An emollient and occlusive moisturizing oil expressed from hazelnuts. It mostly contains fatty acids but also has various beneficial wound-healing and antioxidant compounds.
Moisturizing
Occlusive
Moisturizing (Occlusive)
Occlusives are moisturizing ingredients that seal moisture into the skin, forming a water-resistant barrier.
Occlusive
Moisturizing (Occlusive)
Occlusives are moisturizing ingredients that seal moisture into the skin, forming a water-resistant barrier.
Other functions
Emollient,
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Emollient,
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients add scent to a product or hide ('mask') the undesired aroma of other ingredients.
Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients add scent to a product or hide ('mask') the undesired aroma of other ingredients.
Origin
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Corylus avellana seed oil is an oil expressed from hazelnuts (Corylus avellana nuts) – the same ones that can be found in Nutella.
Hazelnuts contain up to 67% oil, which is mostly extracted by cold-pressing. The oil mainly contains triacylglycerols consisting of unsaturated fatty acids (oleic and linoleic acid), as well as other beneficial constituents such as α-tocopherol (vitamin E), squalene, and a bit of phytosterols.
Thanks to its mother tree, hazelnut oil also contains phenolics and lignans, which are compounds that result in its slightly astringent taste. They offer wound healing properties.
It is used as a base oil in skincare and has emollient, occlusive, and antioxidant properties. It is interesting to note that virgin hazelnut oil has better moisturizing effects than refined hazelnut oil.
Quick fact: Turkey is the largest producer of hazelnuts in the world.
Science
1
Celenk, V. U., Argon, Z. U., & Gumus, Z. P. (2020). Cold pressed hazelnut (Corylus avellana) oil. Cold Pressed Oils: Green Technology, Bioactive Compounds, Functionality, and Applications. 2020. ISBN 978-0-12-818188-1.
Products with Corylus Avellana (Hazelnut) Seed Oil
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Occlusive
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