This product is made from plant seeds, by cold pressing. Amaranth oil, the benefit of which is due to the presence of a variety of medicinal components, is actively used to combat various ailments.
Amaranth oil - composition
To its healing effect oil is obliged to such components:
- vitamins of group B, E, PP and D;
- iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc;
- amino acids - tryptophan, lysine, histamine, etc.
But this oil became unique due to the presence of squalene and tocopherols in it (vitamin E). Squalene is present in oil up to eight percent, is necessary for the production of vitamin D, steroids and hormones. Vitamin E, the content of which in the product reaches two percent, has a powerful antioxidant property.
An important component of the oil is also linoleic acid (50%) and omega 3 fatty acids (1%).
Amaranth oil - useful properties
The seed oil of this amaranth is used to treat a variety of problems. The presence in the oil of magnesium, serotonin, which is a hormone of joy, has a beneficial effect on the nervous system. Systematic use of the product strengthens nerve fibers and normalizes brain activity, relieves stress.
Amaranth oil has another important property to maintain the state of cartilage and bone tissue. This quality allows using the product for fighting osteochondrosis , arthrosis, arthritis.
The components of the oil cope with such diseases of the heart and the vascular system as angina, varicose, myocarditis, stroke. Also, its use prevents the development of atherosclerotic plaques and thrombi.
This is what amaranth oil is useful for:
- at problems with GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT (a gastritis , an ulcer);
- with fatty hepatosis;
- with internal bleeding;
- with skin diseases.
Amaranth oil for the face
Oil is widely used for cosmetic purposes. Its benefits for the face are determined by the following properties:
- slow the aging of the skin;
- maintain the required level of moisture;
- improve cell regeneration;
- protect from free radicals.
Most often, oil is used for regular courtship for sagging and fading skin. It successfully copes with age-related pigmentation and effectively nourishes dry skin, and normalizes the work of sebaceous glands in oily skin owners. Helps to get rid of acne and speeds up the healing process of wounds and scratches.