Black Pepper Essential Oil

Scientific name- Piper nigrum

Origin- India

Method of production- Steam distilled

Color- Yellowish brown

Aroma- Sharp peppery

Black pepper is a tropical crop with extensive medicinal potential and health benefits.

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is an annual vine that belongs to family Piperaceae. Its dry fruits are used as a spice worldwide. Black pepper possesses antioxidant, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory property.

The main components of Black pepper oil were sabinene (11.2–22.6%), β-pinene (7.5–15.4%), limonene (12.7–23.8%) and β-caryophyllene (8.9–24.1%).

The most important candidate of p. nigrum is piperine. Its concentration varies in different species of p. nigrum. For example the amount of piperine in long pepper varies upto 1-2% and in white and black pepper, it varies upto 5-10%.

The reason behind its very essential therapeutic use is that due to presence of piperine. Piperine can be extracted from the unripe fruit of black pepper. It is present in the concentration of 6-9% in the black pepper. In addition to Piperine, it also contains beta-carotene, lauric-acid, palmitic acid, and pepper phellandrene.

Piperine is such a dominant constituent of p. nigrum that it is responsible for its pungency i.e. its strong odor and taste property. Also with addition of chavicine, which is an alkaloid with diastereomeric geometric isomers of piperine , have a synergistic effect on its pungency.

Essential compounds such as steroid, alkaloid, flavonoid, phenolics, chalcones and various lignans derivatives, in addition with terpenes isolated from black pepper.

Key Benefits

1. Pepper’s antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties help cure skin infections and acne.
2. It exfoliates dead skin and stimulates blood circulation causing more oxygen to flow to your face. This results in a healthy and glowing complexion.
3. Help prevent infection and spread of disease.
4. Black pepper fights the signs of premature aging – including wrinkles, fine lines, and even dark spots.
5. This oil makes your skin smoother.
6. This oil exfoliates the skin and removes dead skin cells.
7. Its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties help prevent acne.
8. It has antioxidant properties, vitamin-A, and carotenoids, which are beneficial for hair.
9. It helps treat dandruff.
10. It gives you clear and clean scalp.
11. It promotes hair growth.
12. It helps prevent baldness.
13. The anti-inflammatory properties of black pepper are quite beneficial for gum health and other dental issues.