Brazil nut oil

Brazil nut oil (CAS 356065-50-4), also marketed as Fats and Glyceridic oils, brazil nut, is a cold-pressed or expeller-pressed vegetable oil from the seeds of Bertholletia excelsa.

Where is Brazil nut oil used?

• Personal care and cosmetics: emollient
• Moisturizing base in creams, serums, hair oils and lip care products
• Food: premium edible oil in specialty nutrition products, gourmet dressings and functional food formulations
• Coatings and sealants: fatty acid profile supports lubrication and film-forming in specialty resin systems
• It serves as a carrier or base oil in nutraceutical softgel and topical supplement formulations.

Commercial specifications

• Refined and unrefined grades
• Drums and IBCs; smaller packaging for cosmetic formulators
• Refined grades offer improved color and odor stability