Cumin Seed Essential Oil
Cumin Seed Essential Oil Product Description Our Cumin seed essential oil is steam distilled from the wildcrafted aromatic seeds of Cuminum cyminum. The scent profile of cumin seed essential oil is sharp, spicy, earthy, warm and slightly refreshing. It is often used in aromatherapy for its grounding and warming properties. Cumin seed oil is mostly insoluble in water but it mixes well with other absolute oils and is employed to give perfumes a spicy touch. Chemically, cumin seed essential oil has compounds like cuminaldehyde and p-cymene that give it a distinctive aroma and healing properties. There is another variant of cumin oil called black cumin seed oil however, they are both extracted from different botanical species. Cumin seeds are traditionally used in food to enhance the digestive properties and add a warm exotic flavour. Depending on the extraction process, you can buy two types of cumin seed oils - Steam distilled and CO2 extract oil. Both of them are available in retail as