Why Emu Spirit
There are many Emu oil products out there, but we believe Emu Spirit’s Oil of Emu products are simply and naturally the best quality available.
Emu Spirit is an all Australian company that was established in 1993. As a small but dedicated team we strive to offer natural products for inflammatory conditions with our Emu Spirit therapeutic and skincare range.
In 2002 we were the first to successfully list Emu Oil on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) as an active ingredient for the treatment of a range of inflammatory conditions.
As part of the process to have Emu Oil added to the ARTG as an active ingredient, Emu Spirit had to commission full Oral Toxic Testing (Pharmatox T2334) on Emu Oil. This was the first time that such testing had been conducted on Emu Oil anywhere in the world.
The differences:
The Australian Emu industry has a competitive advantage over Emu oil produced in other countries. Much of the oil produced overseas comes from genetically inferior ex-zoo stock, and uses antiquated and now scientifically ‘scorned’ production techniques ie: the ridiculous insistence from many American oil produces that their oil is ‘triple refined’, or ‘super refined’.
These techniques turn the most active natural anti-inflammatory ingredient that nature has uniquely bonded together, into an intrusive and molecular destructive process that uses high temperatures. These oil refining techniques can produce toxic products and are better suited to the dark ages.
Rendering
(the name given to the process of converting Emu fat into pure Emu oil)
Many U.S states and countries within the European Union (E.U) are extremely aware of the health dangers associated with animal and vegetable fats and oils which are subjected to high processing temperatures, which result in the breakdown of the all important natural molecular structure such as those found in Emu oil. These production techniques result in a massive loss in the efficacy of Emu oil.
Emu Spirit’s patented rendering process, OilTek™, devised by one of the world’s leading oil chemists, Mr. Andy Baker, is exclusive to Emu Spirit and Emu Spirit’s products. This process produces a stable, 100% pure oil that maintains the same natural molecular structure as the raw, natural product (emu fat).
OilTek™ insures that the amazing anti-inflammatory and skin repairing capabilities of this natural wonder are preserved, insuring that you receive the most active, stable, and pure Emu oil available.
Quality
Several leading American Emu oil brands – generally the ‘blue’ coloured Emu oil products (yes, that’s right – they add blue colouring into their oil), contain less Emu oil in their supposed therapeutic goods than what our cosmetic range uses. Some of these companies even boast that their ‘super strength’ products contain 7% Emu oil. Emu Spirit’s cosmetics on the other hand contain the following: Day crème - 22% Emu oil; Night crème - 26% Emu oil; Advanced Body Crème – 15% Emu oil.
Our therapeutic range such as the Arthritic and Muscular Rub contains 59% Emu oil. Of course our original product, Oil of Emu and Oil of Emu Omega 3, 6, 9 Capsules contain nothing less than 100% pure Emu oil.
Emu Spirit’s Oil of Emu products contain the synergistic activity of all aspects of Emu oil, including its temperature sensitive Omega essential fatty acids. We control all stages of production, from farming of the Emus, to the processing and the rendering of fat into the 100% pure Oil of Emu, using our patented rendering system at our Melbourne factory.
Emu Spirit attributes the efficacy of Oil of Emu to three main points:
Farming:
The farming and feeding of Emus plays a significant part in the quality of Emu oil. Our experience has shown that three year old Emus that have been through a breeding season appear to produce a more active oil than Emus processed just prior to their first breeding season as is the normal industry practice.
Nature:
Emus consume 3 to 4 kg of food per day during spring and summer, during which time they double their body weight by putting on a layer of ‘fat’ between their muscle groups and their skin and around the gut cavity. Their weight will double to around 50-60 kg, half of which is fat.
Once breeding commences in March/April, through to the end o the breeding season in September/October. Food consumption reduces to around 100gms per day. The male does all of the incubation of the eggs, which takes 56 days; during this time he doesn’t eat or drink, existing wholly on his stored fat reserves. The female produces an 800gm egg every 3 – 4 days; again with very little food intake. By the end of the breeding season, both male and female Emus will weigh approximately 25 kg.
Rendering:
By far the most important factor in producing an active Emu oil is the storage and rendering of Emu fat. Emu Spirit has developed a unique patented rendering system, OILTEK, that produces a stable, active oil while preserving the natural properties of the Emu oil.
Emu Spirit aims to continue to provide information and real choices which encourage people to take an active role in the decisions they make about their health and well-being.
