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Sesame oil comes from sesame seeds. It is actually lesser-known vegetable oil. In fact, it is one of the healthiest alternatives to normal vegetable oils. It's scientific name is Sesamum indicum. Sesame oil became bit popular in recent years mainly because it is relatively inexpensive to extract.
Health Benefits of Sesame Oil
Lets find out some health benefits of this sesame oil.
Hair Care
Sesame oil has been traditionally used to improve the health of hair. The plentiful nutrients in Sesame oil, plus the protein nourishes and strengthens hair from the inside. Sesame oils has numerous benefits for hair. Massaging your hair and scalp with sesame oil can prevent premature graying. Massaging your hair with sesame oil can make it look darker. It works best if you combine it with carrier oils like coconut or olive oil. Sesame oil acts as a natural sunscreen. Applying it to your scalp and hair protects you from sun damage and pollution by forming a protective barrier.
Skin Care
The oil also has many skin benefits when applied topically as well. Since they are pretty thick and sticky, sesame oil can be easily absorbed by skin. They are very effective when it comes to repairing of damaged cells and improving blood circulation. Massaging using sesame oil strengthen the body tissues which eventually helps in improving the appearance of skin.
Massaging sesame oil over the skin daily removes toxins from the surface of the skin, such as pollution, environmental and digestive substances.
Yet another exciting feature of sesame oil is that they can slow down the pace of skin aging. They prevent the skin cells from oxidation and improves skin rejuvenation.
Protects Heart Health
Research shows that lignans help improve lipid profiles and can normalize cholesterol and blood pressure. Lignans help naturally lower cholesterol in a few ways — they can lower both serum blood and liver cholesterol levels. Like most vegetable oils, sesame oil is helpful and delicious because of its fatty acid content. It contains a wide range of polyunsaturated fatty acids, including sesamol and sesamin. These fatty acids keep the cardiovascular system strong and the LDL (bad) cholesterol levels low , thereby preventing atherosclerosis.