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Palm Oil
Elaeis Guineensis Oil · Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) OilBarrier
A plant oil that softens skin and adds richness to balms and cleansers.
What it does
Palm oil is pressed from the fruit of the oil palm. In skincare it softens and adds richness, and its fatty acids are also the raw material for many surfactants and esters. Drop has read no study of it on skin; it is listed for the job it does in the formula.
Also known as
elaeis guineensis oil
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