Sesame Oil
Explore sesame oil for hair, its Ayurvedic history, natural constituents, scalp relevance and what modern research actually says about hair growth.
Origin
Indian Subcontinent
Traditional wisdom
Ayurvedic oil massage, hair oiling and as a base for medicated oil preparations
Why Soumm chose it
Lubrication, conditioning and traditional hair-care rituals
Quick facts
- Botanical name
- Sesamum indicum L.
- Common names
- Til Oil, Sesame Oil, Gingelly Oil, Tila Taila
- Source type
- Annual oilseed herb / seed-derived vegetable oil
- Part used
- Seeds
- Natural constituents
- Oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, sesamin, sesamolin, tocopherols and phytosterols
- Scalp relevance
- Emollient support and scalp massage
- Evidence status
- Strong traditional relevance and promising biological research; limited direct human evidence for hair-specific outcomes and insufficient evidence for treating hair loss.