A classic
What about sweet almond oil for skin care? It is a gentle, delicate, nourishing and soothing base oil/carrier oil. and one of the safest choices in aromatherapy skin care. Thousands of years ago, sweet almond oil was already widely known and appreciated throughout the Roman Empire and other part of Europe.
Using sweet almond oil for skin care has many advantages. To name just one, it has very little scent of its own, blending perfectly with whatever essential oils you wish to mix it with. Sweet almon oil is a source of vitamin E, vitamin D and essential minerals like calcium and magnesium.
Now being such a safe and gentle carrier oil, that doesn’t mean it hasn’t got a wide range of benefits to bring to our skin. In some conventional skin care products, the use of the name ‘sweet almond oil’ is more of a marketing strategy and the actual percentage of oil in the product will be extremely low. When used pure or in a good quality, natural and organic aromatheapy skin care recipe, sweet almond oil will always leave your skin better that it found it.
Properties
- deeply moisturising
- nourishing
- soothing any irritation or inflammation
- delaying the aging process
- relieving dry, itching skin.
Sweet Almond Oil for Skin of the Face, Body and Scalp
Sweet almond oil is easily absorbed and leaves a soft and silky feeling on the skin. It can be used for both facial and body massages and does not clog pores, yet works wonderfully soothing dry, chapped or irritated skin.
Great for chapped lips or skin rashes.
Sweet almond oil can also be used in regular scalp massages to treat hair loss.
If you can only buy one vegetable carrier oil, this is a great one to start with. Gentle, odorless, nourishing and relatively inexpensive, sweet almond oil can be used in many preparations for skin care such as face care, body care and massage. It makes a perfect base oil to start unlimited creative mixing with other vegetable oils, butters and essential oils for skin care!
