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• It is mainly used for skincare and it is a great moisturizer for dry skin.
• It is used to get relief in abdominal cramps & constipation.
• It is good massage oil and especially for babies.
• It also helps to treat spider veins, leg ulcers, etc.
• It helps in healing of wounds & minor cuts and great for treating athlete's foot, ringworm, etc.

Peanut oil, well know as (Arachis Oil) obtained from peanuts, is recognised to have the aroma, taste and flavour of its parent legume. The Arachis is marketed as groundnut oil in UK. It is basically used in South Asian, Southeast Asian and Chinese cuisine. Its major component fatty acids are oleic acid (56.6%) and linoleic acid (26.7%). It contains some arachidonic acid, palmitic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid and other kinds of fatty acids. The oil is appreciated for its high smoke point relative to many other cooking oils. Arachis oil is one of the most famous oils in the world basically used in the kitchen for cooking, or simply including a light crazy taste to recipes. It's widely used in Asia, like China Cambodia, Laos, and India.

Extraction
It is obtained by cold pressing of kernels of peanut (arachishypogaea). It is also available as refined oil.

Properties
Cold pressed peanut oil has a deep yellow color, nutty aroma & sweet taste and refined oil has a yellow color & neutral taste.

Uses

• Peanut oil or Arachis oil is used for general cooking.
• Arachis oil is used for flavoring
• It is used as massage oil.
• Arachis oil is used for frying foods, because it has a high smoke property.
• It could be used as a source fuel for diesel engine.
• It can act as a suspension agent for medicines & vitamins.
• It helps in maintaining healthy heart by maintaining healthy blood lipid profile.
• It helps to maintain proper level of good cholesterol.
• It can reduce Acne of skin if mixed with small amount of lime juice.
• It helps in protecting skin from blackheads.
• It helps to prevent constipation, digestive problems, diarrhea and other stomach problems.
• It is useful in hair care like curing dandruff
• Used in moisturizing lips.
• It blends well with other essential oils.

Safety & Precautions

• It is not safe for everybody because it contains allergens & can cause food related allergic reactions
• Pregnant womens& nursing moms should use caution in using peanut oil

Carrot seed essential oil is extracted from dried seeds by the process known as steam distillation of carrot plant.

Properties

Carrot seed oil has a sweet, dry and earthy aroma.

Chemical Composition

The main chemical constituents of carrot seed oil include a-pinene, b-pinene, sabinene, Camphene, b-bisabolene, geranyl acetate and carotol.

Uses

• Carrot seed oil has a detoxifying property which helps in the treatment of digestive system.
• Carrot seed helps to cure muscles and joints pain and strengthens the mucus.
• Carrot seed oil helps to fights any skin problems, such as psoriasis, eczema, weeping sores, ulcers, boils and carbuncles.
• Carrot seed oil can be used in vapor therapy for relieving stress
• Carrot seed oil is used as blended massage oil or diluted in the bath.

Cacay oil

Cacay tree is harvested in Colombia for its nut and wood. It is known for its oil obtained from its nut. It is well known for its anti ageing effect and is much more beneficial than argan and rosehip oil as it contains higher percentage of vitamin A, vitamin E and Vitamin F.

Extraction:

Cacay oil is obtained by cold pressing of its nut.

Properties:

It is light dry oil and is not greasy or sticky on skin. It has light and nutty scent and has long shelf life.

Uses:

It improves the skin tone and reduces the effect of sun damage.

Owing to presence of high content of vitamin A it reduces the fine lines and wrinkles and it makes skin smooth and firm,

It is very hydrating and it penetrates skin and acts as moisturizer and due to its hydrating properties skin regains youthful glow.

Due to presence of high percentage of vitamin A (retinol) it removes the scars, reduces acne and black heads and white heads.

It is ideal for skin regeneration.

It is very good for hair as it reduces the split ends and dandruff and also improves hair quality by making hair voluminous and shiny and strong roots.

It also regenerates the collagen.

Pumpkin is a round smooth with slightly ribbed skin, the thick shell contains the seeds & pulp and are widely grown for commercial use. The In pumpkin orange pigments are found in huge amount. Pepita is the culinary term used for pumpkin seeds, which are covered by white husk, seeds are flat & asymmetrical oval & light green in color. It has mineral Zinc. Pumpkin seed oil is also called as green gold.

Botanical name: cucurbita pepo

Extraction

Pumpkin seed oil is obtained by method of cold pressing of roasted,hulled pumpkin seeds or pepitas.

Properties

It is light to very dark green to dark red in color. Pumpkin seed oil appears green in color to dark red in color. It appears green in thin layer & red in thick.

Components

It contains omega-3 fatty acids vitamin A, C zinc & other minerals & vitamins.

Blending

Pumpkin seed oil is known to blend well with other oils.

Uses

• It has many culinary uses.
• It serves as a salad dressing.
• It is used for desserts
• It is used in combination with other herbs to treat symptoms of BPH.
• Chemicals in pumpkin seed can cause increase in urination, which relieves bladder discomfort.
• It promotes energy levels, brain function & overall health & vitality.
• It can lower both cholesterol & blood pressure.

Safety and Precautions

1. Oil should be stored in cool & dry place, away from light.
2. It is recommended to refrigerate oil to increase its shelf life.

• It is obtained by the cold-press method.

• It has a 3% weight of wheat grain & it contains 25% vitamins, minerals & linoleic acid. 

• It blends well with essential oils & also carrier oil like soyabean oil.

• It is used in the food industry.
• It can repair the damage caused by sunburn, ulcers & burns.
• It reduces wrinkles & stretch marks.
• It improves the function of the heart.
• It is best for massage.

• People who have allergies with wheat should avoid it.
• Should not be heated or used for cooking