WHAT IS WALNUT OIL?
Walnut oil is a nut oil obtained from walnuts. Depending on the varieties of walnuts, there are some types of walnut oils. It is a good source of omega – 3 fatty acids, which are essential fatty acids. So the body needs to get them from diet. Walnut oil has a nutty flavor and a light aroma. Walnut oil makes a nice base oil ( carrier oil ) for massage and aromatherapy uses. It is used as a cosmetic ingredient in many skin care products. This oil has immense nutritional value and is safe to be taken in diet.
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Common walnut oil has the following therapeutic properties, which make it useful for personal use and as ingredient in medicinal products, even home remedies.
- Antiseptic – reduces the risk of catching an infection on an open wound.
- Anti-inflammatory – Because of omega – 3 fatty acids in walnut oil, it is strongly anti-inflammatory.
- Anti-bacterial – kills many strains of bacteria.
- Anti-fungal – Walnut oil is a strong anti-fungal, especially against Candida fungus.
- Laxative – promotes regular emptying of bowels.
- Analgesic – natural pain reliever.
- Antihypertriglyceridemic – reduces the risk of developing high triglycerides in blood.
- Anti-ageing – can slow down ageing from within.
- Skin regenerative – It promotes the regeneration of skin cells to replace dead, shedding cells.
- Skin toner – helps one achieve toned skin which fights sagging in skin.
- Emollient – fine moisturizer of skin.
- Anti-cancer – Walnut oil may have potential anti-cancer properties against a wide range of cancers. These are being evaluated. This can be attributed to the omega-3 fatty acids and other phytonutrients in walnut oil like ellagitannins. [2]
- Antioxidant – mops up free radicals before they cause damage to the DNA and the mitochondria of our cells.
- Weight Loss – Walnut oil may have weight loss, similar to green tea .
- Wood finishing agent – Walnut oil polishes wood and makes it look better. It keeps the wood protected.
- Paint thinner – removes color from paint brushes like nothing else.
Uses and Health Benefits
Walnut oil for Wood Finish
Add 1/3 walnut oil to 2/3 beeswax. Use this combination to polish your wooden products, like wooden handles, furniture, cutting boards. It lends a nice glossy finish to the wood.
Walnut oil for Paint Thinners and Medium
Walnut oil is preferred by many artists as a natural “non toxic” and “no harmful fumes” oil painting medium. It is a nice solvent for paints. Secondly, it is a good paint thinner. It dissolves away the paint from the brush completely, so that there is absolutely no trace of the previous colors on that brush.
Walnut oil for Healthier skin
Walnut oil can be applied Neat ( undiluted ) on the skin. Regular application of small amount of walnut oil can provide the following health benefits for skin.
Reduces the signs of ageing, predominantly wrinkles. Apply it on wrinkle prone skin and massage the skin in various circular motions. It is actually very good for eye wrinkles where the skin is very thin and easily prone to fine lines and wrinkles.
Protects the skin from free radical damage – If you are regularly applying walnut oil to skin, many antioxidant compounds get stored in the fat layer under the skin. There they provide antioxidant power as and when needed.
Relieves fungal infections of skin – Apply walnut oil to fungal infections like ringworm, athlete’s foot and candidiasis. One can mix it with coconut oil, or oil of oregano which are powerful anti-fungal themselves.
Walnut oil for Hair
Walnut oil can be applied directly to hair to make it smooth and glossy. However, one can get greater health benefits by taking walnut oil in diet. Why ? Well, that’s because walnut oil is also very high in omega – 6 fatty acids ( linoleic acid ). Omega – 6 acts as a factor in hair growth. A deficiency of omega-6 may lead to stunted hair growth.
How much walnut oil to take for improved hair growth ? A dosage of about 1 – 3 gm per day can yield positive results.
Walnut oil can be added to egg yolk to create a protein enriching hair treatment. Add few drops of walnut oil to egg yolks. The nutrients in egg yolks are better absorbed in the scalp skin in presence of healthy fatty acids from walnut oil. This penetrates deep into the hair follicles and boosts the protein content of hair shafts. Our hair is primarily made up of protein and water, so this treatment helps a lot.
Walnut oil improves liver health
Walnut oil helps in fatty liver condition .Walnut oil stops the accumulation of lipids ( fats ) in liver cells, thus relieving fatty liver condition. However, people with serious liver disease, like hepatitis should avoid taking oils internally as a general rule. When the liver is weak, it has difficulty processing the nutrients from food.
Walnut oil massage
A simple massage with walnut oil relieves arthritic pain, muscular pain ( like that from muscle knots ) and any general pain sensation relieves. This oil is a natural analgesic and when applied topically, it reduce pain sensation.
Walnut Oil Lowers Triglycerides and Cholesterol
Walnut oil has been identified in a study to lower blood triglyceride levels substantially. Such an effect is not commonly seen as even the most healthy oils have a strong lowering effect on cholesterol but only mild effect on triglycerides. In the study, walnut oil, given in capsule form 3 gm per day for 45 days. The blood triglycerides (TG) decreased by as much as 33% , which is tremendous improvement.
One can make use of this fact and use walnut oil in dishes without heating it. When walnut oil is heated, it loses much of its nutritional value and antioxidant power when heated.
Walnut oil also helps the body release excess cholesterol. So, it is effective in reducing cholesterol.
Other health benefits of walnut oil
Consumption of walnut oil can help in reducing inflammation all over the body.
Since walnut oil has both omega – 6 and omega – fatty acids, it is a slightly balanced oil in terms of omega – 6 /omega – 3 ratio. This ratio is important. High omega-6 for omega-3 may lead to pro-inflammatory environment in the body. But, walnut oil has omega-3 s to balance out the potential negative effects of omega – 6. [6]
