
Scientific studies support that camellia oil is good for the skin because it reduces the symptoms of aging (Jung el at. 2007), has antibacterial activity (Kim et al. 2001), antioxidant activity (Onodera et al. 2006, Piao et al 2011), it is antiallergic (Lee et al. 2008) and does not show cytotoxic effects (Jung et al. 2007).
Aging of the skin is related to the reduction of Type I collagen levels, the main component of the skin’s dermis and the main structural component of the extracellular matrix, and to the loss of transepidermal water from the skin. Both problems are solved with the usual application of pure camellia oil (Jung el at. 2007).
Scientific research (Jung el at. 2007) supports that this oil increases the activity of the type I collagen inducing gene up to three times and significantly accelerates the synthesis of type I procollagen that are subsequently assembled for the formation of collagen molecules. In addition, camellia oil significantly inhibits the secretion of the cytokine TNF-alpha that degrades type I collagen in the skin. Due to this, camellia oil helps to regenerate the elasticity of the skin and reduce wrinkles, marks and stretch marks on the skin. These studies also confirm the reduction in transepidermal water loss (Jung el at. 2007), which makes it an exceptional anti-wrinkle, anti-mark and anti-blemish.