Camellia seed CO2 extract

Ingredient: Camellia oleifera (camellia) seed extract

Benefits and uses:

• Natural antioxidant, improves complexion and enhances radiance
• Promotes hair growth and conditions scalp
• Softens wrinkles and tiny age lines, restores moisture balance to dry skin.
• Nutritive addition to face creams, anti-wrinkle serums, anti-aging formulations, lip care products, hair products, make-up, sun care preparations, baby products, shaving products and other cosmeceutical formulations.
• As a face moisturiser, use half pump and apply onto cleansed and toned skin twice daily.
• As a base for soap making and massage oils.

Green, black, white and oolong tea leaves are harvested from camellia oleifera and sometimes camellia sinensis. These species are also popularly known as the "tea plant". Like it’s tea products, camellia extract exhibits exceptional antioxidant activity. Although camellia oil is often referred to as tea oil or tea seed oil, it should not be confused with the volatile essential oil of tea tree.

Camellia seed extract is a rich source of oleic acid (almost 85%), other omega 3,6 and 9 fatty acids plus Vitamin A, B, C, E and polyphenols. These properties contribute to excellent use on hair and skin conditioning. This extract does not clog pores nor leave an oily feel, due to tannins present in the seeds. It is an astringent oil, thus making it a wise choice for oily or problematic skin.

Camellia seed oil offers similar nutritive and culinary properties to olive oil, often titled “Eastern olive oil.” The culinary use of camellia seed oil throughout the world has been on the rise over the past few years. Camellia seed oil was recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as a high-quality, healthy vegetable oil because of its nutritional value and excellent storage qualities.

Did you know?
Camellia oil is a nutritive cosmeceutical oil that is said to be the ancient beauty secret of the geishas. This oil has been popular in Japan for cooking, skin and hair care for thousands of years. It is said to be responsible for the peachy skin and long curved nails of Japanese women.

Herbal Folk Tradition
The genus Camellia is native to East Asia and comprises more than 200 woody evergreen species. It is widely cultivated in drainage area of Yangtse River in China, just like West of Zhejiang province, Jiangxi province and Hunan province.

Camellia oil was not only extensively used for cooking, but it has been used in traditional Chinese medicine and in cosmetics as well. In Chinese herbal medicine, it was considered as a superior nutritional dietary supplement that benefits the digestive system, reduces blood cholesterol, regulates the nervous system, and strengthens the immune system. It was traditionally applied as a medicine for burning injury and new-born baby lotions.