Camellia Oil

Camellia Oil is expeller pressed from the fruit seeds of the Camellia Sinensis plant.

- is a thick, golden colored, honey-like liquid with excellent storage qualities.

- high in vitamin E as well as A and B.

- a non-greasy oil that is very easily absorbed into the skin.

- moisturizes your hair, nails and skin.

- helps protect your skin from UV rays and has resorative properties making it a good choice for dry, mature skin.

- said to help reduce the look of skin spots and scars.

- this oil is gentle enough for those with sensitive skin.

- use it to superfat a recipe just before trace or use a small percentage as one of the base oils to make Camellia Oil Soap.

The chart below shows the approximate percentages of fatty acids present in Camellia Oil. This oil will provide a small amount of hardness for your soap due to the presence of palmitic and stearic acids but the best quality this oil will lend your soap is the conditioning that comes from the high percentage of linoleic and oleic acids.

Lauric	Myristic	Palmitic	Stearic	Ricinoleic	Oleic	Linoleic	Linolenic
		9	2		77	8
Hardness
Cleansing
Full Lather				F/L
		Stable Lather
				Conditioning

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This information is provided for reference use only and is not meant to substitute the advice of a licensed health care professional.

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