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Sesame Oil.
Organic virgin sesame oil, expeller-pressed from Sesamum indicum seeds: light and quick to absorb with no greasy feel, slightly nutty, high in oleic and linoleic acids, and kosher.
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About this product
For thousands of years sesame oil has filled lamps and cooking pots, and ancient Egyptian and Ayurvedic texts sing its praises as a massage oil to keep skin smooth and supple. Warm a little between your palms and you join a very long line.
Ours is Sesamum indicum, organically produced, virgin and expeller-pressed from the seeds. It is not the dark, toasted oil pressed from roasted seeds, nor an oil stripped colorless and scent free: we keep the natural character of an unprocessed oil, with a slightly nutty scent. It is light and absorbs very quickly, leaving skin smooth, supple and hydrated without a greasy feel. High in oleic and linoleic acids and rich in sesamin, sesamol and sesamolin, it is lovely in a facial serum.
In Ayurveda, sesame oil is also used for oil pulling, a small amount swished in the mouth for several minutes as part of an oral care routine.
Details
- Botanical name: Sesamum indicum
- Method: virgin, expeller-pressed from the seeds
- Organic, kosher
- Scent: slightly nutty
- Notable for: oleic and linoleic acids; sesamin, sesamol, sesamolin
How to use
Use it on its own as a massage or body oil, add it to a facial serum, or follow the aromatherapist Jan Kusmirek and add it at 20% to other oils in a massage base.
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