One of the greatest products that we can produce from moringa plant is the oil. Moringa oil is derived from the seeds of moringa oleifera. Moringa seeds have a high oil content and contain many nutritional compounds, including monounsaturated fats, protein, sterols, and tocopherols. Moringa oil is produced through a variety of industrial processes, including solvent extraction and cold-pressing. It’s available as an essential oil and as a cooking oil. It’s also an ingredient in hair and skin products. Moringa oil has been used as a medicinal folk cure and as a topical, cosmetic ingredient since ancient times.

Our unique Moringa Oil (TIMOR MORINGA®) has many characteristics that cannot be found in moringa oil of other origin. We only provide 100% pure, virgin, cold pressed moringa oil cultivated from organic soil, taken care by trained farmers in east Indonesia.

The extracted oil was pale yellow liquid at room temperature with a characteristic odour and palatability and were not rancid. The cold pressed moringa oil had the natural flavor which might be lost when applying other methods of oil extraction. The yield was defined as grams divided by grams of seeds. The extracted oil content of moringa oleifera seed was about 25% by weight. The other study showed that the chemical composition of moringa oil contained high oil content (43.79 per cent), and this means the seed of moringa tree is a good source of edible oil. The seed oil content were in the range of 30 to 40 % by cold press extraction. According to literature, the oil yield differ due to variety of the seed or due to method of oil extraction. The cold press method used to extract oil was found relatively low in oil yield compared to other methods stated from literature.

This cold-pressed moringa oil can be used on just about anything, from skin to hair to your scalp. It’s packed with nutrients and antioxidants, and can act as an anti-aging face oil to help minimize wrinkles and protect against free radical damage. At the same time, it can also be used as a hair and scalp oil to fight dandruff and dry skin, thanks to its antimicrobial and moisturizing properties.

Source:

Devi, Y.  2015. Extraction of Cold Press Moringa Oil. International Journal of Current Research