ALL SKIN TYPES

INGREDIENT FEATURES

antioxidant

anti-inflammatory

emollient

USER BENEFITS

antioxidant

antiseptic

cleansing

APPLICATIONS

Especially good for: dry skin, mature skin, chapped and climate damaged skin, after-sun care, scars, inflammation, psoriasis, eczema, stretch marks, bruises, wounds

before + after suncare

blemished skin

capillaries

chapped + cracked skin

damaged skin

delicate skin

dermatitis

dry + brittle hair

dull + lifeless skin

eczema

mature skin

hyper + hypopigmentation spots

irritation + itching

psoriasis

rough skin

stretch marks

sunburns

wrinkles

emollient

preservative

surfactant (saponified)

Soybean oil is an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and emollient oil which contains isoflavones, saponins and is high in vitamin C. It is used in the manufacturing of soaps, shampoos and bath oils. See lecithin and natural moisturizing factors.

ABOUT THE PLANT

Soybean oil come from the soya plant, which belongs to the pea or legume family.

ABOUT THE OIL

The oil is extracted from the smooth egg-shaped beans, which have an oil content of approximately 20%. Cold-pressed soyabean oil is the second best source of vitamin E (87mg per 100ml) after wheatgerm oil. It contains more lecithin than any other vegetable oil.

OF INTEREST

It can be traced back 5,000 years to its first recorded cultivation in mainland China.

First introduced fro the Orient to the United States, this oil was rarely used before 1950. It now accounts for more than 65% of all oil used commercially in the United States.

Because of its low oil content (16-18%), it is often solvent extracted. Susceptible to oxidation

Nutrients

:

vitamin E

lecithin

unsaturated fatty acids

linoleic acid

FATTY ACIDS

PalmiticPalmitoleicStearicOleicLinoleicLinolenic

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