Camelina sativa oil, cold pressed

This is a vegetable oil obtained from the seeds of an oil crop - camelina sativa, a herbaceous plant of the genus Ryzhik of the Cabbage family. Due to its vitamin and mineral composition, camelina oil is similar to the healing oil of cedar nuts.

The seeds of this plant contain about 30-40% oil. The advantage of camelina oil is its high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids - 60% or more of the oil content. The main components of camelina oil PUFA are acids - linoleic (up to 18%, belongs to ?-6 FA) and linolenic (up to 38% ?-linolenic, 0.14-0.22% ?-linolenic, belong to ?-3 FA). These acids have the ability to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood, normalize blood pressure, give stability and elasticity to blood vessels, prevent the formation of blood clots, are useful for disorders of fat and cholesterol metabolism, relieve inflammation. They also have a stimulating effect on the body's immune defense system, protecting it from malignant neoplasms.

Introducing camelina oil into your diet will help meet your body’s need for essential fatty acids (15 grams (one tablespoon) of oil per day is enough).

Cosmetic properties: The Siberian State Medical University conducted a study of the effect of camelina oil on the water-lipid mantle of human skin. It was found that camelina oil helps increase skin resistance to chemical factors, increase the rate of pH recovery, and reduce lipid peroxidation reactions that lead to skin aging. It improves skin elasticity.

Camelina oil is used in medicinal products for such diseases as psoriasis and eczema. Camelina helps to increase the elasticity of the skin, provides a protective coating for hair follicles. Due to the high content of alpha-linolenic acid, it protects the water-lipid mantle of the skin. It is quickly absorbed.

Application: Let's remember folk experience: in the old days, camelina oil was added to salads and porridges and never cooked with it! And in folk medicine it is used for stomach ulcers, burns, wounds, and eye inflammations.

It can also be used as a cosmetic massage oil and for lubricating diaper rash in children. It can be used both in pure form and as an additive. It is recommended for all skin types, especially for dry skin.

ATTENTION! Our cold-pressed camelina oil is unrefined, therefore it has high resistance to oxidation due to a balanced complex of natural antioxidants: tocopherols, carotenoids, phospholipids. The oil is stable and remains unchanged for a year or more.

KNOW! That after refining and deodorization, the oil acquires a more attractive appearance - a beautiful light yellow color, a faint taste and smell, but the composition of the oil changes! The content of tocopherols decreases slightly during deodorization - from 104.9 mg% to 91.3%, but a number of substances are lost, such as carotenoids and phospholipids, which enhance the effect of vitamin E. As a result, deodorized oil oxidizes much faster, and after 6 months the content of peroxide compounds increases to the limit permitted by regulatory documents.

IN ADDITION! Polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially linolenic, are destroyed when heated, forming harmful substances. Therefore, it is better not to expose camelina oil to heat and use it in salads.