How to use Black Seed Oil for Health and Beauty Benefits

From Prophets, Egyptian kings and queens to modern scientists everyone’s raved about the amazing benefits of Black Seed Oil. Even I raved a lot about the health and Beauty benefits of Black Seed Oil in my previous post. I have fallen in love with the Black Seed Oil I’m using and its results.

Being anti-inflammatory and antioxidant this oil can not only be used to cure some major diseases but also can be used in all the beauty aspects if used correctly. It also contains Vitamin C, E and A and Omega 3 fatty acids which is great for your body as well as skin and hairs. It had solved some of my small and even major health and Beauty related concerns. So I thought about sharing with you few amazing Beauty and Health DIY of Black Seed Oil  that I use regularly.

Beauty DIY’S using Black Seed Oil:-

1. Skin lightening Mask:-

Black Seed Oil has amazing skin lightening properties as it contains Vitamin C. It even helps in improving skin tone and discoloration.

Ingredients:-

Honey

Black Seed Oil

How to:-

• Take one tablespoon honey and one teaspoon Black Seed Oil, mix them well.
• Apply on the face. Keep it for 10 to 15 min.
• And then wash it with lukewarm water.
• It will hydrate, tone and even moisturize your skin.

2. Anti Acne Pack:-

Zinc and Vitamin C present in Black Seed Oil helps to restrain infectious bacteria and clear acne.

Ingredients:-

Apple Cider vinegar (anti-inflammatory and have astringent properties)

Black Seed Oil

How to:-

• Take steam or put a towel dipped in hot water at your face to open pores.
• Then take both Apple cider vinegar and black seed oil in equal quantities, mix well.
• Apply and keep on face for 15 min.
• Wash with cold water (it will close open pores).
• Repeat after every two or three days.

 

3. Acne Scars:-

Once acne gone, the remaining scars take a considerably long time to disappear. But Vitamin A and C present in Black Seed Oil helps to fade the acne scars and dark spots.

Ingredients:-

Lemon juice (bleaching and astringent properties)

Black seed oil

How to:-

• Add just 2 or 3 drops of lemon juice to required Black Seed Oil.
• Apply it on face and keep for 10-15 mins.
• Wash with normal water and moisturize afterwards.
• Optionally you can also use honey with it, to give overall skin lightening effect along with reduction of scars.
• You will see noticeable difference in scars just after one or two use.

Note: – Don’t make excessive use of lemon on face as it’s acidic and can affect the ph. level of skin, it will even make skin sensitive to sun.

4. Lips Scrub:-

Lips are the super sensitive part of our face which gets damaged by pollution, sun, etc. The essential oil of Black Seed can help heal these chapped lips by regenerating the skin of the lips as well as giving it its radiant colour.

Ingredients:-

Sugar (granulated or brown sugar)

Black Seed Oil

How to:-

• Put 2 drops of oil in pinch of sugar.
• Scrub the lips with it for a minute or two.
• Wipe off with a tissue or towel.
• Afterwards apply Black Seed Oil on lips as your lip balm or lip oil to get super soft lips.
• You can even include it in your regular night time routine as lip oil for long lasting amazing results.

 

5. Hair Serum:-

Damaged hairs, oiliness and dandruff are the major reason for hairfall. Anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and antibacterial properties of black seed oil helps in restoring scalp health and also makes it dandruff free.

Ingredients:-

Black Seed Oil

Any carrier oil-

Olive oil- conditioning, soft and shiny hairs.

Castor oil- growth, thickness and healthy hairs.

Coconut oil- overall nourishment.

How to:-

• Mix equal quantities of Black Seed Oil and any carrier oil of your choice. Heat it if you want hot oil massage.
• Massage this blend properly and thoroughly specially on problematic areas.
• Comb well so that the oil can be reached from roots to tips.
• Wash after 30 minutes or you can even use it as overnight treatment.
• Repeat 2-3 times a week in beginning and then once a week.

 

Health DIY’S using Black Seed Oil:-

1. Flu and Fever Remedy:-

Since Black Seed Oil is anti-inflammatory, it can be a very good remedy for fever inflammation, it can also boost immune system.

Ingredients:-

Water

Honey

Black Seed Oil

How to:-

• Heat the water, add honey and oil to warm water.
• Drink the mixture daily till the fever vanishes.
• Continue if you have a weak immune system.

2. Diarrhea Remedy:-

Diarrhea is caused by a virus that infects your gut. Here also the anti-inflammatory properties of Black Seed Oil can be very beneficial to treat and cure this infection of the gut.

Ingredients:-

Yogurt

Black Seed Oil

How to:-

• Just add 2-3 drops of this oil to a half cup of yogurt.
• Have it daily after meals till diarrhea is completely cured.

 

3. Weight Loss Water:-

Black Seed oil has been commonly used for weight loss. It not only helps in losing weight but also cure many issues like obesity, stroke, and diabetes.

Ingredients:-

Warm water

Honey (good if it’s organic honey)

Black Seed Oil

Lemon

How to:-

• Add a tbsp. of honey and 4-5 drops of Black Seed Oil and Lemon to warm water.
• Drink it daily in the morning before breakfast.
• Results can be seen in less than a month after regular intake.

 

4. Toothaches and Gum infections:-

Healing toothaches is one more very effective use of black seed oil. It is also a very useful natural remedy for healing gum infection, the antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory properties free gums of bacteria and provides immediate pain relief.

Ingredients:-

Baking soda

Black Seed Oil

How to:-

• Add 2-3 drops of oil in baking soda.
• Rub smoothly on every tooth and gum or else only on affected one.
• Keep it for at least 5 mins and then wash off or you can just let it stay as both the ingredients are consumable.
• This mixture will also make teeth whiter and brighter and eliminate bad breath.

 

5. Detox Body Scrub:-

Black Seed Oil has been used for years to lower the toxicity of the body from inside and out. It can be also used to treat many skin infections as well as acne on the body.

Ingredients:-

Baking soda

Black Seed Oil

How to:-

• Mix 1-2 cups of baking soda and 2-3 tbsp. of this oil to bathwater, just relax and feel the antioxidants working.
• It will detoxify your body and will also provide relief from acne and any other skin infections.
• For inner detoxification, just add a tbsp. of this oil to any of your detox drinks.

 

These are a few of the numerous uses of this amazing Oil. It has miraculous properties, which can heal everything from acne to obesity. This oil has been used from 1000’s of years for its healing benefits.

So why not incorporate it into our daily routine and benefit from this amazing herb!

We will be very glad if you share with us in comments about the ways in which you use or you want to use this miraculous oil.