TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Many processed foods cannot be separated from the shallot mixture as a flavoring. However, apart from being useful in delicious food, shallots have other benefits. Shallots that have been extracted into shallot oil or onion oil has a myriad of benefits for the body, both skin and hair.
The benefits of shallot oil come from the vitamins A, C, E, and the B-complex contained in it. The vitamin content makes Red onion Rich in anti-bacterial, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. These properties are useful in fighting acne, reducing coughing and phlegm, and healing wounds.
Reported from OnMyHealthhere are the benefits of shallot oil:
1. Prevent fever
In the erratic weather after the rainy season, we often feel cold. In such a situation, if you have a cough, you can apply shallot oil on your chest while sleeping at night. If you do this every day, you won’t have a cough or fever. If your hands and feet are getting cold, you can massage your hands and feet with onion oil.
2. Beneficial for the skin
If you have skin problems, you can use onion oil to help get rid of skin diseases. Onion oil is beneficial in severe skin diseases like eczema and psoriasis. If you have any cuts or burn marks on your skin, you should apply onion juice. It will clear the stain. The antioxidants present in shallot oil can also cure your pimples.
3. Beneficial for hair
Onion oil is beneficial for hair. If your hair is too thin or falls out, you can apply onion oil to your hair regularly. Shallots contain a lot of minerals that make hair stronger and prevent hair loss. You can apply shallot oil directly to your hair or mix it with coconut oil.
4. Cleaning fleas
Mix onion oil with fenugreek powder and apply it on your hair and leave it for 30 minutes. If you have lice in your hair, onion oil will help kill the lice and destroy the eggs. You can apply this mixture thrice a week. Lice will disappear from your hair in a month.
5. Helps wound healing
When there is luka somewhere on your body that hasn’t been in a while, you can use shallot oil. Onion oil is anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. Onion oil acts as an ointment on wounds and heals them in no time.
HAN REVADA PUTRA
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