- INCI Name:Nigella Sativa Seed Oil
- Ingredient Name:Cumin Oil
- Chemical Name:Black Cumin Oil
- Functions:Fat & Oil
- Ingredient Origin:Natural Origin
Black Cumin Oil is obtained from the ripe seeds of the black cumin plant (Nigella sativa L.), which belongs to the crowfoot or buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). Its ripe seeds have a fatty oil content ranging between 30 and 35 percent and an essential oil content of up to 2 percent. Although originally native to Egypt, black cumin is now mainly cultivated in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and India.