Garden of Wisdom's Camellia Oleifera Oil has anti-aging properties that help to fight wrinkles and diminish the appearance of fine lines. This oil is light weight on the skin, making it great for facial application. Camellia Oil has been used for centuries as a natural hair conditioner and may also be used on the skin for fantastic results. Camellia Oleifera is slightly more emollient than Camellia Sinensis. Camellia Oleifera has excellent skin and hair conditioning properties, anti-aging, fights wrinkles, helps to diminish fine lines, nice and light weight, emollient.
Properties excellent skin and hair conditioning properties, anti-aging, fights, wrinkles, helps to diminish fine lines, nice and light weight, emollient
Botanical Name: Camellia oleifera Origin: Japan Extraction Method: Cold Pressed / Unrefined Color: Clear to Light Yellow Derived From: The Seeds Contains: Very High in Oleic Acid 80% Base Oil: Can be used up to 100% strength Shelf Life: 2 years
Shelf Life and Storage Information for Our Products and Ingredients
Finished Products - generally don't need to be refrigerated as they are preserved, but you can refrigerate them to extend their shelf life. The shelf life for most products is 9-12 months. Vitamin C Serum(s) and VitaResurface products should continually be refrigerated to extend their shelf life. Sample Sizes - do have a shorter shelf life (generally 3-6 months), and items in jars can dry up quicker than this if the lid is not tightened well enough (Vitamin C Serums - use within 90 days).
Please keep your products out of humidity, heat, direct light and in a dark cabinet when possible:
Exfoliating Acid - products have a shelf life of 9-12 months. The only things we don't suggest refrigerating are the Mandelic Acid Serums or Salicylic Acid Serums, as they can crystallize in the refrigerator. If this happens, you can set the product into a hot water bath to see if the crystals will dissolve.
Additional Items That Require Refrigeration and/or Kept in the Dark:
Hydrosols and Distillates - remove 1 ounce of hydrosol and add it into a separate,sterilized spray bottle and spritzer. Keep the larger bottle in the refrigerator. Carrier and Exotic Oils - generally, you can refrigerate all carrier oils, although some very rich oils will solidify. This is fine. All you have to do is take it out, warm it up at room temperature and it should liquefy. If not, set the bottle in a hot water bath and occasionally shake the bottle, which will hopefully turn into a liquid. There are some oils with a super long shelf life, like Coconut Cream and Jojoba Oil.
Refrigeration is not necessary, but it surely won't hurt:
Essential Oils - essential oils are best stored in a cool, dark place. Co2 Extracts - these should continually be refrigerated. Butters - we suggest refrigerating our "skincare" butters. You can remove what you need and keep the rest in the fridge. Clays - keep in a dry, dark place. Shelf life is at least 2 years. Herbs - all herbs (whole or ground) should be kept in a dark, cool and dry location. Herbal (liquid) Extracts - these are created using alcohol. The alcohol pulls the constituents (properties) from each herbs - root, trunk, leaves, and flowers. They have a shelf life of 3-5 years. They can be kept in the refrigerator or a dark place. Other Raw Ingredients - i.e., Sodium PCA, Honeyquat, Oat Beta Glucan, etc. will all have a different shelf life.
I can't tell how well it's working beneath the skin where a wrinkle starts but the eye area looks plumper and the very fine lines are less noticeable. It keeps my face moisturized better than the sunscreen/moisturizer alone. I do the smile test during the end of the day at the office to see how dry my face has gotten every day. Ever since using this oil, the dryness is pretty much gone. Definitely a keeper!
