(Dubai, Gulf News) A beauty treatment practiced by Bedouins for centuries will come out of the Arabian desert as a Dubai company plans to launch camel milk-based cosmetics, XPRESS has learnt.

 

Emirates Industry for Camel Milk and Products (EICMP) the world’s first commercial producer of camel milk, which owns the Camelicious brand, is ramping up capacity from 5,000 litres of milk per day to supply Europe’s high-end cosmetics firms besides its own chocolate-making arm Al Nassma Chocolates LLC, a company official said.

 

The move follows EU certification allowing imports of commercial quantities of camel milk and its by-products into Europe.

 

Bedouins have been known to use camel milk to provide protection from the harsh desert sun, but commercial quantities of camel milk were not available until a few years ago.

 

Bathing in a tub full of camel’s milk is believed to be one of Cleopatra’s beauty secrets. Camel milk has kept Bedouins healthy despite their harsh environment, and studies in India show that regular consumption of camel milk reduces the need for insulin injections by diabetics.

 

“The vitamin C found in camel’s milk provides antioxidants, and the fatty acids in the camel milk help protect human skin,” said Kirsten Lange, director of communications at EICMP.

 

“This milk is a spring of beauty and well-being and contains many substances that help fight wrinkles — such as lanolin, a natural moisturiser, providing a soothing effect on the skin.”

EICMP, which first marketed its products in 2006, is the world’s first and only camel farm engaged in large-scale milk production.