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- Title
An Overview on the Properties of Ximenia Oil Used as Cosmetic in Angola.
- Authors
Satoto, Gabriel; Fernandes, Ana Sofia; Saraiva, Nuno; Santos, Fernando; Neng, Nuno; Nogueira, José Manuel; de Almeida, Tânia Santos; Araujo, Maria Eduarda
- Abstract
Ximenia (Ximenia americana L.) is a shrub, or small tree, native from Africa and spread across different continents. In Angola, the seeds oil is used by local populations, to prevent sunburn, to smooth and hydrate the skin, and to give it a pleasant color and elasticity, to prevent stretch marks, in pregnant woman, and also as hair conditioner. Herein, an oil sold in the region (LPO), and two others extracted in laboratory, from seeds collected in the same region, were investigated in terms of their composition, chemical properties, UV transmission. The three oils are similar although the LPO is more acidic, 0.48 mg KOH/g. GC-MS analysis indicated that the major components are the fatty acids, oleic (31.82%), nervonic (11.09%), ximenic (10.22%), and hexacosa-17,20,23-trienoic acids (14.59%). Long chain fatty acids, n ≥ 20, accounted for 51.1% of the total fatty acids. A thin film of the oil showed a reduction in transmittance from 200 to 300 nm. Viscosity studies of the LPO indicated that at normal temperature of skin, the oil can be spread over the skin as a thin film. At concentrations up to 10 µg/mL, the LPO is not toxic to human keratinocytes, suggesting the safety of this oil.
- Subjects
ANGOLA; HAIR conditioners; SKIN temperature; OILSEEDS; FATTY acids
- Publication
Biomolecules (2218-273X), 2020, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2218-273X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biom10010018