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Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables · Olea Europaea Oil UnsaponifiablesBarrier
A small part of olive oil, taken out and used on its own to soften skin.
What it does
When oil is made into soap, a small part of it doesn’t react. That part, the unsaponifiables, can be taken out and used on its own. Like the oil it comes from, it softens skin.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2017) judged 244 plant oil ingredients safe as used. Their list names hydrogenated sweet almond, rice bran, olive and avocado oils, olive, hydrogenated olive and avocado oil unsaponifiables, canola oil and rapeseed (Brassica napus) seed oil. Hydrogenated rice bran oil and the rapeseed oil weren’t in use then. They say oils are used to soften skin and seal in moisture, and asked makers to limit pesticide residues and heavy metals.Burnett 2017 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
Also known as
olive unsaponifiables
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