- Apricot oil
Apricot oil is pressed from the
kernel s of the "Prunus armeniaca " (apricot ). The kernels have an oil content of 40-50%. The oil is similar toalmond oil andpeach oil , both of which are also extracted from the kernels of the respective fruit. Apricot oil is much cheaper thanalmond oil , and is used similarly incosmetics to soften skin. It is sometimes added (fraudulently) to genuine almond oil and used in the manufacture of soaps, cold creams and other preparations of the perfumery trade. [cite web
url=http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/apric050.html
title=A Modern Herbal
chapter=Apricot
publisher= [http://www.botanical.com/ Botanical.com]
author=Mrs. M. Grieve
accessdate=2008-08-20] Specifically, apricot oil can be used on the scalp to improve its condition.The
seed cake is also used separately to extract anessential oil , which containsAmygdalin - a colorless crystallineglucoside .The oil is chiefly composed of
oleic acid andlinoleic acid , both of which areunsaturated fat s.References
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