Ingredient

Black Pepper Oil (Piper Nigrum)

Piper nigrum

Black pepper oil is amazing — in perfumes, its pungent scent radiates warmth. Black pepper oil is amazing — in skincare and massage oils it is warming on the skin. Black pepper oil is amazing — in haircare it supports healthy-looking hair. You got it, black pepper oil is amazing.

Piper nigrum is a vine native to southern India. It grows hanging clusters of little, berry-like fruits of green color. Once ripe, these fruits are left to dry which turns them black and enhances their pungent pepper smell.

It’s a euphemism to say that the spice trade has changed the course of history, and black pepper is probably the best example. Despite the distances, it was already famous in Europe during antiquity and medieval times, and was the most sought-after spice to flavor the bland dishes of the wealthy. It was so rare and expensive that it could be used as currency.

The oil is obtained from the dried peppercorns by steam distillation.