May help heal wounds and burns

Sesame oil may be applied topically to burns and wounds in addition to being ingested for its health advantages. Natural gas with potential medicinal use is ozone. It was first used in a therapeutic setting in 1914 to treat infections during World War I. Various skin problems are treated topically with ozonated oils, which have had ozone added to them. Topical use of ozonated sesame oil was associated with increased collagen levels in injured tissue in one rat research. A structural protein called collagen is required for wound healing.

Although there is a dearth of human research in this area, other studies have shown that topical therapy with sesame oil decreased burn and wound healing time in mice. The oil's antioxidant and anti-inflammatory characteristics are probably what allows it to hasten the healing of wounds and burns.