Extracão do corante das sementes de urucum (bixa orellana) e a utilização do corante em batom

Abstract

The urucum is a perennial plant, native to Tropical America, used to make natural dyes, the main product extracted from annatto, bixin is which is a substance that is found in the pericarp, i.e. cover layer of the seed, annatto seed red coloration is directly related to the percentage of bixin. The main objective of this work is to propose the extraction of bixin from annatto seeds (Bixa orellana L.), to analyze the bixin content in the seed and extractive solutions, to propose a lipstick formulation using the extracted dye and to carry out the physical- chemical properties relevant to that product. After choosing the selective process, as well as the appropriate formulation, it was possible to observe that the soybean oil and coconut oil extracted at 70 ° C and the lipstick that used this extractive oil presented better results.