Sesame (Sesamum Indicum) was probably one of the first oil-bearing plants cultivated by man. Some authors attribute the magic formula “Open, Sesame!” to the fact observed over the millennia that the consumption of sesame has favorable effects on memory and on clear thinking.
In the East, it is the symbol of abundance. In Hindu mythology, sesame was a symbol of immortality. It has a reputation for maintaining or restoring vitality, for being a tonic, and for helping to combat fatigue and stress. From time immemorial, sesame has been used in the form of oil in the preparation of both food and beauty products, thanks to its excellent stability.
In order to preserve all of its qualities, virgin sesame oil is obtained by cold pressing the untoasted seeds. Apart from the components classically found in the unsaponifiable fraction of vegetable oils, sterols, squalene, and tocopherols, sesame oil contains two powerful natural anti-oxidants, sesamine, and sesamoline.
Thanks to a physical process (without the use of solvents), known as molecular distillation, the unsaponifiable fraction of the oil is concentrated so as to obtain the oleo-distillate. Sesamum Indicum Oil Unsaponifiables thus contains between 10 and 15% unsaponifiable oils, with a minimum of 4% of sesamine, and 2% of sesamoline.Scientific studies showed that applied prior to UV irradiation, Sesamum Indicum Oil Unsaponifiables at 50 μg/ml offers the fibroblasts complete protection from the deleterious effects of the UV. Other tests revealed that the application of a cream containing 2% Sesamum Indicum Oil Unsaponifiables permits a progressive increase in cutaneous elasticity.
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