9 reasons to include sesame oil in your beauty regime
Sesame oil or til ka tel is widely used in many Indian households for its varied culinary uses and health benefits. However, this oil can do wonders to your skin and hair, if included in your beauty regimen. Being chemical-free and natural, it can make you look beautiful and younger without much fuss. Don’t believe it? Here is how you can get glowing skin and beautiful hair by using sesame oil.
Benefits for the skin
Sesame oil helps you revitalise and rejuvenate your skin by acting as a natural:
1. Sunscreen: Vitamin E present in sesame oil is an antioxidant that limits the damage caused by free radicals and the harsh rays of the sun, thus acting as a natural chemical-free sunscreen. However, if you wish to protect your skin with sesame oil and reap its benefits, opt for one that is of cosmetic grade and not the one found in your kitchen for cooking purposes. To use it as a sunscreen, take few drops of the oil or half a teaspoon of it on your palm and rub it well. Apply all over your face, neck and areas that would be exposed to the sun. Remember to massage it well before you leave outdoors to avoid dirt and grime build-up.
2. Moisturiser: Ditch the over-night cream in favour of a bottle of sesame oil. Apart from Vitamin E, sesame oil also contains other essential fatty acids like linoleic, stearic and palmitic, which makes it a good moisturiser to revive your skin, impart vitality while making it look soft and supple. However, sesame oil also has a strong fragrance and if it’s something you cannot put up with, mix few drops of rosemary oil or sandalwood oil to a teaspoonful of sesame oil and apply it all over your face before going to bed.
3. Anti-ageing agent: Another antioxidant found in sesame oil that can do wonders to your skin is sesamol that prevents formation of wrinkles and fine lines. Along with Vitamin E, this antioxidant helps fight the effects of free radicals that is the main reason behind premature aging of skin. Apart from this, it also promotes the process of healing by reducing the presence of blemishes, scars and pigmentation.
4. Cleanser: The skin, especially your facial skin, being the most exposed area is subjected to a lot of environmental pollutants and toxins that could do one a lot of harm. Some of these toxins and pollutants are soluble in oil and can be wiped out easily, making the skin healthy and toxin free. Sesame oil acts as a natural cleanser, cleaning the toxins and giving your skin a natural glow.
5. Anti-allergen: Sesame oil has anti-allergic properties and can help heal inflammation and infections of the skin. Its antibacterial and antifungal properties make it a natural choice to fight fungal infections like athlete’s foot or yeast infections in the vaginal area too.
Benefits for the hair
Here is how sesame oil can make your hair stronger and lustrous, it:
6. Promotes hair growth: Massaging the scalp with warm sesame oil can help promote blood circulation thereby, aiding hair growth. The essential fatty acids present in the oil help in rapid cell division of the hair cells, hence promoting hair growth.
7. Prevents split ends: Sesame oil is also acts as a natural conditioner for your hair. Apart from giving a deep down conditioning, nourishing and moisturising your hair, it also treats split ends effectively. For better results mix one spoonful of sesame oil with your regular hair mask or conditioner and apply it on your hair from roots to ends and leave it for five to 10 minutes. Wash it with lukewarm water to get lustrous and smooth hair, without any chemical treatment.
8. Preserves hair colour: It is not completely known how sesame oil helps keep your hair black and dark coloured, but when used with other hair oils like coconut oil, castor oil, olive oil or almond oil, it imparts black colour to brown or brunette tresses and also prevents greying of hair.
9. Fights dry and flaky scalp: Because sesame oil is rich in vitamins, nutrients, antibacterial and antifungal properties, it helps fight dry and flaky scalp. It also protects your hair from the harmful damage of the UV rays, acting as a sunscreen for your long tresses.
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