Red Palm Oil Extra Virgin
Red Palm Oil Extra Virgin
Red palm oil contains the highest amounts of vitamins A and E of any plant- based oil. Its dark red color comes from carotenes, such as alpha-carotene and beta-carotene (vitamin A) nutrients that provide color to fruits and vegetables such as carrots and tomatoes. Red palm also contains at least ten other carotenes, including the antioxidants, tocopherols and tocotrienols (vitamin E).
Uses and benefits:
1. Skin Care
With its high vitamin E and fatty acid content, red palm oil oil is the ideal product to give skin a natural boost.
2. Hair Care
Palm oil shows amazing results on hair growth. It provides thorough conditioning, thickens hair and reduces hair fall by making it stronger. Used as a hot oil treatment, it provides a soothing effect along with the desired nourishment.
3. Cooking
Red Palm oil makes an excellent cooking oil for baking, sautéing, dips and medium heat frying. In particular it's delicious tossed with popcorn or in stews and sauces. All tropical oils, including red palm, are excellent cooking oils. The fatty acids in palm oil are very stable and are excellent for medium heat cooking temperatures.
4. Reduced risk of a variety of disease processes including:
• Alzheimer's disease
• Arterial thrombosis
• Atherosclerosis
• Cancer
• Cataracts
• Cognitive impairment
• Macular degeneration
• Platelet aggregation (blood clotting)
• Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol levels)
• Hypertensia (high blood pressure)
• Vitamin A deficiency
5. Soap/lotion base
And many others!