Can camellia oil wash hair and treat hair loss? How much does it cost per jin?
Camellia oil (also known as wild camellia oil, tea seed oil, oil-tea camellia seed oil) is extracted from the seeds of the oil-tea camellia tree. It has extremely high nutritional value, and now people commonly say that using it to wash hair can treat hair loss, is this true? In fact, it cannot treat hair problems, so when you encounter them you should still use professional treatment methods and products. So how much does it cost per jin on the market now? Let's take a look together below.
1. Can camellia oil treat hair loss
The production process of camellia oil can be divided into: shelling, sun-drying, crushing, oil pressing, and filtering. The whole process uses physical methods, so it is a truly pure natural green edible oil.
Camellia oil contains no erucic acid, cholesterol, aflatoxin or other additives. Tests show that the unsaturated fatty acids in camellia oil reach more than 90%, oleic acid reaches 80-83%, linoleic acid reaches 7-13%, and it is rich in protein and vitamins A, B, D, E, etc., especially the abundant linolenic acid it contains is essential to the human body and cannot be synthesized by it.
However, traditional Chinese medicine says the kidney governs the bones, generates marrow, and its luster appears in the hair. Apart from genetic factors, hair loss in young people is all because the kidney is not good, and poor kidney function will lead to poor hair. It is recommended to eat more porridge made from five grains and miscellaneous cereals and nut foods, as well as black sesame seeds, etc. These are very good for the kidney and hair growth. Usually eat less meat and spicy greasy things. Poor kidney function in young people is basically due to bad living habits, such as excessive sexual activity, long-term masturbation, staying up late, etc. Therefore, only by improving living habits can hair growth be restored, otherwise no matter what you supplement, it will be wasted.
2. How much does camellia oil cost per jin
The price of camellia oil is highly variable. Many factors such as region, time, brand and commodity prices will all affect it; for consumers, when buying things they should look at cost performance and care more about the quality of the camellia oil; camellia oil is a high-grade edible oil, and its price is three times that of ordinary oils and fats, yet lower than the price of equivalent olive oil.
To give a few examples, in 2013 oil-tea camellia seeds had a large reduction in yield, and as a result the price of camellia oil rose that year. In main tea seed producing areas such as Hunan and Jiangxi, camellia oil prices are relatively stable and cheaper, with less fluctuation than in places such as Fujian and Zhejiang. Extending to other industries, for example, every year when oranges come on the market, the prices are different too. Some sell five yuan for two jin, while some sell one and a half yuan per jin.
Premium camellia oil is generally around 60 yuan, and camellia oil prices on the market are around 40-120 yuan. Experts have said that the cost price of camellia oil is around 40 yuan, and camellia oil that is too cheap is unreliable. It is not advisable to look only at price when buying things, especially for camellia oil; you should pay more attention to the efficacy and quality of the camellia oil.