Once you crack them, use them. If you have an oil press, the oil extraction process becomes very simple. First, turn the machine on. Even most cold press extractors require low heat in order to fully extract all of the moringa seed oil; give the oil extractor 5-10 minutes to warm up. Once it’s warm, you can begin the extraction process.
How is moringa oil made?
Then, the seeds go through a process called decortication in which the outer coat of seeds. The kernels obtained from the process are left to dry and then crushed in cold press rotary machine to obtain the Moringa Oil. This oil is then filtered and packed to make it ready to use.
What is moringa oil used for?
Soap – Moringa seed oil can be used in making soap because of its skin cleansing and moisturizing property. Perfume Base – Moringa seed oil is the best natural perfume base of all oils and was preferred by people of ancient civilizations.
How much oil is in a Moringa seed?
Your oil-to-seed ratio is not going to be a perfect 1:1. Moringa oil only makes up about 37% of the seeds, and the cold press will only extract about 70% of that. That equates to a little over 1/4th of total volume. In other words, if you process 1 pound of Moringa seeds, your end result will be about a quarter pound of oil.