Rice Bran Oil

Rice bran oil contains 16% palmitic acid, 2% stearic acid, 42% oleic acid (C18:1), 36.6% linoleic acid (C18:2), and 1.5% linolenic acid (C18:3). It contains tocopherols at 400 mg per kg of oil, which means loads of Vitamin E for your skin and lots of anti-oxidants to retard rancidity. All of this is great, but what makes rice bran oil fantastic are unsaponifiable, which are Vitamin B, Vitamin E, and squalene (0.1 to 0.7%), which we know are great for skin applications.

Rice bran oil contains about 1 to 2% y-oryzanol, a phytosterol unique to this oil. It’s a mixture of “ferulic acid esters or sterols and triterpene alcohols”. What does this mean? Ferulic acid is a very effective antioxidant, and y-oryzanol is a more effective anti-oxidant than Vitamin E (which explains why an oil with all those double bonds manages to have a shelf life of over one year!). Studies are showing ferulic acid can prevent skin aging and reduce age spots. It can help with light or radiation-induced damage to the skin. It will penetrate the skin to offer moisturizing and softening, help with wind-chapped or sunburned skin, and help reduce itching and inflammation in the skin. Rice bran oil is noncomedogenic, meaning it doesn’t clog pores, so perfect for acne-prone skin.