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navigation, search Babassu palms in Maranhão, Brazil   Fatty
acid Percentage Lauric 50.0% Myristic 20.0% Palmitic 11.0% Oleic
10.0% Stearic 3.5%  Lauric and myristic acids have melting
points relatively close to human body temperature, so babassu
oil can be applied to the skin as a solid that melts on contact.
This heat transfer can produce a cooling sensation. It is an
effective emollient.  During February 2008, a mixture of babassu
oil and coconut oil was used to partially power one engine of a
Boeing 747, in a biofuel trial sponsored by Virgin Atlantic
Airways.[2]     1. ^ "Soap Making Oil Properties". Saratoga
Scents. Retrieved 2006-10-09.    2. ^ First biofuel flight, BBC
News, 24/2/08