Code: 0268

Weight: 0.09kg

What is Emu Oil?

Emu oil is taken from the flightless bird indigenous to Australia, known as the Emu.

Where does the Emu oil come from?

Health Leads oil comes from Australian Emus which are fed on a very healthy diet of natural grain, pasture and they are free range. The oil is taken from the large pad of fat on the Emus back and refined. Emus were designed with this fat to protect them from the hot sun and to help with quick healing.
All protein, bacteria and particulate matter are removed from the raw oil by a complex refinement process.

The Australian Aborigines have used Emu oil for burns, wounds, bruises, pain relief for bone, muscle, and joint problems.

What is in Emu Oil?

Mostly emu oil is made up of fatty acids around 70% mono and poly unsaturated.

An average batch of our Pure Australian Emu Oil contains the following:

Oleic acid (Omega 9): 45.6%
Palmitic acid: 23.1%
Linoleic acid (Omega-6): 11.7%
Stearic acid: 7.7%
Palmitoleic acid: 5.4%
Alpha-Linolenic acid (Omega-3): 1.6%
Myristic acid: 0.5%
Arachinic acid: 0.05%
Gadoleic acid: 0.05%

What does research say?

Dr. P Ghosh at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney and Dr. M Whitehouse at University of Adelaide, have reported that emu oil is found to show anti-inflammatory (anti-rheumatic) activity.

Dr. T Leahey of the Ardmore Arthritis Clinic, Oklahoma has reported very positive results in clinical trials .

"The dramatic results I have observed convinced me that this oil can make an impact on those suffering from arthritis. The advent of this oil has simply changed my practice. The research is impressive. The initial results and potential are so exciting. I've begun recommending the use of Emu Oil as part of a regular treatment program for patients. I've observed some very surprising results. The oil is very economical compared to regular arthritis medicines, and appears to have fewer side effects. It is very encouraging to find something that may help relieve the suffering associated with arthritis, and it's very exciting to be a part of my project that may impact the quality of life for so many people."

The Department of Dermatology, at University of Texas Medical School in Houston have tested Emu Oil in concentrations of 25%, 75% and 100% and shown that Emu Oil in concentrations of up to 100% is non-comedogenic, i.e. it does not clog the pores of the skin.

Dr. Alexander Zemtsov of Indiana University School of Medicine, Dr. Monica Gaddis of Ball Memorial Hospital, and Dr. Victor Montalvo-Lugo of Ball Memorial Hospital, have done a study in which eleven human subjects took part in a double-blind clinical study which compared emu oil with mineral oil in texture, skin permeability and moisturizing properties, as well as comedogenicity and irritability to the skin. No irritation to the skin was observed with either oil. However, comedogenicity of emu oil was significantly lower than that of mineral oil, and all subjects stated a unanimous preference for emu oil.

Dr. Leigh Hopkins, AEA Oil Standards Team, compared the oil from human?s skin with Emu Oil and found that the fatty acid composition is quite similar. In both types of oil, mono-unsaturated oleic acid is the most prevalent fatty acid, followed by Palmitic acid, then Linoleic acid, which is an EFA (essential fatty acid). This similarity may be one of the factors enabling emu oil to have such a positive action on human skin.