Camellia oil exerts many therapeutic properties. They have healing and nutritional power, making them fit for use even in medicinal formulations.

• Emollient – Tea seed oil is a brilliant moisturizer.
• Antioxidant – Camellia oil, like green tea is a superb antioxidant. It resists rancidity strongly. 
• Hair conditioner – used as a traditional hair treatment in the ancient times in China.
• Cicatrizant – promotes recovery of wounds and scrapes. 
• Anti-Aging – protects the skin from free radical damage due to its antioxidant. Reduces ageing due to the skin and other environmental free radicals.
• Anti-microbial – It stops the proliferation of microbes. It is especially notable for its anti-fungal properties. 
• Lipid Lowering Effects – reduces LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. 
• Emulsifying Agent – This means that tea seed oil quickly emulsifies other fats. This makes it a nice additive to cosmetic products whether they are commercial or home-made.
• Insecticide – useful as a pesticide for certain agricultural crops. 
• Immune booster. 
• Anti-mutation – This means that it can prevent some cancers from even happening. 
• Astringent – It has a mild astringent effect which makes it good for curing injuries and scars.
• Anti-inflammatory – reduces inflammation on the skin.
• Neuroprotective – reduces damage to the nervous system.
• Anti-diabetic – helps to reduce blood glucose.
• Analgesic – natural pain reliever.
• Anti-Allergic – can help in suppressing an allergy.

Color, Taste and Aroma
These three are very important properties of any oil. Camellia oil has a mild amber green color. The oil has a sweet and pleasant aroma, which makes it a nice carrier oil for aromatherapy. However, it doesn’t have much of a taste and is quite bland.