Sunflower Oil (High Omega, Refined)
Cosmetics
Code: 6236
Refined high-omega sunflower seed oil for cosmetic oil phases, giving medium-light emolliency and broad compatibility in creams, body oils, cleansers, balms, and hair-care formulas.
Sunflower Oil (High Omega, Refined) is a refined sunflower seed oil designed for cosmetic oil phases, with a fatty-acid profile centered on more than 50% omega-6 and more than 30% omega-9.
The refined grade gives a cleaner odor, lighter color, and more predictable processing behavior than crude sunflower oil, which makes it easier to use across creams, lotions, body oils, cleansing systems, balms, lip care, and hair-care oils.
From a formulation perspective, this oil behaves as a medium-light emollient that improves spreadability and soft skin feel without the waxy drag of heavier lipids. It is useful when a formula needs a natural-feeling support oil that can reduce heaviness while still giving enough richness for daily-use leave-on products.
Product Description: INCI: Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil. In emulsions, this material works well as part of the main emollient system, helping soften the feel of butters, waxes, and higher-melting lipids while improving rub-in and afterfeel. In anhydrous systems, it can be used as a base or support oil for body oils, massage oils, cleansing oils, balm systems, lip products, and hair-conditioning oils. The refining step improves cosmetic elegance, but some native minor components such as tocopherols may be reduced during processing, so oxidation control still matters in real formulas. This is therefore best treated as an unsaturated vegetable oil that needs sensible heat management, air control, and light protection rather than as an inherently oxidation-proof oil.
| Formulation Point | Technical Note | Implication |
|---|---|---|
| Skin feel | High-omega refined sunflower oil gives medium-light emolliency and good spread with a softer finish than heavier fixed oils. | Useful for balancing rich cream or balm systems that feel too heavy. |
| Oil-phase role | Compatible with esters, triglycerides, hydrocarbons, silicones, butters, and waxes. | Easy to place in both leave-on and rinse-off oil phases. |
| Thermal handling | Can be heated with the oil phase, but long hold times at high temperature accelerate oxidation and darkening. | Use only the heat needed for melt and emulsification. |
| Carrier performance | Works well as a carrier for many oil-soluble vitamins, fragrances, and emollient actives, but it is not a strong solvent for difficult crystalline actives at high load. | For higher active loading, combine with a more effective ester or solvent system. |
| Stability design | Unsaturated fatty acids still require air, light, and heat control in finished goods. | Prefer low-headspace, light-protective packaging and antioxidant support when needed. |
Usage: Suitable for creams, lotions, body butters, balms, massage oils, cleansing oils, cleansing balms, lip care, hair oils, conditioners, and scalp-oil formulas. It can be used as a supporting oil inside a blended emollient system or as the main carrier oil in simple anhydrous products.
Mixing method:
- Add to the oil phase of emulsions or blend directly into anhydrous systems.
- For emulsions, heat only as much as needed to melt the emulsifier and structuring lipids; keep prolonged hold above 70°C to a minimum.
- Combine easily with common cosmetic oils, esters, hydrocarbons, silicones, butters, and waxes. If using it as a carrier for difficult oil-soluble actives, run a real solubility check first.
- pH is not a key control point for the neat oil itself. In emulsions, set the final pH according to the water phase, preservative, and emulsifier system.
- For better shelf stability, protect the bulk oil and finished product from air, light, and unnecessary reheating.
Usage rate: 1-100% depending on product format. Typical starting points: 2-10% in lotions and creams, 5-20% in hair-care oils or lighter emulsion systems, 10-40% in body oils and massage products, and 20-100% in anhydrous oil blends or cleansing oils.
Product characteristics: Clear to pale yellow oil with low characteristic odor.
Solubility: Oil-soluble and miscible with common cosmetic oils and oil-compatible emollients; insoluble in water.
Storage: Store tightly closed, protected from air and light, and preferably in a cool place. For larger batches, minimizing headspace and repeated heating helps preserve color and odor over time.
- Cool (15-25C)
- 24 Months from manufacturing or testing date.
- 0.10% - 100.00%
- 0.00%
- Add at last step. Avoid temperature above 40C.
- Avoid heat above 60C
- 0.00 - 0.00
- Soluble in Oil
- -
| Test Name | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | A clear bright pale yellow to yellow liquid |
| Odour | Bland or faintly typical |
| Moisture | 0.1% Max |
| Saponification Value | 184-194 |
| Relative Density at 20C | 0.915-0.925 |
| Refractive Index at 20C | 1.47-1.48 |
| Iodine Value | 120-140 |
| Soap | Nil |
| Smoke Point | >210 C |
| Flash Point | >280 C |
search
hourglass_emptyLoading product examples...
Cart
No products
Subtotal:
0.00
Total
0.00
THB
Loading Researcher Network details...