Biochemica® is a leading supplier of exotic ingredients for use in cosmetics, soaps, toiletries, sun care. These 100% natural butters and exotic oils support the growing demand for natural products with exceptional sensorial attributes.
Biochemica® Argan Oil Vrgn Org is certified organic virgin argan oil (also known as Moroccan oil), derived from the Argania spinosa tree. This tree is known as the “healing tree” in the region of Morocco where it grows. This is one of the very few places on earth where the tree thrives and bears a multitude of seeds. From these seeds comes an exquisite oil, with excellent nutritive properties that protect and lavish the skin with moisture without having an oily or greasy skin feel.
Biochemica® Argan Shine provides a new, multi-functional solution for all hair types. This innovative product exploits the healing properties of rich, non-greasy Moroccan argan tree seed oil, delivering luminous shine to hair care products naturally, without using silicones.
After harvesting, brazil nuts are expeller pressed to render a yellow, transparent oil with a slight nutty odor reminiscent of the flavor of Brazil nuts. Biochemica® Brazil Nut Oil is rich in fatty acids such as oleic and linoleic, with small amounts of myristic and stearic acids, along with phytosterol. It is also naturally rich in vitamins A, B, C and E.
Biochemica® Calendula Butter is produced via lipid extraction of finely ground Calendula officinalis flowers. Hallstar captures the active components of the flowers in a proprietary blend of Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil and optimized Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, producing a butter-like material suitable for use in cosmetics and toiletries. Biochemica® Calendula Butter may be used in body care, facial care and baby care to impart moisturization while providing care to tender, stressed and damaged skin.
Biochemica® Coconut Butter, with “EVCO” organic coconut oil as the main ingredient, is designed for personal care product applications and may be used in product formulations to reduce cutaneous dryness and to assist in moisturization after exposure to sun and other harsh elements.
Biochemica® Coffee Oil is obtained by a specific cold pressing process of roasted coffee beans (seeds). It fatty acid moieties consist largely of polyunsaturated linoleic acid with a high content of palmitic acid. Biochemica® Coffee Oil exhibits excellent spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage oil or carrier for unique skin treatment products.
Shea butter is well known to assist with the resolution of cutaneous dryness, dermatitis, dermatoses, eczema, solar erythema and superficial burns, and Biochemica® Craft Shea Butter from Ghana has a smooth creamy texture that is suitable for cosmetics. Its recommended use level is application dependent- balms: 5-100%, bar soaps: 3-6%, lotions and creams: 3-5%, hair conditioners: 2-5%.
Hallstar now offers antioxidant-rich Cranberry Butter for Personal Care applications, Biochemica® Cranberry Butr Org. Formulators are now able to add the nutrient and anti-oxidant rich attributes of cranberry into their formulas in a completely new and innovative way!
Australia’s aborigines used eucalyptus to treat various ailments including fever, cough and asthma, and European settlers soon adopted eucalyptus oil as their “medicine.” Biochemica® Eucalyptus Oil exhibits a pleasant, menthol-like odor which is clean and refreshing. It may find application in chest rubs, sports rubs and aromatherapy products help soothe and refresh.
Marula seeds yield an oil that has one of the highest levels of oleic (omega -9) fatty acids found in nature. Polyphenols (inflammation reduction) and tocopherols (anti-aging activity) are readily available, with Biochemica® Marula Oil Virgin’s unique composition allowing for twice the amount of tocopherols as it’s better known African-sourced competitor in the personal care industry, argan oil.
Biochemica® Monoi Butter is a soft, velvety butter containing the essence of tropical tiare flower, famous for its aromatherapeutic action. The melting point of this butter is nominally 42°C, making it ideal as a butter-like balm. In emulsions it will add moisturizing benefits as well as essential aroma aspects. It exhibits excellent spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage butter or carrier for treatment products.
Biochemica® Turmeric Butter is a newly formulated butter encompassing the potent actives found in turmeric, blending this spice in a proprietary 100% organic butter base to deliver superior performance in moisturization, skin barrier function, and antioxidant benefits. This ALL NATURAL butter containing a strong active package of turmeric and bisabolol is a great addition to numerous skin care applications.
Biochemica® Shea Butter Ref, from the fruit seeds of karite trees on the African continent, has been processed and refined to yield a white butter with low odor and a smooth, creamy texture that is suitable for cosmetics. It may be used to protect the skin against weather, sun, and superficial irritations, assisting with the resolution of cutaneous dryness.
Biochemica® Mango Butter Ultra, extracted from the fruit kernels of the mango tree (Mangifera indica), is a refined product, exhibiting excellent moisturizing properties and good lubricity for skin care applications. It melts readily at skin temperature, making it ideal for sticks and balms, and may be used to counters the drying effects of bar soaps and other cleansers.
Biochemica® Olive Butter is derived from Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, obtained by the cold pressing of selected fruits from trees grown in the Mediterranean region, followed by a full refining process. Its properties are very similar to those of Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, with slightly higher melting characteristics. It exhibits excellent spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage butter or carrier for treatment products, and adds moisturizing attributes to creams, lotions and bar soaps.
Biochemica® Avocado Butter is derived from the fruit oil of the avocado tree (Persea gratissima) which grows in sub-tropical regions of the world. This oil is combined with hydrogenated vegetable oils to produce a soft, off-white butter with mild odor and moisturizing properties that exhibits excellent penetrating qualities and good spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage butter or carrier for treatment products.
Biochemica® Cocoa Butter Deo is extracted from the seed kernels of the cacao tree, Theobroma cacao, and is further refined and deodorized to yield a tan colored butter with very light odor. It may be used to reduce cutaneous dryness and improve skin elasticity without imparting the strong odor associated with unrefined cocoa butter.
Biochemica® Cupuaçu Butter Ref is a vegetable fat derived from Theobroma grandiflorum seeds. This sweet-smelling “butter” is stable and has a high capacity for water absorption, making it an excellent emollient and highly suitable for use in cosmetic and toiletry formulations.
Biochemica® Kokum Butter Ultra is obtained from the fruit of Garcinia indica, the kokum tree. It is a refined off-white butter of mild odor, suitable for cosmetics and toiletries, with uniform triglyceride composition. Although a solid at room temperature, it slowly melts on contact with the skin, providing a nonoily and nongreasy emollience, making it ideal for lipsticks and balms. It contributes outstanding esthetics to emulsions, making it particularly suitable for facial skin care applications.
Biochemica® Almond Butter is a blend of oil pressed from the seeds of sweet almonds (Prunus amygdalus dulcis) and various hydrogenated vegetable oils. It exhibits excellent spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage butter or carrier for treatment products, and adds moisturizing attributes to creams, lotions and bar soaps.
Biochemica® Aloe Butter is a proprietary cosmetic butter developed exclusively by The Hallstar Company for cosmetic use. It is actually an extract of Aloe barbadensis (aka aloe vera) using a coconut fatty fraction which produces a soft-solid butter at room temperature that melts on contact at skin temperature.
Biochemica® Andiroba Oil Nat exhibits excellent penetrating qualities and exceptional anti-inflammatory activity, making it ideal as a massage oil or as a carrier oil for treatment products. The oil, which has a sweet and earthy odor, has also been used as a natural insect repellent.
Biochemica® Argan Butter is created by a proprietary hydrogenated oil process that produces a soft, off-white butter with mild odor and excellent melting properties suitable for skin care while preserving the inherent benefits of the oil. It may be used in all types of soap and toiletries to improve moisturization, soften rough, dry skin, and increase emulsion stability.
Argan oil (also known as Moroccan oil) is derived from the Argania spinosa tree. Biochemica® Argan Oil Ref may be used in all types of soap and toiletries to improve moisturization, soften rough, dry skin without having a greasy or unpleasant skin feel, and impart luster and strength to hair.
Biochemica® Avocado Oil NatOrg exhibits excellent penetrating qualities and good spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage oil or as a carrier oil for treatment products. It is USDA-NOP certified organic and adds moisturizing attributes to creams, lotions and bar soaps and exhibits low comedogenicity on the skin.
Biochemica® Avocado Oil Ref exhibits excellent penetrating qualities and good spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage oil or as a carrier oil for treatment products. It adds moisturizing attributes to bar soaps, creams and lotions and exhibits low comedogenicity on the skin.
Biochemica® Avocado Oil RefOrg exhibits excellent penetrating qualities and good spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage oil or as a carrier oil for treatment products. This USDA-NOP certified organic oil adds moisturizing attributes to bar soaps, creams and lotions and exhibits low comedogenicity on the skin.
Biochemica® Babassu Oil UltRef is derived from the native Brazilian palm tree, Orbignya oleifera, providing a clear, stable oil for personal care applications. The oil becomes a soft solid at temperatures below 24°C, but melts readily upon contact with the skin and is fast penetrating.
Biochemica® BioVera Aloe Oil is a heat-infused extraction of the inner rinds of Aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaves in canola oil intended for use in a wide range of cosmetics, soaps and toiletries. It may be used for cutaneous dryness to assist in moisturization after exposure to sun and other harsh elements.
Biochemica® Chamomile Butter is an aromatic herbal butter that soothes both the body and the senses. It is a proprietary butter developed exclusively by the Hallstar Company for cosmetic use. Biochemica® Chamomile Butter is actually an extract of whole Chamomilla recutita (matricaria, also known as German chamomile) flowers into a proprietary exotic butter base. This process produces a smooth, velvety butter at room temperature that surrounds the user with a wonderful aroma and an elegant skin feel.
Biochemica® Cocoa Butter Nat is a natural product obtained from the fruit of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao). From its seed kernels the butter is extracted and further processed and refined to obtain a tan colored butter which has a pleasant cocoa (chocolate-like) odor, suitable for cosmetics and toiletries.
Biochemica® Cocoa Butter Org is USDA-NOP certified organic cocoa butter obtained from the organically grown fruit of the cacao tree (Theobroma Cacao). From its seed kernels the butter is extracted and further processed and refined to obtain a tan colored butter which has a pleasant cocoa (chocolate-like) odor, suitable for cosmetics and toiletries.
Biochemica® Cocoa Butter White is extracted from the seed kernels of the cacao tree, Theobroma cacao, and is highly refined and deodorized to yield a very white butter with no perceptible odor. It may be used to reduce cutaneous dryness and improve skin elasticity while imparting no color or odor normally associated with cocoa butter.
Biochemica® Coconut Oil EV Org (Extra Virgin-Certified Organic; EVCO) as supplied by The Hallstar Company may be used for personal care or food applications. This coconut oil may be used in personal care product formulations to reduce cutaneous dryness to assist in moisturization after exposure to sun and other harsh elements.
Biochemica® Coffee Butter is produced via blending of hydrogenated vegetable oils and sweet almond oil with coffee oil, obtained by a specific cold pressing process of roasted coffee beans. The result is an exceptional smooth and elegant feel on the skin with a rich natural coffee scent.
Biochemica® Evening Pr Oil Org is certified organic evening primrose oil, extracted from the seeds of the plant Oenothera biennis. It typically contains 9% minimum gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which contributes to good cellular health and helps promote healthy cell regeneration. Consequently, this USDA-NOP certified organic oil is particularly useful in skin treatment cosmetics and toiletries.
Biochemica® Hemp Butter is produced from the oil of expeller pressed seeds of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Hemp seed oil is valued for its use in cosmetics and toiletries due to its high content of essential fatty acids, which helps the action of hydrolipidic coat, thereby reducing transepidermal water loss (TEWL).
Biochemica® Hemp Oil Refined Organic is a highly refined low color oil obtained from the seed of hemp, Cannabis sativa, by cold expeller press method. Hemp seed oil is valued for cosmetics and toiletries due to its high content of essential fatty acids, which helps the action of hydrolipidic coat, reducing transepidermal water loss (TEWL).
Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) is the last remaining descendant of the giant ferns that covered the earth over 400 million years ago. The plant has an unusual root, shoot, and stem system that enables it to absorb and store silicon and other minerals. A typical horsetail plant can contain up to 15 % vegetal silica. This bio-available silica, when applied topically, can greatly aid in the healing of wounds and burns, and has a softening and smoothing effect on the skin.
Biochemica® Jojoba Butter is produced from natural golden jojoba oil, which exhibits high oxidative stability with an exceptional smooth and elegant feeling on the skin. It is a beautiful golden yellow color with a slight nutty odor typical of jojoba oil, and contains natural tocopherols to help minimize lipid peroxidation.
Biochemica® Jojoba Oil Deo is a cold pressed array of non-triglyceride esters from the seeds of the desert shrub Simmondsia chinensis. This liquid wax ester is of low color and odor and has very good effects on the skin, acting as a moisturizer and emollient agent to improve skin elasticity and suppleness.
Jojoba oil is a cold pressed ester from the seeds of the desert shrub Simmondsia chinensis. It is often found growing wild in the southwestern United States and arid areas throughout the world, but is now under commercial cultivation. The resultant “oil” is a beautiful natural golden color with slight, nutty odor. Biochemica® Jojoba Oil Gold has very good effects on the skin, acting as a moisturizer and emollient agent to improve skin elasticity and suppleness. It contains natural tocopherols to minimize oxidation and hence rancidity caused by lipid peroxidation.
Biochemica® Jojoba Oil GoldOrg is a USDA NOP organic certified cold pressed ester from the seeds of the desert shrub Simmondsia chinensis. This shrub is often found growing wild in the southwestern United States and arid areas throughout the world, but is now under commercial cultivation. The resultant oil (an array of liquid wax esters, not a typical vegetal triglyceride) is a beautiful natural golden color with slight, nutty odor.
Biochemica® Lavender Butter is an extract of lavender flowers infused into the oil from the seeds of sweet almond and blended with various hydrogenated vegetable oils. It may be used to deliver the clinically proven power of lavender in a luxurious, easy-to-use butter base that will add amazing skin feel to any emulsion or anhydrous formulation.
Biochemica® Lemon Butter is derived from lemon peel oil, specifically from the California area, and is obtained by cold pressing of lemon peel followed by a full refining process. The natural oil contains Limonene, a very effective free radical scavenger. Its sweet almond oil and specially blended hydrogenated vegetable oils base deliver excellent spreadability on the skin.
Biochemica® Lime Butter is derived from lime peel oil and is obtained by cold pressing of lime peel followed by a full refining and distillation process in order to eliminate photosensitivity issues. The natural oil contains Limonene, which is a very effective free radical scavenger. Lime peel oil has the ability to relieve stress and anxiety through its aromatherapy action.
Biochemica® Macadamia Butter is obtained by cold pressing of the seeds of the Macadamia ternifolia tree followed by a full refining process to render an oil which is light in color and mild in odor. During the pressing, the natural oil containing essential fatty acids and unsaponifiables as natural waxes/paraffins are collected during the refining and deodorization process, and are blended with hydrogenated vegetable oil to render a consistency suitable for personal care products.
Biochemica® Matcha Green Tea butter is produced from the microfine powder of Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaves. The leaves are dried, ground into a powder and combined with Prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil and select hydrogenated vegetable oils to produce a butter-like cosmetic ingredient. Used by Asian philosophers and poets for over 1200 years in rolled cakes and elixirs, matcha is also valued for use in cosmetics and toiletries due to its high content of polyphenols, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) and xanthines.
Biochemica® Murumuru Buttr Ref is a refined butter obtained from the fruit of the Brazilian Amazon tree Astrocaryum murumuru. Its large fruits are edible and valued for their flavor in South America. From its seeds a light-colored butter is obtained which has a unique melting curve and skin feel.
Biochemica® Neem Oil Natural is a unique cold pressed oil from India which contains natural constituents (including azadirachtin) that have specific benefits for skin care. Scientific research has confirmed it to be a very effective antiseptic, antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral, and it may aid in the healing of topical skin disorders such as eczema, psoriasis, rashes, burns and acne. It is also known as a natural insect repellent.
Biochemica® Olive Oil EV Org is expelled at room temperature, filtered and highly refined to a light color and odor suitable for use in a variety of cosmetics, toiletries and soap making applications. This USDA-NOP certified organic oil exhibits excellent spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage oil or carrier for treatment products.
Biochemica® Olive Oil-Ult Ref is expelled at room temperature, filtered and ultra refined to a light color and odor suitable for use in a variety of cosmetics, toiletries and soap making applications. It exhibits excellent spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage oil or carrier for treatment products.
Biochemica® Orange Butter is a proprietary blend of orange peel oil in sweet almond oil, blended with various hydrogenated vegetable oils to form a unique cosmetic butter. Its components include naturally-occurring limonene to contribute beneficial effects in addition to the moisturization from its triglycerides base to a diverse array of personal care products.
Developed exclusively for cosmetic use, Biochemica® Palm Butter RefOrg is an ultra refined, USDA-NOP certified organic butter that is actually a natural stearin fraction of palm fat. It is a soft solid butter at room temperature with a relatively high melting point and may be used to replace petrolatum and other petroleum-derived ingredients in personal care product applications, and has great antioxidant power due to its tocopherols and tocotrienols content.
Biochemica® Pomegranate Bu Org is a certified organic “butter” combines organically grown pomegranate fruit with a proprietary blend of other USDA-NOP organic certified ingredients to form a skin nourishing, soft and spreadable version of the fruit in anhydrous form. This super fruit butter contains lyophilized (freeze-dried), certified organic whole pomegranate arils (fruit-like seed coverings) which are micronized into a fine particle dispersion.
Biochemica® Rosehip Oil Ref exhibits excellent penetrating qualities and good spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage or carrier oil for cosmetics and treatment products. It adds moisturizing, skin cell regeneration, and anti-inflammatory attributes to creams and lotions and bar soaps and exhibits low comedogenicity on the skin.
Biochemica® Shea Butter HMP is a special grade of shea butter which exhibits a higher than normal melting point. This is achieved via a proprietary fractionation process and makes it ideal for applications where a high percentage of shea butter is used in a finished formulation, or when simply packaging shea butter in its pure form.
Biochemica® Shea Butter Nat is a natural butter, derived from expeller pressing of the fruit seeds of the karite tree grown on the African continent. From these seeds, a yellow butter is obtained which is further processed and refined for use on the skin, creating a smooth, creamy texture which is suitable for cosmetics. From its high content of unsaponifiables and triglycerides shea butter draws its traditional properties: protection of the skin against weather, sun and photo-aging and elimination of superficial irritations.
Biochemica® Shea Butter Org has been produced from shea (Butyrospermum parkii) seeds which have been grown and manufactured organically and has been USDA NOP certified as such. It may be used to protect the skin against weather, sun, and superficial irritations, assisting with the resolution of cutaneous dryness.
Biochemica® Soy Butter Ref is a soft, butter-like material which exhibits excellent spreadability on the skin, making it ideal as a massage butter or carrier for treatment products. Biochemica® Soy Butter Ref replenishes the lipid barrier to help hold in the skin’s intrinsic moisture while softening dry, chaffed and damaged skin.
Biochemica® Sweet Almond Oil exhibits excellent penetrating qualities, good spreadability on the skin, and low comedogenicity, making it ideal as a massage oil and as a carrier oil for treatment products. It adds moisturizing attributes to lotions, creams and bar soaps. Because of its moderate cost, it may be used to replace petroleum-based oils.
Biochemica® Tangerine Butter is a proprietary blend of tangerine oil in the oil from the seeds of sweet almond, blended with various hydrogenated vegetable oils to form a unique cosmetic butter. In cosmetic preparations, its sweet and tantalizing scent stimulates the senses while its excellent spreadability on the skin makes it ideal as a massage butter or carrier for treatment products. It also provides moisturizing attributes to creams, lotions and bar soaps.
Biochemica® Tea Tree Oil Aus is an essential oil produced via steam distillation of the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia, an Australian native tree. The name “tea tree” was coined by the early European explorers who made a “tea” from the leaves of the melaleuca tree in an attempt to cure scurvy (which was impossible since it does not contain Vitamin C). The name tea tree oil has yet remained, and its true benefits as a broad spectrum antimicrobial, dermal penetration enhancer, anti-inflammatory and topical anesthetic are now being discovered.
Biochemica® Tea Tree Oil China is an essential oil produced via steam distillation of the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia, an Australian native tree. The name “tea tree” was coined by the early European explorers who made a “tea” from the leaves of the melaleuca tree in an attempt to cure scurvy (which was impossible since it does not contain Vitamin C). The name tea tree oil has yet remained, and its true benefits as a broad spectrum antimicrobial, dermal penetration enhancer, anti-inflammatory and topical anesthetic are now being discovered.
Biochemica® Tucuma Butter Ref has been obtained from the fruit of the Brazilian Amazon tree, Astrocaryum tucuma. From its seeds a light colored butter is obtained which has a unique, characteristic odor and silicone-like behavior. The butter’s natural gloss brings a desirable shine to dry, damaged hair and can act as a wonderful skin moisturizer, exhibiting great skin lubricity.
Biochemica® Vitamin E Nat is a red to reddish-brown oil derived from the refining of soybean oil with high d-alpha-tocopherol content. It is a powerful antioxidant that can be used to protect product formulations or carrier oils from lipid peroxidation and, once applied to the skin, protect cells from the adverse effects of free radicals.
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