It is so named from the Persian month Bahman, when the roots of this tree were harvested.
It is estimated that one ton of peanut skins contains 13 pounds (5.9 kg) of behenic acid.
[4] Commercially, behenic acid is often used to give hair conditioners and moisturizers their smoothing properties.
Its amide is used as an anti-foaming agent in detergents, floor polishes and dripless candles.
Pracaxi oil (from the seeds of Pentaclethra macroloba) is a natural product with one of the highest concentrations of behenic acid, and is used in hair conditioners.