Sweet almond oil is a carrier oil that is used most frequently in essential oil blends for the skin. It is a good, all-purpose, popular and moderately priced carrier oil, and is suitable for all skin types, especially dry, mature or sensitive skin. This carrier oil is pale yellow, almost odorless and has excellent emollient (soothing) properties. It is rich in vitamins, minerals and protein and its use in cosmetics for its therapeutic properties is extensive.

This carrier oil contains vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and E, minerals,, fatty acids, and proteins.

This oil relieves itching. It is helpful for dryness, inflammation, burns, and thread veins and is great as a massage base for sensitive and irritated skin. It is softening and revitalizing, as well as nourishing for the skin, as well as an excellent lubricant. Add this oil to blends for hair, face, massage. It is also useful in cooking. This oil is probably the best multi-purpose base oil for massage.

You may wonder if there is a difference between sweet almond oil and just almond oil. There is a difference! Almond oil is the generic term for all types of oils that come from almonds of both types – both bitter and sweet. This oil comes from the part of the tree that grows pink flowers and bitter almonds. However, the part that produces white flowers and sweet almonds is where we get the sweet oil. This is a type of almond oil coming from sweet almonds only.

Here is a very informative article on healthline.com about The Benefits of Almond Oil for Skin, Hair and Cooking. You can read this article by clicking on this link.

https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/almond-oil

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