Oil

Camellia oil has been known since ancient times on Oshima.

Camellia oil has been used since long ago for a variety of purposes including as a food and light oil and for medicine and cosmetics. Entering the Edo period it became widely used for hair grooming. Even today camellias are a vital industry on Oshima, used as a hair oil, cooking oil, etc. It has received a lot of attention particularly recently as a natural oil, said to be good for health and beauty due to its high concentration of oleic acid. Because it contains large amounts of oleic, it is a healthy oil which can be relied on to help reduce bad cholesterol. The method for extracting the oil by pressing camellia seeds is well known. This means that the characteristics of the oil which is extracted using the traditional methods are mostly unchanged in terms of taste and composition.

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Product

Company Abe Seiyujo Representative product Oshima Oil Peculiarity "Camellia oil from Abe forest" by Takarabune-jirushi, the originator of the famous product of Oshima, "camellia oil", is a pure, purified oil pressed from ripe camellia seeds, which are harvested from camellia forests carefully maintained using natural farming methods and in this camellia oil there is no additive at all.

Company Oshima Tsubaki Seiyujo Co., Ltd Representative product Oshima Tsubaki camellia oil 10ml/30ml Peculiarity A expert camellia oil manufacturer established in 1927. It is the only company store for "Oshima Camellia", 100% camellia oil which was born in Izu Oshima and became a nation-wide brand. In addition to oil which can be used for hair care, scalp care, skin care, and more, their soap and shampoo made from camellia oil are also popular.

Company Senzu club Representative product Tonkaratsubaki (camellia oil with island's red pepper) Peculiarity A group of 5 women tried island revitalization!! It is an island condiment made from 100% camellia oil and home-grown island peppers using an original recipe. It can be used as is on salads, carpaccio, and nanban pickling for horse mackerel as well as on chopped cooked vegetables, seaweed, fried greens, etc. to enjoy the characteristic aroma and rich flavor of camellia oil with a spicy aftertaste of peppers.

Company Takada Seiyujo, Ltd Representative product Pure Mihara Camellia Oil Peculiarity This oil refinery presses the quality parts of camellia japonica nuts with moderate pressure and slowly and gently filters the oil to create a 100% pure natural camellia oil. Together with the oleic acid and dryness qualities of "Pure Mihara Camellia Oil", it resists oxidation, make it a perfect vegetable oil to use as a cosmetics oil.

Company Tubaki Co., Ltd Representative product Raw camellia oil Peculiarity With the trinity of agriculture, the arts, and management as their motto, they not only manufacture and sell camellia oil using a unique no-heat method on only domestically produced camellia seeds, they also engage in the cultivation of camellia seedlings as agriculture and art activities such as the performance of opera "Camellia Princess".

Company FOR-C Co., Ltd C&WORLD Co., Ltd Representative product Izu Oshima raw camellia oil / Deified volcano camellia / MHX raw camellia oil / Izu Oshima raw camellia oil hand cream / MHS shampoo / MHS conditioner Peculiarity Manufacture and sale of camellia oil using a no-heat processing method. It has a silky touch and penetrates the skin well. They have acquired international manufacturing licenses in the 5 countries of America, Canada, Australia, China, and Japan. "Izu Oshima Raw Camellia Oil" is designated as a superior special product made using a careful purification filtering on seeds only from Oshima.

Esthetic

Company Hotel & Resort Mashio Representative service At Mashio there is a variety of relaxation programs available using extravagant amounts of Izu Oshima specially produced camellia oil. Peculiarity A variety of relaxation programs are available including scalp-to-foot body massages using extravagant amounts of Izu Oshima-produced camellia oil and treatments using highly-relaxing aromas and camellia oil packed with oleic acid. While listening to the music of nature you will forget time, fall into a quiet sleep, wake up and then sleep again. Your body and mind will both be opened. We would like for you to enjoy such sensations to your heart's content. Homepage http://www.mashio.com/eng_pg.html Contact TEL : +81-4992-2-7317 MAIL : info@mashio.com

Experience

Establishment Oshima furusato experiencing museum Representative service Camellia oil pressing experience / Camellia flower petal dyeing experience / Baking ceramics using camellia enamel experience Peculiarity AUsing Oshima's traditional camellias, you can experience pressing oil from seeds, dying with flower colors, and using burned tree ash to create ceramics.