Heliami™ Green Tea EC

The history of tea begins in 3000 BC. Both the Chinese and the Hindus claim the honor of being the first to drink the famous concoction. According to legend, the god-emperor Shen Nun was boiling water under a tree to drink when the wind blew a few leaves from the tree into the water. The emperor tasted it and found its taste very mild. It was a wild tea plant. Buddhist monks drink a lot of tea because it helps them not fall asleep during long meditations. The popularity of this drink spread to Europe in the 17th century, and the traditional English tea ceremony was started by the Duchess of Bedford in the early 19th century. There are five types of tea, each of which is obtained from the same variety, but the leaves are processed differently. For green tea, the leaves are quickly dried with heat (to kill the enzymes), then twisted and dried again; it offers unfermented tea. Tea leaves contain a large amount of antioxidant substances that act against free radicals and protect our cells from everyday environmental aggression. Therefore, green tea is traditionally used in the field of consumer care as an active protective substance. Green tea oil extract contains fatty acids (mainly oleic acid) and phytosterols with softening and regenerating properties. Like other Heliami™ ingredients, this organic plant-based product is extracted with high-oleic sunflower oil, which is more effective at maintaining the integrity of the skin barrier and preventing skin dehydration compared to regular sunflower oil.