Description: Almond Oil, Health Benefits of Almond Oil, Medical Uses, History, Uses in Aromatherapy. Description of Almonds and Other Almond Products: Almond Milk, Butter, Paste.
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Sweet Almond oil is extracted from the dried kernel of sweet almonds. The kernel innermost section called the drupe produces the oil when pressed with a machine. Almond oil is one of the most ancient beauty secrets and its use has been traced back thousands of years. Its uses cover a broad range and include health, beauty and overall nourishment. Many homeopathic doctors prescribe almond oil for its medicinal factors.
There are two different types of almond oils which come from two different types of almond trees. Bitter almond oil comes from the bitter almond tree and is not edible. Sweet almond oil comes from the sweet almond tree and is edible. Bitter almond oil contains a chemical called amygdalin and when ingested the body metabolizes the chemical and produces cyanide which can poison the body. The sweet almond oil is the oil more commonly used from almonds.
Almond oil has been found in literature and written work dating back to Greek mythology, the Bible, and references has even been found in Shakespeare’s writings. The almond tree is indigenous to parts of the Mediterranean. The tree was originally grown and harvested for foods and processed by roasting and heating to remove the toxins. A later domesticated version of the almond tree was bred and introduced in the early Bronze Age (3000-2000 BC). This mutation was unintentional at first and happened to not ha