Emu Oil – How Good Is It?

The second largest bird in the world, standing a possible 190cms tall and weighing in at between 35 and 55 kilograms, the emu is one of the most impressive flightless birds on the planet. The emu is the unofficial bird of Australia and has been an important source of food, clothing and spiritual nourishment for the native Australian aborigines for generations. As well as being farmed for its rich and lean meat, the subcutaneous fat of the emu is also used in the creation of oil. While some people claim that emu oil contains hugely beneficial natural ingredients, it has come under intense scrutiny of late due to unscrupulous companies selling impure products.

So, emu oil is oil made from emu fat; that is easy to understand; what is not easy to understand is that some emu oil is produced by less than effective means, meaning that it will contain some contaminants. In order to produce good quality emu oil, a filtering process that includes sterilization and deodorization, then refining the oil at high temperature is necessary. If you are considering buying products that use emu oil, make sure you research exactly how the oil was refined as oil that is simply ‘rendered’ will be of a much lesser quality.

Emu oil has been used for hundreds, if not thousands of years for cosmetic, as well as medical purposes. The Australian native aborigines use the oil produced from emu fat for medical purposes to treat cuts, bruises, burns and as well as many other applications. Emu oil is also an effective anti-inflammatory and has been proven to be on par with products such as ibuprofen.

The two most prominent and useful vitamins in emu oil are vitamin A and vitamin E. Vitamin A plays a huge roll in aiding the body with functions such as skin regeneration, bone metabolism and in the immune system. Vitamin E is well known for being an effective antioxidant, and because of that it helps to protect other oxygen sensitive compounds such as vitamin A against oxidation reactions. Emu oil also contains essential fatty acids such as omega 3, 6 and 9 which the human body can not produce but are important for our health.

Emu oil used for cosmetic purposes has been increasing in popularity over recent years. The reasons for this are simply due to the rich properties of the oil that contains (as previously mentioned) vitamins and minerals that help the body in a variety of ways. Being hypoallergenic means that emu oil can be used by people that are normally allergic to certain moisturizers, whilst additionally helping people with sensitive skin as it is also non-comedogenic (it does not block pores).

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