Process for preparing <i>sapucainha </i>oil or butter, cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition and use of the <i>sapucainha </i>oil or butter

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a sapucainha oil butter which enables obtaining an improved product for use in cosmetic compositions instead of silicone and fatty esters compounds.

主权项

1. A process for preparing a sapucainha oil or butter product comprising the steps of:
a) providing seeds from a sapucainha plant; b) drying and pressing said seeds to obtain an oil; c) filtering the oil obtained in step (b) to obtain a filtrate; d) contacting the filtrate obtained in step (c) with an organic acid and an acid-activated clay to obtain a treated material; e) maintaining the treated material obtained in step (d) under vacuum for a suitable period of time until the treated material becomes clear to obtain a clarified material; f) filtering the clarified material obtained in step (e) and submitting the resulting filtrate to vapor distillation to obtain a distillate; and g) adding a sequestering agent and an antioxidant agent to the distillate to obtain said sapucainha oil or butter product, wherein the sequestering agent is selected from the group consisting of citric acid, phosphoric acid, and oxalic acid; and the antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of butylhydroxyanisole, ter-butyl hydroquinone, and butylated hydroxytoluene.