
Common Name	- Brazil Nut Oil, Amazon Nut Oil
Botanical Name	- Bertholletia excelsa
Country of Origin	- Brazil
Parts Used	- Kernel
Extraction	- Expressed
Technical Data	- Brazil Nut CofA

Brazil Nut Oil Bertholletia excelsa the tree is very high and attain the height of 170 feet and produces a fruit which is a large spherical woody capsule or pod. It measures around six inches in diameter and can reach up to 5 pounds. Inside each of these fruit are between 12 and 25 'nuts', each with its own tough shell. The oil is expressed from the kernels of these nuts, it consists mainly of palmitic, oleic and linoleic and alpha linolenic acids, is siad to be very useful as a hair conditioner and it also helps renew dry, lifeless hair and split-ends and allows hair to remain soft and silky. It provides stabilizing detergent properties and helps clean the hair. For the skin it acts as a moisturizer and provides antioxidant benefits, helping to prevents dryness and leaving the skin soft and smooth.

Cautions - This oil can be used in any cosmetic product.

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