SESAMUM INDICUM SEED OIL

Description: SESAMUM INDICUM SEED OIL — moisturizing (Sesame Oil).

All Functions: moisturizing (Sesame Oil)

Quick Facts:

• Category: emollient
• Comedogenic Rating: 2/5

Proven Benefits At A Glance:

• Sesamum indicum seed oil contains sesamol, a natural compound with antioxidant properties
• Sesamol has chemical properties that make it challenging to use in skincare products
• Research has explored ways to improve how sesamol penetrates and works on skin
• When properly formulated, sesamol shows prolonged antioxidant activity on skin

Safety tier is a starting heuristic from regulatory status and comedogenic rating, not a dermatological verdict — see our Terms for the full disclaimer. Research confidence reflects how many real cited studies back this ingredient, not the strength of their findings.

🧪 SESAMUM INDICUM SEED OIL

SESAMUM INDICUM SEED OIL

CAS Number: 8008-74-0

Also Known As: —

Category: emollient

EC Number: 232-370-6

Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil is the oil obtained from the seed of the Sesame, Sesamum indicum L., Pedaliaceae

SESAMUM INDICUM SEED OIL is an emollient ingredient used in skincare formulations.

🌍 Regulatory Status

📊 Comedogenicity

2/5

📚 Research & Evidence

🔬 The Science

Sesamum indicum seed oil is the source of sesamol, a naturally occurring phenolic compound with several potentially beneficial effects for skin (Planta Med, 2017). However, sesamol’s usefulness in topical skincare has been limited by unfavorable chemical and physical properties that prevent it from working effectively when applied to skin. To overcome this problem, researchers have developed nanostructured lipid carriers—think of these as tiny, engineered containers made from fats and oils that can encapsulate and deliver sesamol more effectively to skin. When sesame oil itself was used as part of these delivery systems, the researchers achieved very high encapsulation efficiency (over 90%), meaning the sesamol was successfully captured and protected (Planta Med, 2017).

The research demonstrated two key findings: #1: These nanostructured lipid carrier systems could control how quickly sesamol diffuses through the skin, allowing for more sustained delivery compared to basic formulations (Planta Med, 2017). #2: When sesamol was delivered via these optimized sesame oil-based carriers, it showed “interesting and prolonged antioxidant activity”—meaning the skin-protecting benefits lasted longer than with other delivery methods (Planta Med, 2017). It’s important to note that these findings are from laboratory and in-vitro testing (using excised human skin samples), so they demonstrate potential rather than proven real-world results in finished consumer products.

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

Derived from this ingredient’s irritancy potential and comedogenicity rating against the needs of each skin type — e.g. oily and acne-prone skin are marked down for pore-clogging ingredients, sensitive skin for irritants. A starting heuristic, not a dermatological verdict.

⚠️ Don’t Combine With

🧴 Products Containing SESAMUM INDICUM SEED OIL

• sophora japonica day cream
• Body Shop Canneberge givrée beurre corporel
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• Le Petit Marseillais Huile Sèche
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📄 Related Research

Matched by search — not necessarily verified support for every statement above.

• Sengupta A et al. (1976). Triglyceride composition of Sesamum indicum seed oil. J Sci Food Agric.
• Puglia C et al. (2017). Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLC) as Vehicles for Topical Administration of Sesamol: In Vitro Percutaneous Absorption Study and Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity. Planta Med.