properties
- Contains natural fatty acids
- Excellent spreadability
- Moisturizing
OLIVE BUTTER TECHNICAL DATA SHEET
TRADE NAME: OBN 038
CHEMICAL NAME: OLIVE BUTTER
INCI NAME: OLEA EUROPA
CAS NUMBER: N/A
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U.M. |
Test Methods |
Range |
| Physical status at 25C o |
|
|
Solid |
| Color |
|
|
Yellowish |
| Melting poiint |
oC |
NFT60-121 |
38 - 48 |
| Dropping pont |
oC |
NFT60-102 |
39 - 49 |
| Solidification point |
oC |
NFT60-128 |
36 -47 |
| Acid value |
mgKOH/g |
NFT60-204 |
4.0 |
| Saponification value |
mgKOH/g |
NFT60-206 |
135 - 160 |
| Iodine value |
gI2/100g |
NF ISO 3961 |
40 -75 |
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