Batana Oil from Honduras (Liquid)

Description

INCI NAME: Elaeis Oleifera Kernel Oil

Other Names: Ojon oil, American Palm Oil.

Origin/ Source: Honduras

Derived/ Extracted from: The nuts of American palm tree tree.

Appearance: Liquid oil

Colour:  Brown colour

Smell: Earthy, roasted, slight smoky coffee smell.

Processing: Fractionated

Uses: Hair oil, Skin oil.

 

FRACTIONATED vs UNFRACTIONATED BATANA OIL:

• Raw/ Virgin/ Unfractionated Batana Oil: has ‘heavy’ or paste-like/ butter-like form associated with virgin;
• Fractionated Batana Oil: has a  light-weight, liquid-oil-like form. This is the form of Batana OIl we stock.

Some people prefer the fractionated Batana Oil, while some prefer the raw Batana Oil.

DIY users and formulators who who desire a lighter oil consistency/ feel find the Fractionated, liquid-form Batana Oil convenient for their needs.

 

History and Origin Of Batana OIl

Batana Oil is an ancient beauty secret of the indigenous Miskito people of Honduras.

These people are also called the Tawira tribe, which literally translates to “people of beautiful hair”. They credit the secret to their long, strong and shiny hair to Batana Oil.

 

Raw Batana Oil vs Fractionated Batana Oil

Raw Batana oil has the consistency of a paste/ butter form, similar to the form of shea butter or coconut oil in cold weather.

 

HOW BATANA OIL IS PROCESSED

Batana Oil fruit resembles the fruit of African Palm Oil fruit, having an orange outer skin and kernel in the inside.

The processing of Batana Oil is also similar to how palm oil and palm kernel oil is processed in Africa.

Below is the process of how Batana Oil is made:

1. Batana Palm fruits are boiled until soft, and then pounded with mortar to separate outer shell is removed to get to the nuts.
2. The nuts are washed, sun-dried and cracked open with stones to release the kernels inside.
3. The nuts are washed, sun-dried and cracked open with stones to release the kernels inside.
4. The kernels are then ground into a fine paste, to which some carrier oil such as Jojoba or Coconut is added.
5. This mixture is then heated over low temperature, to enable the Batana seeds properly infuse into that carrier oil.
6. Next, this mixture is allowed to cool, and later strained, and stored in containers.