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Sesame Oil Profile
Sesamum indicum
Sesame Seed Oil has been used as a healing oil for thousands of years and is known as the Queen of Oils. Great as an all-over body moisturizer or massage oil, bath oil and sun care oil, it is an excellent sunscreen (SPF4): absorbs 39% of radiation from the sun. Used after exposure to sun or wind it will calm the burns. It protects the skin from the effects of chlorine in swimming pool water. If used before and after radiation treatments, sesame seed oil will help neutralize the flood of oxygen radicals which such treatments cause. Sesame seed oil is a cell growth regulator and slows down cell growth and replication.
Sesame oil is light, odor-free and spreads easily over skin. It absorbs readily, with no greasy feeling. It is rich in nutrients; active in vitamins A and E and contains 32% natural protein. It is rich in essential fatty acids and helps to maintain integrity of the skin tissue while restructuring and moisturizing the skin. With its vitamin E content, it's also a benefit to the heart and nervous system.
Sesame Oil is naturally antibacterial for common skin pathogens, such as staphylococcus and streptococcus as well as common skin fungus: athlete’s foot fungus, dry scalp dandruff, psoriasis. Naturally antiviral and anti inflammatory.
Experiments in India and Holland have shown it’s usefulness in unblocking arteries and in the treatment of several chronic disease processes, including diabetes, migraines and hepatitis. Research shows that sesame seed oil is a potent antioxidant. It penetrates the skin quickly and enters the blood stream through the capillaries where the molecules help maintain good cholesterol (HDL) and help lower bad cholesterol (LDL).
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