| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
Walnut oil | [CAS]
8024-09-7 | [Synonyms]
HICKORY
WALNUT OIL
Oils,walnut
WALNUTKERNELOIL
LITTLESHELLBARK
ENGLISHWALNUTOIL
Walnuthullextract
BLACKWALNUTEXTRACT
WALNUTPROTEINEXTRACT
JUGLANS REGIA (WALNUT) SEED OIL | [MDL Number]
MFCD00678257 |
| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Uses]
walnut oil is hydrating, toning, anti-inflammatory, nourishing, and emollient. Walnut oil can help maintain skin suppleness. Its constituents include vitamin e, oleic acid, linolenic acid, and a high percentage of linoleic acid (some sources cite up to 60 percent). Its application includes use in moisturizers, eye creams, and body oils. | [EPA Substance Registry System]
Oils, walnut (8024-09-7) |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Chemical Properties]
It is a gray tree of the walnut family, native exclusively to North America. Hickory is a large, strong tree, 18 to 24 m
(60 to 80 ft) high, with close, shaggy bark. It has large pinnately divided leaves, pistillate and staminate flowers and drooping aments.
The fruit is a thick-shelled nut in a tough, green husk. Various species are known: C. ovata, shagbark hickory, yielding sweeter and
better nuts; C. laciniosa, kingnut or shellbark; C. tomentosa, mockernut, having tough wood; and C. glabra, pignut, having bitter,
astringent nuts. | [Definition]
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Juglans regia, Juglandaceae. |
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