Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- CAS No.
- 90244-99-8
- EC No.
- 290-802-9
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Source
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.
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Product Benefits
- More than 70% omega-6 fatty acids
- Increased hydration and smoothness
- High polysterol content
- High antioxidant activity
- Long-term stability in formulations
- Kalahari Melon oil is an excellent source of omega-6 essential fatty acids. It is great 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.
Applications & Uses
- Skin Care Applications
Properties
- Physical Form
- Odor
- Slightly nutty scent
- Technical Data
- Fatty Acid Composition
- Properties
- Kalahari Melon Virgin 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.
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Acid Value | 0 - 8 | mgKOH/g | — |
| Flash Point | min. 250 | ºC | — |
| Peroxide Value | 0 - 20 | meqO₂/kg | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| ∝ Eleostearic Acid | max. 0.5 | % | — |
| Linoleic Acid | 55.0 - 70.0 | % | — |
| Oleic Acid | 10.0 - 24.0 | % | — |
| Palmitic Acid | 7.0 - 13.0 | % | — |
| Stearic Acid | 5.0 - 11.0 | % | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Worldwide Approval
Approved for use in Europe, Japan, Canada, and Australia