Oils 101 — Oil Supplement

Black Seed Oil, also known by its Latin name Nigella Sativa, has a long history of many uses. For thousands of years, the oil has been applied topically and taken internally for alleviating various skin and health related conditions.

Black Seed oil is derived by cold-pressing the seeds of black cumin plant. This plant is part of the buttercup family and the seeds are dark, thin and crescent-shaped. Black cumin is commonly grown in Southwestern Asia and Africa, where it is used as a spice for flavoring and in herbal medicine.

Peppermint essential oil is one of the best-selling therapeutic grade essential oils offered by Zongle Therapeutics. Peppermint oil is extremely popular because of its versatility, it can be used topically, aromatically and internally. Its popular uses include improving skin and hair health and revitalizing the body.

Peppermint plant is a combination or cross of two plants watermint and spearmint. The essential oils are gathered through steam distillation of the fresh aerial parts of the flowering plant. The primary ingredient in Peppermint plant is menthol, which makes it one of the most energizing essential oils.

The color of the Peppermint oil has a hint of yellow to it and is thin in consistency. Ours is a steam distilled oil, which gives it a strong minty aroma as compared to other spearmint oils available in the market. At low dilutions, it is fresh, minty and quite uplifting. We see Peppermint oil’s consumption to be at peak during holidays and Christmas and is also otherwise quite popular throughout the year.