Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- INCI Name
- Botanical Name
- Luffa aegyptiaca
- Country of Origin
- Senegal
- Pressed Part of the Plant
- Seeds
- Vernacular Name
- Vegetable sponge, Pipangaille (creole), Liana rag, ‘sponge gourd’
- Technologies
- Identification
- Quality : 100% pure and natural, without any chemical treatment.
- Oxidative potential: Not Determined.
- Fatty Acids Composition
Palmitic acid 16.55 -17.40% Stearic acid 7.06 - 7.78 % Oleic acid 33.43 - 40.10% Linoleic acid 32.21-41.08 %
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Process
- Cold pressure
- Uses
- Use in cosmetic: Loofah oil is used in cosmetics formulation for its restorative and nourishing properties. It provides the skin lipids without leaving a greasy film on the surface: It penetrates easily.
- Food use: It’s an edible oil.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Liquid
- Odor
- Characteristic (leaf smell)
- Taste
- Characteristic
- Typical Properties
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Acid Value | 4.21- 8.98 | mg KOH/g | - |
Density | Not Determined | - | - |
Iodine Value | 87.62 - 101.95 | g/100g | - |
Peroxide Value | Not Determined | - | - |
Saponification Value | 0.86- 1.20 | % | - |
Viscosity | Not Determined | - | - |
Packaging & Availability
- Regional Availability
- Farming Period
- Wild
- Packaging
- 1 liter
- 5 liters
Storage & Handling
- Storage Conditions
To store in a dry place, away from heat and light.