Description

Camelina sativa seed oil ethyl esters is a product obtained by transesterification with ethyl alcohol to increase the amino acid and protein content and reduce the crude fat.

What it is used for and where
Camelina sativa is a plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family and is also known as 'false flax'. It possesses excellent environmental adaptability and a high nutritional content. Phytochemical analysis reveals long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), erucic acid, glucosinolates, tannins and sinapin.

Cosmetics
Antioxidant agent. Ingredient that counteracts oxidative stress and prevents cell damage. Free radicals, pathological inflammatory processes, reactive nitrogen species and reactive oxygen species are responsible for the ageing process and many diseases caused by oxidation.

Hair conditioning agent. A large number of ingredients with specific purposes can co-exist in a hair shampoo: cleansers, conditioners, thickeners, mattifying agents, sequestering agents, fragrances, preservatives, special additives. However, the indispensable ingredients are the cleansers and conditioners as they are necessary and sufficient for hair cleansing and manageability. The others act as commercial and non-essential auxiliaries such as: appearance, fragrance, colouring, etc. Hair conditioning agents have the task of increasing shine, manageability and volume, and reducing static electricity, especially after treatments such as colouring, ironing, waving, drying and brushing. They are, in practice, dispersing agents that may contain cationic surfactants, thickeners, emollients, polymers. The typology of hair conditioners includes: intensive conditioners, instant conditioners, thickening conditioners, drying conditioners.
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