Plant based emollient
View Patent ↗The disclosure relates to a plant based emollient composition. The composition includes palm kernel oil and an aloe vera plant extract. The composition is useful alone or as a vehicle for small quantities of herbs, vitamins, medications, minerals, vinegars, essential oils (as examples) added during the composition's liquid phase.
1. A composition comprising:
palm kernel oil; and
aloe vera plant extract;
wherein the palm kernel oil comprises from about 40% to about 60% by weight of the total composition; and
wherein the aloe vera plant extract comprises from about 40% to about 60% by weight of the total composition.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the palm kernel oil and the aloe vera extract are warmed to generate a liquid mixture comprising liquid palm kernel oil and liquid aloe vera plant extract, and wherein the liquid mixture is sealed in a container in liquid form, and wherein the liquid mixture is chilled until a portion of the composition transitions to a solid state to form a partially solid mixture, and wherein the partially solid mixture is agitated until the partially solid mixture transitions to a fully solid state comprising the palm kernel oil in a solid state and the aloe vera plant extract in a solid state.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the palm kernel oil and the aloe vera plant extract are present in a 1:1 ratio.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the aloe vera plant extract comprises one or more of:
aloe vera plant extract from an inner fillet of an aloe vera plant; or
aloe vera plant extract from a whole leaf of an aloe vera plant.
5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the palm kernel oil is extracted by way of one or more of:
a mechanical process; or
a wet process using solvents;
wherein the palm kernel oil is not refined, bleached, or deodorized.
6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the palm kernel oil is partially hydrogenated.
7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein preparation of the composition comprises:
sealing the composition in a sealed container when the palm kernel oil and the aloe vera plant extract are in liquid form;
resting the composition in the sealed container in a refrigerated environment until a portion of the palm kernel oil transitions to a solid form; and
agitating the composition in the sealed container until the composition transitions to a solid form.
8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises an emulsion that is stable in a solid form at a temperature below 25° Celsius.
9. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of an essential oil or a vinegar.
10. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of phosphoric acid or sodium benzoate.
11. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising an effective amount of one or more preservatives.
12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is prepared for topical application.