Zea Mays (Corn) Germ Oil
コーン白絞油
This oil is extracted and refined from corn germ using the pressure extraction method. Corn has been cultivated in Central America for approximately 5,000 years and is currently grown mainly in the USA and China as one of the three major cereals along with rice and wheat. It is said to have been introduced to Japan via Europe during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600).
Properties and characteristics
- Contains high amount of linoleic acid
- Transparent pale straw coloured liquid
Use and applications
- Cosmetics and skincare products
- Body and hand cream products
- Nail products
- Cleanser products
Oxidation stability and CDM
- 4.3 H - 4.9 H
Fatty acid composition (%) *OTA OIL measured value
- Palmitic acid (11.6)
- Palmitoleic acid (N/A)
- Stearic acid (1.4)
- Oleic acid (29.7)
- Linoleic acid (55.7)
- Linolenic acid (1.1)
- Trade Name
- Ingredient for quasi-drug standard
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- INCI NAME
- Zea Mays (Corn) Germ Oil
- Chinese INCI NAME
- 玉米 (ZEA MAYS) 胚芽油
- Net Weight
- 16.5kg / Can
- Quality Warrant Period
- Two years
- Product Specification
- AppearanceClear with no foreign body
- Colour (Lovibond Method)Y: below 35 / R: below 3.5
- Waterbelow 0.1%
- Acid Valuebelow 0.2
- Iodine Value103 - 130
Oil Characteristics (Evaluation of smoothness on skin)
Oil Characteristics (Evaluation of smoothness on hair)
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