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Camellia Japonica Oil
aka camellia oil · tsubaki oil · camellia kissi
The Japanese tsubaki oil that has been part of geisha skincare and haircare ritual for centuries — and the heritage ingredient Westman Atelier built into its hero face oil. Composition is unusually close to skin sebum: 80%+ oleic acid, with notable squalene and palmitic content. Absorbs faster than most facial oils with no oily afterfeel.
- near-sebum lipid profile (~80% oleic acid)
- natural squalene content
- rapid absorption with no occlusive afterfeel
- facial oils (Westman Atelier)
- hair oils
- luxury balm bases
Cold-pressed virgin tsubaki is the cosmetic-grade. Pairs with rice ferment and squalane in J-beauty-derived formulations. Excellent carrier oil for vitamin C ester and retinol.
Tea-seed oil (Camellia oleifera) is sometimes labeled as 'camellia' — different cultivar, similar but not identical lipid profile.
Strongly positive — the J-beauty heritage credential.
The ingredient narratives reshaping clean beauty.
Camellia Japonica Oil
aka camellia oil · tsubaki oil · camellia kissi
The Japanese tsubaki oil that has been part of geisha skincare and haircare ritual for centuries — and the heritage ingredient Westman Atelier built into its hero face oil. Composition is unusually close to skin sebum: 80%+ oleic acid, with notable squalene and palmitic content. Absorbs faster than most facial oils with no oily afterfeel.
- near-sebum lipid profile (~80% oleic acid)
- natural squalene content
- rapid absorption with no occlusive afterfeel
- facial oils (Westman Atelier)
- hair oils
- luxury balm bases
Cold-pressed virgin tsubaki is the cosmetic-grade. Pairs with rice ferment and squalane in J-beauty-derived formulations. Excellent carrier oil for vitamin C ester and retinol.
Tea-seed oil (Camellia oleifera) is sometimes labeled as 'camellia' — different cultivar, similar but not identical lipid profile.
Strongly positive — the J-beauty heritage credential.