Sea buckthorn is useful, everyone knows it. But what are the benefits of sea buckthorn oil?
Modern conditions involve snacks on the run, fast food and the use of a huge amount of unhealthy foods rich in various harmful substances. And it’s good that there is such a wonderful remedy as sea buckthorn oil intended:
• for the treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal diseases;
• for the prevention of atherosclerosis and other diseases of the heart and blood vessels;
• for healing wounds and cuts;
• with constipation, immunodeficiency, tonsillitis, tonsillitis, hemorrhoids;
• with a decrease in visual acuity;
• to restore immunity after a disease.
Sea buckthorn oil will be extremely useful for other diseases. You can’t list the whole list - it’s enough to know that with moderate use of sea buckthorn oil (about 100 g per day), you can be sure of maintaining beauty and health for many years.
Sea buckthorn oil - how to make at home: is such a procedure possible?
On an industrial scale, the oil from this berry is extracted through repeated squeezing. For the first time, the production of this type of oil was described by the biochemist V. Ruchkin in the early 20th century. During the discovery and improvement of manufacturing technology, it was determined that the oil from the pulp of sea buckthorn berries has a pronounced orange tint. At the same time, the oil obtained from the seeds is colorless. Later it was found that this effect is associated with the absence of carotene in the seeds, which gives the corresponding color.
The implementation of the technological process for the manufacture of oil consists in the use of only ripe fruits of the sea buckthorn berry, which are dried in the shade or in the oven at a minimum temperature. Next, the berry is squeezed, then it is driven off under a press, and, finally, mixed with vegetable oil.
The process ends with the replacement of sea buckthorn oil with vegetable, as a result of which the product becomes especially valuable and nutritious. The oil obtained must comply with the regulated standards and indicators.
Since obtaining oil by an industrial method is rather difficult, citizens often wonder how to make sea buckthorn oil at home. There are simplified methods for obtaining the product independently and without the involvement of special equipment.
All that is required is:
• sea buckthorn;
• vegetable oil;
• time;
• a little patience.
Sea buckthorn oil - how to make homemade oilcake with the addition of vegetable oil
A fairly simple method of preparation, however, the quality of the final product will not suffer from this at all:
• sort out the berry and rinse;
• dry the berry - for this we lay it out on paper or cardboard;
• then squeeze the juice using a juicer or a wooden mortar (juice for cooking oil is not required, so you can drink it);
• the resulting meal needs to be poured with vegetable oil - for 3 cups of sea buckthorn, about half a liter of vegetable oil will be needed;
• put the mixture in a dark room, protected from ultraviolet rays, for several days;
• then we separate the oil from the cake - for this you need to filter the mixture through gauze or a fine sieve;
• for greater benefit and concentration of nutrients it is recommended to carry out the procedure again, that is:
o take sea buckthorn berries and squeeze the juice from them;
o cake, pour sea buckthorn oil, which has already been received.
Sea buckthorn oil - how to make at home without the use of vegetable oil
When searching for the answer to the question “Sea buckthorn oil - how to make it at home”, in addition to the previous method, you can use this most simple method, where you do not even need vegetable oil:
• take berries of sea buckthorn, carefully sort them out and rinse with water;
• dry sea buckthorn in the oven - the temperature should be at a minimum, while making sure that the berries are not burnt;
• after the sea buckthorn has become hard and completely dry, you need to squeeze the juice;
• Next, place the juice in a not very deep glass container (for more convenient oil collection) and place the container in a dark room for about 1 day.
After this period, oil will form on the surface, which can be collected with a spoon or pipette, and then poured into a pre-prepared glass container with a tight lid.
Sea buckthorn oil obtained by this method is recommended to be stored in the refrigerator. The oil prepared according to this recipe is great for skin care, the only drawback is the small amount of product that can be obtained by this method.
Sea buckthorn oil - how to make at home with the use of cake and seeds
This method of preparation is remarkable in that it is possible to make a product even in the winter season, since the recipe involves the use of frozen sea buckthorn.
For the manufacture we need vegetable oil (you can take olive):
• we sort the berries, rinse under running water;
• dry the sea buckthorn, having previously laid it out on paper;
• Next, place the berries in the freezer for about 5 days;
• after that they must be thawed - the defrosting process must be done gradually, first moving the berry from the freezer to the refrigerator, and only then - at room temperature;
• after the melting process is over, rinse the sea-buckthorn again under running water and squeeze the juice using a juicer or a wooden mortar;
• put the juice in the refrigerator - we still need it;
• dry the cake, and after it is completely dry - separate the seeds from it and, using a coffee grinder, grind them to a state of flour;
• take containers of at least 2 liters;
• mix the obtained flour from seeds with oilcake, pour juice into the mixture and add vegetable or olive oil;
• mix the resulting mixture thoroughly;
• further it is necessary to implement boiling process in a water bath - for this:
o take a large pan, put some kind of metal stand under the bottom (for example, a lid from a tin can);
o in a large pan we place a two-liter container with a workpiece and pour water into a large container.
• we carry out boiling over low heat for about 3 hours;
• after 3 hours, remove the container from the fire and put in a dark place for 3 days (storage should be done at room temperature);
• after 3 days a layer of oil will form on the surface - it must be carefully removed with a spoon;
• then leave the mixture for another 3 days - after this time one more portion of oil can be removed from the surface;
• the procedure can be repeated 3-4 times.
Sea buckthorn oil - how to make at home using seeds
This type of seed oil is considered the most valuable and beneficial. This method does not involve the use of whole berries - you only need seeds that can be separated from the cake after squeezing the juice.
To make an extremely useful product you will need:
• squeeze the juice of sea buckthorn;
• dry the cake - for this it needs to be laid out on paper and put in a warm place;
• Next, you need to separate the bones from the cake - to make the procedure as easy as possible, you can rub the dry cake between the palms;
• place the obtained seeds of sea buckthorn in a coffee grinder and grind it to the state of flour;
• pour the flour into a glass bowl and pour olive oil;
• wrap the neck of the jar with paper and put the container in a dark place for about 2 months;
• during this time, mix the mixture periodically;
• after this period, the oil must be filtered and used for its intended purpose.
Please note that the finished oil will have a fairly light shade - this is due to the fact that the seeds of sea buckthorn do not contain carotene, which gives the orange color to the berry itself.
How to cook sea buckthorn oil from berry juice yourself
This method of making sea buckthorn oil also does not require much effort. The product is extremely high quality and concentrated. But there is a drawback - there is very little oil from the juice, and to extract the required amount, the procedure has to be repeated several times.
The process looks like this:
• we wash the berries under running water;
• squeeze juice using a juicer;
• pour the juice into a wide container and put in a dark room;
• after 1 day you can collect the oil formed on the surface of the juice - it can be easily determined by the oily consistency;
• the resulting mass must be poured into a glass container and refrigerated, tightly closing the jar at the same time.
With such simple and unsophisticated methods you can get a useful product that can cope with any disease.
The main aspect is ease of implementation - every housewife in the house must have vegetable oil and a glass bowl.
