Oil is one of those essential elements required for the nourishment of a lustrous and healthy hair as well as skin. Since ancient times, our ancestors and elders have been practicing the age-old tradition of applying oil for better growth and quality of their hair.
The application of oil wasn’t only limited to hair but skin as well. The way our grandmothers nurtured their beauty was passed down to other generations as well.
The ancient herbs extracts from flowers with mesmerizing fragrance had a long-lasting effect on the skin and shielded it from impurities and skin diseases. No matter how many expensive and fancy creams and oil, we buy organic purity isn’t the thing found everywhere so quickly.
In the list of those very precious extract oil from flowers and other herbs, Moringa oil was involved for a very long time. It has been surpassing those expensive and trendy beauty products till now.
Although there are other essential oils in line behind, which are famous for healthy and glowing skin, Moringa has been one of those best and radiating oil ever-present.
The all-natural and allrounder category of Moringa oil makes you rely less on your accumulated moisturizers and skincare routine and more on a single herbal oil to do all the skin and hair wonders. The name in itself speaks a lot as to make those young girls and women realize that beauty in simplicity was a reference to pure organic oil.
Moringa Oil: What is it?
Moringa is a seed of Moringa Oleifera, and the oil is an extract from those seeds. The Moringa Oleifera is a tree found in Himalayan regions.
The belief is so that not just the seeds but the entire tree; its bark, roots, and leaves are beneficial for other beauty requirements, health & medicinal purposes.
The people in ancient times believed that the tree was an actual ‘miracle-tree.’ and also known as ‘Drumstick Tree’ due to the shape of its seeds. There are more than just one use of this oil.
Along with being used as a natural hair and skincare alternative, the oil has also been for cooking because the oil contains monosaturated fats, tocopherols, proteins, and other nutritional benefits.
The oil contains about 73% of Oleic acid in it and is a good source of Vitamin A and C. The extraction process of the oil is inclusive of cold pressor and Solvent extraction.
How does the oil benefits our skin?
When we look into the properties of Moringa oil, quick observations made while applying it on the skin are:
- Balancing the natural oil produced by our skin without making it look too slithery
- Chipping in by removing fine lines and aging factors from the skin as the oil contains oleic acid in elegant proportions.
- The presence of a component-Fatty acid makes Moringa a better natural remedy for cleansing skin.
- Bioactive compounds such as tocopherols, catechins, and ferulic acid, in Moringa oil, make it oil with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties helping in acne breakout on the skin.
- Being an oil with palliative properties, Moringa helps in healing minor cuts and burns on your skin as well. Dry skin conditions such as Eczema, Moringa helps in treating the skin and making it moisturized.
- Moringa Oil has 40% monounsaturated fats, which help in shielding the skin from environmental toxins and locks hydration inside the skin.
- Moringa has therapeutic properties in it as well, which makes it perfect for use in aromatherapy due to extended-lasting validity.
Moringa oil, benefiting hair
- Benefits the dry and flaky scalp by carefully massaging through the roots and scalp of the hair. Due to the moisturizing ability of the oil, Moringa is perfect for healthy and shiny hair.
- Stylist believes that using Moringa oil in styling products for hair such as hair colors or treating colored hair by massaging the roots with the oil helps in protection from hair damage or dryness.
Moringa becomes a polishing serum for hair and skin to give back the lost glow or keep the steady light of your skin and hair locked inside with perfect security.
Apart from hair and skincare, Moringa can help you in gaining nutritional elements such as healing your body by being an excellent anti-oxidant when used in cooking food. The oil helps people in reducing ‘bad Cholestrol’ from your body. There are several beauty products available online with Moringa s one of their ingredient.
It is better to do a patch test before jumping into any conclusion. Your skin might be different from the other one who recommended you with oil. If you are having any severe skin problems, it is better to consult a dermatologist even before applying any herbal or natural oil.
