Onion Oil
Onion Seed Oil
Cold-Pressed Onion Seed Oil
Pure onion seed oil (Allium cepa), cold-pressed in our own facility in Amman from selected seed. No heat, no solvents, no refining.
First, what it isn't
"Onion seed" is one of the more confusing names in the spice trade. In much of the region it's used for Nigella sativa — black seed, habbat al barakah, kalonji — which is a completely unrelated plant.
This is the actual seed of the onion. If you're looking for black seed oil, that's a separate product of ours.
What it's like
Amber to light brown, with a pronounced savoury aroma that leaves no doubt what it came from. The sulfur compounds characteristic of the allium family carry through the pressing, and they are what gives onion oil its place in traditional hair care.
In hair care
This is its main use, and it goes back generations across the Middle East and South Asia. Massage into the scalp and lengths, leave for thirty minutes or longer, then wash out with shampoo. Once or twice a week suits most people.
Many people prefer it blended rather than alone — the aroma is strong, and mixing it with a lighter oil such as jojoba or apricot kernel makes it easier to live with. It's one of the twelve oils in our Hair's Mix for that reason.
About the smell — and why ours is milder
Onion oil has a reputation for being difficult to live with, and much of that comes from steam-distilled versions. Distillation concentrates the volatile sulfur compounds — the same ones that make you cry chopping an onion — into a very small volume. The result is overpowering.
Ours is cold-pressed. The process extracts the fatty oil from the seed while leaving most of those volatiles behind, so the aroma is noticeably gentler than a distilled onion oil while keeping the character that makes the oil worth using.
It still smells of onion, and it doesn't vanish after one wash — we'd rather say so. But it is a long way from the distilled version, and most people who found onion oil unusable were using that.
How it's made
Cold-pressed on German machinery without heat or chemical solvents, then filtered and bottled. Unrefined, non-GMO, hexane-free, vegan-friendly. Nothing added.
Produced in an ISO 22000 certified facility and tested by independent third parties. Halal certified. Available in retail bottles, bulk, and private label.
Storage and notes
- Patch-test before wider use. Allium oils can irritate sensitive skin.
- Store in a cool, dark place with the cap tightly closed. The aroma carries — keep it away from other stored products.
- Colour and aroma vary naturally between batches with the season and harvest.
| SKU | 688 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 0.056000 |
| Brand | Green Fields |
| Country of Manufacture | Jordan |
Onions have been a staple in human diets for over 7,000 years...
with their origins believed to be in central Asia. Ancient civilizations, including the Egyptians, revered onions not only for their culinary uses but also for their symbolic significance. The Egyptians associated the onion's concentric rings with eternity and often used them in burial rituals, even placing onions in the eye sockets of mummies like King Ramses IV.
Throughout history, onions have been valued for their medicinal properties. Ancient Romans believed onions could improve vision, aid sleep, and heal various ailments, from toothaches to dysentery. Pliny the Elder documented these uses in his writings, highlighting the onion's esteemed place in Roman society.
Fun Fact: In the Middle Ages, onions were so highly prized that they were used as currency to pay for goods and services, and even as gifts.
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