Nettle Seed Oil 5 ml

The nettle plant grows in moist areas under shrubs during summer. Nettle seed oil is a fixed oil obtained from the seeds of the nettle plant.

Extraction Method: Cold Pressing

Usage Areas

Internal: Suitable for internal use. It is recommended to take 1-2 drops of oil dropped into water.

External:

• Can be preferred in hair care to add volume and shine to hair.
• Can be recommended for hair loss to strengthen hair roots.
• Can reduce wrinkles on the skin. May help the skin appear vibrant and glowing.

What is Oil?

Organic substances containing high amounts of carbon and hydrogen, which do not mix with water but can easily mix with other oils.

Volatility and Stability in Oils

Fixed Oil

• Liquid products usually obtained from the fruits and seeds of plants.
• They are odorless. Used as carriers in essential oils. Obtained by pressing, extraction, and maceration methods. Fixed oils are used alone. Depending on the properties of the oils, they are used internally and externally. Being a fixed oil, it leaves a stain when dropped.

Essential Oil

• Essential oil is a natural product obtained from the leaves, fruits, bark, or roots of plants, liquid at room temperature, usually colorless or light yellow, volatile, and strongly fragrant.
• They have their own characteristic scents. Obtained by steam/water distillation method. Essential oils are not used alone. They should be diluted with fixed oils in specific ratios. Except for exceptions, they are not used internally. Being volatile, it does not leave a stain where dropped.

Oil Extraction Methods

Cold Pressing

The process of crushing the seed parts of plants rich in fixed oil with a press to extract their oil. In the cold press method, since the beneficial and valuable contents in the oil are not lost, the quality of the produced oil is high.

Steam Distillation

The process done with steam distillation; placing plants, fresh or dry, into a container with a separate basket inside, boiling the water below and passing it as steam through the plants, then cooling this steam again to separate the essential oil and the water carrying the beneficial properties of the distilled plant, known as hydrosol (flower water).

Maceration

Maceration is oily mixtures prepared by letting herbal drugs, after being broken down, sit in a fixed oil for a period. It is a method of separating natural plant components that pass into the fixed oil.