Castor Oil

Castor Oil

AKA “Castor Oil/IPDI Copolymer”

Essential Oil

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Ingredient Facts

Castor oil

AKA: Castor Oil/IPDI Copolymer

Essential Oil · Antimicrobial | Skin Conditioning - Emollient · EWG: 4

Plant-Derived

Emollient

Preservative

Skin Conditioner

Plant Oil

Essential Oil

Clean

Castor Oil: A natural moisturizer that softens skin and hair while helping protect against bacteria. Leaves skin feeling smooth and conditioned.

Family

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)

Plant Part

Seed

CAS #

225927-34-4

Form

Oil

Plant-Derived

Botanical. Native to Castor oil is global, IPDI is synthetic. Derived from seeds of Ricinus communis, a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family native to tropical Africa and India. Cold-pressed or solvent-extracted from the seeds to obtain the oil.

Plant Source

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)

Plant Part

Seed

Function

Antimicrobial | Skin Conditioning - Emollient

Benefits

Locks In Moisture

Traditional Use

Used for over 4,000 years in Egyptian, Indian Ayurvedic, and traditional African medicine as a healing and conditioning oil for skin and hair; documented in ancient Egyptian cosmetic and medicinal texts.