Organic castor oil

Ricin Oil, precious since Antiquity, reveals its multiple benefits for body and hair. Integrated into the cold saponification process, it gives the soap a luxurious, creamy lather.

This soap with Ricin Oil, rich in virtues, softens the skin, promotes healing, deeply purifies and reduces brown spots.

An essential ally for radiant skin and shiny hair.

Properties

✅ Moisturizing: Thanks to its rich, viscous texture, Castor Oil offers deep hydration for skin and hair, helping to maintain their suppleness and softness.
✅ Nourishing: Its composition, rich in ricinoleic acid and linoleic acid, intensely nourishes skin and hair, helping to limit dryness and revive their natural radiance.
✅ Fortifying: By penetrating the hair fiber, Castor Oil helps strengthen hair, limiting breakage and the formation of damaged ends.
✅ Promotes hair growth: It improves microcirculation in the scalp, which can help stimulate hair growth and limit hair loss.
✅ Soothing: Its soothing properties can help relieve feelings of skin discomfort, including redness and tightness.
✅ Purifying: Thanks to ricinoleic acid, it helps preserve skin balance by limiting the proliferation of impurities.
✅ Regenerating: It promotes skin regeneration and can improve the appearance of skin irregularities.
✅ Protective: it forms a protective film on the skin, helping to maintain hydration and protect against external aggressions.
✅ Make-up remover: Its ability to dissolve impurities and make-up makes it an effective natural make-up remover, while leaving skin soft and nourished.

Suitable for different skin types

✔ Dry skin

• Deep hydration: Castor Oil intensely nourishes dry skin, helping to preserve its comfort and suppleness.
• Emollient action: Helps limit moisture loss by creating a protective barrier.

✔ O ily skin

• Balancing: Although rich, it can help regulate excess sebum and reduce skin shine.
• Purifying: Its antimicrobial properties help maintain clearer skin.

✔ S ensitive skin

• Soothing effect: Helps calm feelings of discomfort, such as redness or tightness.
• Regenerating: Promotes skin repair and helps improve the appearance of residual marks.

✔ Mature skin

• Antioxidant: The vitamin E contained in Castor Oil helps combat the external aggressors responsible for premature aging.
• Nourishing: Helps maintain the elasticity and radiance of mature skin.

✔ S kin prone to imperfections

• Purifying: Ricinoleic acid helps limit the proliferation of skin impurities.
• Sebum regulation: Helps balance sebum production, reducing the appearance of irregularities.

Tips and tricks for the soap-maker:

Castor oil is a must in your homemade soap recipe. Not only does it add hardness and incredible lather to the soap, it also offers you all the benefits for your skin.

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Unsaponifiables :

• Vitamin E (tocopherols): Provides protection against oxidation, helping to limit the effects of free radicals on the skin and prolong the product's stability by preventing the oils from deteriorating.
• Phytosterols:
  • Beta-sitosterol: Has soothing and calming properties, ideal for skin prone to sensitivities.
  • Campesterol: Helps reduce skin reactions and reinforces the skin's protective barrier.
• Triglycerides: Although technically not classified as unsaponifiable, the triglycerides present in Castor Oil help nourish and moisturize the skin, leaving it soft and supple.
• Ricinoleic fatty acids: This compound specific to Ricin Oil has soothing and purifying properties, while offering optimal hydration.

Its saponification value:

The saponification value of castor oil is 127, which means that 0.127 g of NAOH soda are needed to saponify 1 g of castor oil. This information will help you calculate your own recipe.

In your calculator, choose "Huile de Ricin" or "Castor oil".

This oil is sensitive to oxidation, so its content in your recipe should be 2% to 15% maximum.

The ideal in each recipe is 10%.

Tips and tricks:

Mix Castor Oil with other vegetable oils to balance its properties and obtain a balanced soap.

For example, combine it with olive oil for a creamy texture.

Castor oil promotes gel formation in soap. Keep a close eye on the saponification process to decide whether to encourage or avoid glycerine rivers.

Let your castor oil soap stand longer during the cure period to allow complete saponification and better foam formation.

Additions/ Overfatting:

• Slightly oil your soap using a higher percentage of Castor Oil to obtain a more nourishing and moisturizing soap.
• Saponification temperature: Maintain a moderate temperature during the process, between 35°C and 40°C, to promote a good reaction without accelerating the trace.

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The trace:

Add Castor Oil at the end of the trace to prevent it from slowing down the saponification process and to maximize its lathering benefits.

By following these tips, you'll be able to make the most of castor oil's properties in your handcrafted soaps, while achieving high-quality results.

Mussels:

Be aware that the reaction between soda and oils can generate heat. Use our special molds and monitor the temperature throughout the process to avoid freezing your soaps.

Our molds are flexible, making them easy to remove from the mold once the soap has hardened. What's more, they enable better heat distribution during the saponification process, promoting optimal soap setting.

How to use our Solid Shampoo and Conditioner:

Incorporating our castor oil, your soaps and shampoos benefit from a major asset. Simply add 10 ml to your recipe for remarkable results!

• Strengthens hair: Castor Oil penetrates deep into the hair fiber, helping to strengthen hair and limit breakage.
• Promotes hair growth: By stimulating microcirculation in the scalp, Castor Oil supports hair vitality and helps limit hair loss.
• Moisturizes and nourishes the scalp: Thanks to its nourishing properties, this oil helps maintain scalp moisture and prevent dryness.
• Soothes skin discomfort: its soothing properties help reduce feelings of scalp irritation.
• Helps rebalance the scalp: Helps maintain optimal balance by moisturizing the scalp and regulating excess sebum.

Composition of Castor Oil

• Ricinoleic acid (80 to 85%): Ricin Oil's main active component, derived from oleic acid, is responsible for its thick texture.
• Vitamin E: Helps protect against oxidative stress and preserve hair radiance.
• Linoleic acid (omega 6): Helps protect skin and hair from external aggressors, and maintains moisture and vitality.

How to store Castor Oil :

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.

Make sure it's securely closed.

It generally keeps for up to 12 months after opening (unstable oil).

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The indications and advice given above are provided for information only, based on reputable sources in aromatherapy, soap-making and phytotherapy. Under no circumstances should they be considered as medical advice. This information is not intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It is essential to consult a health professional before using essential oils or any other product mentioned. In addition, please note that the product discussed in this context is not intended for consumption.