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Blueberry Seed Oil color and odor
I’ve been testing blueberry seed oil from different suppliers. What I’ve received from Lotioncrafter is transparent green and lightly scented. Another supplier is opaque dark purple and has the same scent, but much stronger. Both are listed as unrefined.
The color and scent of the darker one is so different than the reference from Lotioncrafter that I’m wondering if it’s adulterated. The COA is unconvincing:
Does anyone have experience with this oil? Any input would be appreciated!
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Where did you get the suspect one? Suppliers have well known reputations.
Sounds like they colored it, and scented it…hehehe I know of one company…that is the mode of apprendi. -
Some thoughts:- Blueberry and other seed oils are often derived by different means from the remaining pulp after juice pressing.- Oils can be obtained by pressing, solvent extraction, or CO extraction. Each extracts non-oil constituents to a different degree.- Blueberry is not equal to blueberry… The European species Vaccinium myrtillus has smaller, more colourful (blue also on the inside!), and more aromatic fruits than for example the American V. corymbosum and hybrids thereof which make up the bulk of commercial varieties.-> The blue and tasty one doesn’t need to be fake. -
Graillotion said:Where did you get the suspect one? Suppliers have well known reputations. Sounds like they colored it, and scented it…hehehe I know of one company…that is the mode of apprendi.
Well, that’s part of my concern, it’s from Etsy. There are a few on there that are dark purple and I was curious to see what they were like. I haven’t yet found a commercial supplier with a darker BBSO than Lotioncrafter. Know of any good ones?
Pharma said:Some thoughts:- Blueberry and other seed oils are often derived by different means from the remaining pulp after juice pressing.- Oils can be obtained by pressing, solvent extraction, or CO extraction. Each extracts non-oil constituents to a different degree.- Blueberry is not equal to blueberry… The European species Vaccinium myrtillus has smaller, more colourful (blue also on the inside!), and more aromatic fruits than for example the American V. corymbosum and hybrids thereof which make up the bulk of commercial varieties.-> The blue and tasty one doesn’t need to be fake.That’s good information and reassuring, thank you. The seller actually had a youtube video linked in their description showing blueberries being harvested that were blue on the inside too. I suppose they get a lot of questions about the color.
I’m looking for something with enough aroma to impart a berry fragrance to the final cream, while avoiding added fragrance on the label.
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You can try Carrubba for botanical extracts that also provide scent, the label would just read the name of the plant extracts they use to make the scent.
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