QUESTIONS ABOUT CAVIAR OIL

 

IS THIS REALLY CAVIAR?

Yes. Our products are made from the yastyk, the sac that holds the sturgeon’s roe. Caviar kept whole in its yastyk, yastychnaya, is a recognised caviar type, described by the UN’s FAO and covered by its own food standard. It is not the sieved grain caviar you eat from a tin, and we never claim it is.

 

WHERE DO THE STURGEON COME FROM?

From sturgeon farms in the European Union. We use no wild fish and nothing from Russia. The oil is extracted and refined in the Netherlands.

 

IS ANY FISH FARMED OR KILLED FOR YOUR PRODUCTS?

No. We use the yastyk that remains after the caviar has been harvested and made.

 

CAN I TAKE THE PURE CAVIAR OIL BY MOUTH?

No. Pure Caviar Oil is a cosmetic, for skin and hair only. For caviar oil as a food supplement, see our Caviar Oil Pearls.

 

WHAT DOES “PATENTED” COVER?

The process and the caviar oil, under EP 3 291 682, US 11,197,490 and JP 6496972. Our protein extracts are not patented.

 

DOES IT SMELL OF FISH?

The oil is refined to be mild, with very little scent.

 

HOW SHOULD I STORE IT?

Keep it cool, out of direct light, with the cap closed. The best-before date is on the pack.

 

IS IT SUITABLE FOR SENSITIVE SKIN?

Patch-test on the inner arm 24 hours before first use.

 

DO YOU SHIP OUTSIDE THE UK AND EU?

Not yet. Sturgeon products need CITES permits to cross borders, and we only ship where those are in place. Join the list to hear when we reach the US.

 

CAN I TRACE MY BOTTLE?

Yes. Every lot is tested by an accredited laboratory and linked to its farm and processing lot numbers.