Black Seed Oil
Discover black seed oil for hair, its natural compounds, traditional uses, scalp relevance, hair-growth research, evidence limitations and safety.
Origin
Romania to West & Southwest Iran; including parts of the Mediterranean and West Asia. (Plants of the World Online)
Traditional wisdom
Culinary spice and traditional medicinal preparation
Why Soumm chose it
Potential scalp and follicular support; limited early research in telogen effluvium
Quick facts
- Botanical name
- Nigella sativa L.
- Common names
- Black Seed, Kalonji, Black Cumin, Black Caraway
- Source type
- Annual flowering herb; seed-derived oil
- Part used
- Seeds
- Natural constituents
- Linoleic and oleic fatty acids, thymoquinone, thymohydroquinone, thymol, carvacrol, phytosterols and other minor phytochemicals. (ScienceDirect)
- Scalp relevance
- Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial research interest
- Evidence status
- Promising but limited human hair evidence; insufficient evidence for general hair-loss treatment