Borage Oil

Borage oil comes from the Borage plant, borago officinalis or starflower plant. The oil is expeller pressed from the annual herbs leaves.

- is conditioning and produces a stable lather in soap.

- high in linoleic and gamma linolenic acids (also known as vitamin F).

- is easily absorbed by the skin.

- has anti-inflammatory properties.

- well suited for use on dry, mature and sundamaged skin.

- said to give relief to eczema and atopic dermatitis.

- You don't need much of this powerful oil - up to 10% of your base oil amount should be sufficient.

The chart below shows the approximate percentages of fatty acids present in Borage Oil. This oil will provide a small amount of hardness for your soap due to the presence of palmitic and stearic acids but the best quality this oil will lend your soap is the conditioning that comes from the high percentage of linoleic and oleic acids.

Lauric	Myristic	Palmitic	Stearic	Ricinoleic	Oleic	Linoleic	Linolenic
		10	4		20	43	5
Hardness
Cleansing
Full Lather				F/L
		Stable Lather
				Conditioning

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