How to make your own Egg Oil

Egg oil is a natural cosmetic product that you can make at the comfort of your own home. It contains various vitamins such as lecithin, lutein and triglycerides. Egg yolks have been used for centuries as a cosmetic product. It is often used as an emollient and moisturizer in commercial products. Its nutrient content also gives it anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial properties. Finally, egg oil is a potent skin conditioner.

Unfortunately egg oil is not available in stores as there are very few commercial producers in the world. You might want to also stay away from unknown producers because you’ll never know how the oil was produced and they might contain chemical preservatives. You can make your own egg oil instead.

Uses of Egg Oil

Egg yolks have the same benefit but using the oil is better as raw egg yolks may contain the bacteria salmonella which can cause infection and severe inflammation. 

• Lower inflammation to help treat acne
• Reduce hair fall
• Reduce graying and skin aging
• Underarm whitening
• Wounds, cuts and burns

How to Make Egg Oil

Extracting oil from eggs is fairly easy. All you have to do is follow these steps.

1. Boil about 5 to 6 eggs in water for about 15 minutes. 
2. Drain water and let the eggs cool naturally. Peel eggs and cut into halves.
3. Remove the egg yolks from the egg whites. If you don’t like wasting egg whites, you can use it in cooking. Egg whites are also a great source of protein.
4. Transfer the egg yolks directly unto a shallow iron frying pan (do not use non stick or ceramic) and break into pieces. The smaller the particles the better so mash the yolks as finely as you can. Make sure you are in a well ventilated area!
5. Heat on low flame while stirring and mashing periodically. 
6. Once the egg yolks turn golden increase heat to medium-high. You will notice pungent smoke will start to come out. 
7. Allow the egg yolks to burn black and continue stirring and mashing. Once the oil comes out of the black yolks, turn off the heat and start pressing the yolks to the side of the pan. 
8. Tilt the pan and allow the oil to pool on one side. Once it has cooled, strain oil into a clean jar.
9. Alternative way of getting the oil is to pour the yolks into a metal strainer and press with your wooden spoon. This will get the most oil but it will require a second straining with fine cloth to get the impurities out. 

You can keep the oil in room temperature for about one year. If used properly, the egg oil lasts longer if it’s kept sterile. 

Sources:

1. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4219585.pdf
2. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wAMAAAAAQAAJ&dq=egg%20oil%20medicinal&pg=PA227#v=onepage&q&f=false
3. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/47/6/954.full.pdf+html