Black Seed Oil has been known for thousands of years in the Mediterranean basin for its medicinal properties. We will help you discover all its benefits, and advise you on its multiple uses which extend to the kitchen…
Nigella oil: its history
Black seed oil is extracted from the oil seeds of nigella, a small herbaceous plant with a blue flower also called Black Cumin. It was used in the time of the pharaohs for its health benefits, which is why it is also called “Oil of the Pharaohs” or “gold of the Pharaohs”.
Black cumin oil, or Nigella Sativa in Latin, has a fairly strong taste. It is very often used in the preparation of oriental dishes. Its rather particular color ranges from dark yellow to amber. It is rich in vitamin E and fatty acids such as omega 6 and 9 as well as palmitic acid. Finally, don’t be fooled by its greasy feel, because black seed oil has a comedogenicity index of 1, which means it is not very comedogenic. Therefore, it is suitable for all skin types, even oily ones.
Nigella oil: its main virtues
A companion for your skin
Applied to the skin, it reconstitutes lipids. This contribution helps limit water loss from the skin and provides it with its softening and nourishing qualities.
- Soothing and purifying, it calms irritations on problem skin (acne)
- it also reduces eczema, psoriasis, acne, or other mycoses,
- it regenerates and nourishes dry skin prone to flaking, mature skin, and finally
- promotes tanning
An ally for your hair
Nigella vegetable oil revitalizes hair and strengthens brittle nails. You will therefore use it on:
- dry, dull, and brittle hair
- irritated scalp
- soft, weak, and brittle nails.
Black Seed Oil, a friend for your health
Black Cumin has interesting pain-relieving, anti-inflammatory anti-microbial, antiseptic, and antihistamine properties.
- Apply to your muscle pain, joint pain,
- Also, take cures to strengthen your immune defenses,
- Reduce the symptoms of seasonal allergies and allergic rhinitis
- Regulate your cravings for sweet foods and your snacking
Tips for using Nigella Oil
There are many ways to use Black Cumin/Nigella oil orally, in massage, in synergy with different products, and also front of your stove!!! Choose, at your convenience, the use or uses you want to grant it.
- As a treatment to boost your immune defenses, at each change of season, for example: take the Black Seed Oil capsules, perfect in simplicity and dosage, but you will also mix half a teaspoon, with a neutral oil (black seed oil). hazelnut, jojoba, etc.) or in fruit juice or honey.
- Mix with Castor oil, make a mask to apply to your hair, leave for a few minutes, and rinse with your shampoo.
- In synergy with sweet almond oil, one teaspoon each, if your skin is dry.
- It will serve as a massage oil for your muscle and joint pain.
- Use it in cooking your Mediterranean dishes, ideal if you are making hummus for example, but just a few drops, because of its very strong taste, otherwise your dish will quickly become inedible.
Conclusion
It should be remembered that Black Cumin / Nigella Oil contains traces of essential oil of 0.2 to 3% (unlike other so-called neutral vegetable oils which only contain the product in the first cold pressing). Therefore, it is not recommended for pregnant or breastfeeding women and children under 7 years old. Be careful when applying to avoid the eye area and mucous membranes. If you suffer from liver or kidney problems, if you also have a blood clotting disorder, or are diabetic, consult your doctor before consuming it. Finally, like any product containing essential oils, do a test on your skin to find out if your skin is not allergic to this product, a drop inside the crease of the elbow is enough. Cases of intolerance remain rare for Black Cumin oil.
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