The special powers of camellia (tsubaki) oil

Most of our skincare ingredients are from New Zealand sources, but we do include a handful of powerful ingredients from abroad ....because they are just so good! One example is Japanese camellia oil (or tsubaki oil), which deeply moisturises and nourishes skin. Found in our daycréme, and a treasured secret of geishas, camellia oil is rich in oleic acid and vitamins A, B, D and E as well as Omega 3, 6 and 9. The oil is extracted from the seeds of the Camellia japonica (not to be confused with Camellia sinensis, the leaves of which are made into tea ... or Camillia oleifera from which edible oils are extracted).