Limnanthes Alba

Limnanthes alba is a genus of annual herbaceous plants commonly known as the meadowfoams. The plant (Limnanthes alba) is a low growing herbaceous winter annual that is adapted to poorly drained soils. It is the source of meadowfoam seed oil that is very similar to whale oil, derived from sperm whales. The plant is short, 20-30 cm. Leaves are pinnately dissected with entire incisely toothed, lobed, or parted stems. The oil is known to have as high concentration (>90%) of total fatty acids of chain length greater than C18[269]. This fatty acid has physical and chemical properties that make the seed oil of these plants useful for a number of industrial applications.

Property: The oil is has excellent revitalizing and recovering properties. Highly stable, it guarantees performance of absolute value in repairing from within the structural cuticle of hairs. Working in conjunction with a molecule of silicone, the product renders hair luminous. Flexible and reconstructed from within. Best results are obtained on dyed hair.