I have studied plant oils for skincare for many years and love to learn in depth why they are so good for our skin and particularly good for certain type of skin. What plant oils are made of to be essential for skincare? How do they work to heal any skin condition ? and what is the correct way to use it to get all benefits?
On the other hand I love discovering and supporting local businesses , therefore when I find a really good product/ingredient to use in my skincare workshops that I can get at my doorstep I quickly recommend to my students, ingredients easy to get in your local supermarket makes your skincare making craft much easier and inexpensive.
I happen to be in the Freefrom Festival in RDS in Dublin few years ago and met Jack the founder of Newgrange Gold who was offering tester of the Irish grown Camelina oil with a little piece of bread. I never came across this oil before but I became very interested when Jack was explaining about its high content of Omega 3 and Vitamin E. Wow these are very important for skin health.
I have shared few tips and recipes on how to use this oil on your skin at the end of this post but before I would like to explain what make this oil to be a high performance beauty oil. So lets see WHAT is Camelina oil and WHY it is a great deal for our skin .
Camelina oil
INCI : Camelina sativa
Native to northern Europe and to central Asian areas. Camelina oil a golden coloured with a unique green aroma. This oil is produced by crushing and pressing the seed from the flax plant hence its other name “wild flax oil” . Camelina contains mainly:
35-42% Alpha linolenic acid ( Omega 3 fatty acids)- really high when it comes to a plant oil
15-20% Linoleic acid (omega 6)
10% Tocopherols (Vitamin E) great antioxidant to protect the oil itself from free radicals avoiding rancidity and for the same reason GREAT to protect the skin cells from oxidation = aging.
Shelf-life 2 years aprox. which is very good when you are creating a skincare product that will last a reasonable period of time. Even though you can always add 0.5 % Tocopherol (vitamin E) I do this when buying oils with short shelf life .
Camelina has excellent emollient, anti-inflamatory , hydrating, and moisturising properties . Exactly what the skin needs . Your Irish beauty oil at your doorstep.
Uses of Camelina oil in skincare
Warning: Best not used during pregnancy or on sensitive skin.
Percentage of use of Camelina oil in skincare products varies between 10% to 75% depending which type skincare product you are making and whether it is for body or face.
A very basic anti-wrinkle face oil serum fomula suggestion:
50% Newgrange gold Camelina oil
30% Macadamia oil
20% Jojoba
If you are using small little glass bottle with pipette of 10 ml the quantities would be as follows:
5 g Camelina oil
3 g Macadamia oil
2 g Jojoba oil
You can always add many other ingredients to this serums: vitamins, flower extracts, essential oils, CO2 extracts, but you need to follow percentages and solubility to create a more advanced skincare product .
Apply 1-2 drops of this serum on clean skin and AFTER your moisturizer as it is an oil based serum.
When you make big batch of any skincare product it is recommend adding Tocopherol (Vitamin E) a minimum of 0.5% and if you use superior quantities of Tocopherol you must add Rosemary Antioxidant (CO2 extract) as well.
You can include Camelina oil in so many skincare formulas such as: serums, face lotion, creams, body creams, body oils, bath oils, massage oils, face exfoliating , body scrub, balms , salves and ointments. Basically in any oil based and emulsion/creams products.
I am meeting Jack the founder of Newgrange Gold next week . He promised to give me some Camelina oil for my Facebook competition and to use in my skincare classes. So watch out my Facebook page because you can win one of these earth goodness in a bottle for your skin (and your salad )
Another simple yet effective recipe to treat your hands with Camelina oil that I did a video few years ago.
Thank you for reading
Disclaimer
All my skincare recipes/formulas are made and shared in the good faith for information and educational purposes only to encourage people to you use natural sustainable products. They are based on my natural skincare knowledge and experience for more than 8 years . These recipes/formula are not prescriptions nor tend to replace any medication/products no claim as to their effectiveness. The reader takes total responsibility in making and using them .
Mayca Fernandez
First school of artisan skincare products in Dublin – Ireland
Natural Dermocosmetic Lab Technician Diploma
Natural and Organic skincare educator
Former Manufacturing Manager at Yogandha oils
Food Science & Nutrition Diploma
Natural Lift facial massage therapist
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4 responses
can this be used for psoriasis. does it have to be mixed with other creams
Hi Geraldine, It might be helpful for psoriasis, just try and see. It is better to use with other oils that I mention in the post or add it to a little amount of cream you have BUT it should be a natural cream preferably. The ideal thing is including Camelina oil in a formula when you are making your own cream.
hi, I am PhD student in plant biotechnology, and now I am working on camelina sativa, specially on it’s oil. Now I want to how we can use it’s oil as an cosmetic material, I mean what process are need to make this oil as a cream or a material to use for cosmetic.
Hi Hamzeh, camelina oil would be great in a cream! In order to make a cosmetic cream properly, you need to understand some basic but important cosmetic science including how to measure and combine ingredients safely and effectively. Our Complete Skin Care Course for Beginners includes a section on how to make face creams, if you’re interested in learning about it.