Almond Oil

All About Almond Oil:
Almond is a deciduous tree which is edible and widely cultivated seed tree. It is scientifically known as Prunus amygdus. It grows up to 4-10m in height with a trunk up to 30cm in diameter. Almond tree is native to Middle East, Indian subcontinent and North Africa. It is known as "Badam" in many Asian countries such as Afghanistan, India, Iran and others. Almond fruit is a drupe which consists of an outer hull and a hard shell with the seed. Young twigs are green initially, leaves with serrated margins & petiole and flowers are white to pale pink in color.

Specifications of Almond Oil:

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Product	ALMOND OIL
Botanical source	Prunus Amygdalus
CAS NO.	8007-69-0
Appearance	Clear liquid
Color	Pale yellow bright & clear oily liquid
Odor	Characteristic
PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES-
specific gravity at 20 C	0.710 to 0.998
Refractive Index	Between 1.345 TO 1.567
Cotton seed oil	As per standard
sesame oil	As per standard
mineral oil & foreign fatty oil	As per standard
Storage	Well fitted container,in cool and dark place
IDENTIFICATION
Iodine value	75 to 110
Peroxide value	Max 6.0
Saponification value	150 to 220

Almond oil history:
Almond is also known as Prunusamygdalus, which is a small deciduous tree. It belongs to the subfamily Prunoideae of family Rosaceae.

ALMONDS are of two main types –
1. PRUNUS AMYGDALUS VAR DULCIS – this is known to produce sweet almonds. These almonds are edible and can be eaten in raw form or can be roasted.
2. PRUNUS AMYGDALUS VAR AMARA – This is known to produce bitter almonds, which are used to extract almond oil. Their raw form may also produce dangerous amounts of prussic acid ie, hydrogen cyanide.

Almond oil has following beneficial effects on the skin –
- Almond oil is rich in Vit E and helps to improve the complexion, dry skin and skin tone.
- As rich in anti oxidants and has anti inflammatory effects, it helps in the treatment of acne
- It helps to reduce the hyper pigmentation, scars and sun burns.

Extraction Process:
Almond oil is derived from dried almond seeds through cold pressing method.

Chemical Composition:
It is rich in oleic acid 62% and linoleic acid 29% and others saturated fatty acid 9%. Its vitamins are Vitamin E, A & D and having minerals Ca, K & Mg as well.

Properties-
Almond oil is pale yellow and clear in color. It is delicious sweet in taste and medium light with quick absorption rate to skin. It is fine in texture.

Blending Well with:
Natural and Pure Almond oil is nicely mixes with other oils and absorbed the skin like calendula oil, macadamia nut oil, wheat germ oil etc.

21 Surprising Health Benefits and Uses-

1. It is used to remove stretch marks because it tightens skin and improve blood circulation.
2. It prevents moisture from evaporation so used as Base Oil.
3. It has great application for skin care and cosmetic products.
4. It is used to enhance immune and also aids in digestion.
5. It is used in aromatherapy because of its nutritional value.
6. It helps in repairing, rejuvenating and revitalize damaged skin.
7. It is used for the treatment of acne.
8. As it contain fatty acid that dissolves sebum which cause acne.
9. It is used as wood conditioner.
10. It is used to cleanse the makeup.
11. It is used to make healthy and flirty eyelashes.
12. Almond oil has emollient properties because it easily penetrate into skin, so used for skin care as it nourishes skin and make smooth and soft. It is used in spas for its non greasy and fragrance less nature.
13. It is used to remove dark circles due to its antioxidant property.
14. It delays aging process, it reduces wrinkles, moisturize deeper skin.
15. It is used for massaging with almond oil as it adds shine to hair.
16. It prevents chapped lips and body rashes so used in lip balm.
17. It is used to relieve dry and itching skin, soothes skin irritation and inflammation.
18. It is used to improves complexion and retain glow.
19. It is used to strengthen hair, make long and strong hair.
20. It is used to protect skin from sun as it helps to reverse the damages by sun exposure.
21. It is used in facial moisturizer because it repairs rough, dry and flaky skins.

Safety and Precaution-
Do not use almond oil while pregnant & breast feeding women.
Avoid use of almond sweet oil of if someone has diabetes as it may lower blood sugar level.

Where to buy almond oil?
AOS Products is a reputed brand in India that offer 100% Natural Almond Oil, if you are going to shop pure almond oil via on-line or E-commercial websites than think several times to buy from there. Ok we are Indian Almond Sweet oil manufacturers functions from Ghaziabad (New Delhi) India. We are a certified like that ISO, GMP and HACCP manufacturers in India. We produces pure and natural almond oil by latest machinery so it helpful for hair and dark circles. We also work as worldwide exporters for Almond oil. So if you are looking Almond oil at affordable price in India than you may select us.