Carrot Seed Oil

In domestic as well as international market, our company is best known for exporting an excellent stock of Carrot Seed Oil. It has a dry, slightly sweet, earthy aroma. A rich source of carotene and Vitamin A, this Carrot Seed Oil is an important ingredient in the products that are beneficial for promoting healthy skin, teeth, hair and gums. This essential oil is a non-irritant and non-sensitizing agent and hence, widely used in aromatherapy.

Acts as an:

• Antiseptic
• Anthelminthic
• Diuretic
• Emmenagogue
• Carminative
• Depurative
• Hepatic
• Stimulant
  

Carrot seed oil is extracted from the dried seeds of the wild carrot plant (Daucus carota), which belongs to Umbelliferae or Apiaceae family. The plant is an annual or biennial plant sporting hairy leaves and umbels of white lacy flowers having purple centers. Also, fashionably called wild Queen Anne's lace, the native origins of this plant can be traced to Egypt, India and France.

Some of the special characteristics of Carrot seed include viscous consistency in the oil with yellowish brown color, and a sharp earthy, woody, and root-like fragrance.

Uses of Carrot Seed Oil

In conventional Chinese medicine, carrot seed oil has the proven benefit of treating dysentery through expelling of worms. In addition to this important use, the carrot seed oil has the following usage:

• Added to sauces and spicy foods in several Asian cuisines
• Mixed with other oils to diffuse a woody aroma in aldehydic and oriental perfumes
• Applied as a lotion to naturally and efficaciously moisturize and the skin
• Applied as a massage oil or bath oil to get relaxation from muscle pain
• Composition of Carrot Seed Oil
  

The chief chemical ingredients of carrot seed oil are a-pinene, b-pinene, camphene, sabinene, myrcene, limonene, y-terpinene, geranyl acetate, b-bisabolene, and carotol. It mixes well with a broad spectrum of essential oils, such as botanical, spicy, or citrus oils. These include bergamot, juniper, lavender, lemon, lime, cedarwood, and geranium oils.

It mainly contains the widely known pigment carotene; however, it does not contain vitamins A and E or pro-vitamin A that are found in the root.

Benefits of Carrot Seed Oil

• Eases hiccups, flatulence and colic
• Heals skin disorders like boils, abscesses etc.
• Assists to stimulate the appetite
• Helps in correcting the gall bladder and liver disorder, especially hepatitis, colitis and enteritis
• Nurtures, stiffens and rejuvenates the skin
• Acts as a pain reviler in menstruation pain
• Stimulates the lymph system
• Helps in treatment of jaundice, ulcers and kidney stones

Carrot seed oil is also popularly used in aromatherapy or vapor therapy a superb stress and anxiety buster and an effective improver of digestive and functions.

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