BEST FOR DRY & MATURE SKIN

INGREDIENT FEATURES

emollient

nutrient rich

antioxidant

USER BENEFITS

• softens

soothes

penetrates deeply

reduces redness

diminishes swelling

• promotes cell regeneration

cleans the skin

conditions skin

nourishes

protects

moisturizes deeply

• prevents chapping, cracks and stretch marks

helps heal wounds

absorbs UV rays

moisturizing

nourishing

protecting

APPLICATIONS

chapped hands

dermatitis

dry skin

eczema

inflammations

itchy skin

mature skin

normal skin

sensitive skin

• prevents chapping, cracks and stretch marks

Especially good for: dry skin, dehydrated skin, sensitive skin, mature skin, chapped and climate damaged skin, undernourished skin, sun damaged skin, post-menapausal skin, inflammation, diaper rash, eczema

USES

oil blends

emollient

base oil

thickener/viscosity enhancer

Avocado oil is deeply penetrating, moisturizing and nourishing, which makes it a wonderful emollient highly prized by those with skin issues. It is a relatively thick and rich oil that may be best blended with other carrier oils for a workable consistency.

ABOUT THE PLANT

Avocados are the fruit from Persea americana. Technically, avocados are a fruit because they have a stone.

ABOUT THE OIL

The fruit is readily absorbed and rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, D and E, amino acids, sterols, lecithin and essential fatty acids. The avocado oil that is derived from the pulp offers intense hydration for dehydrated, sun-damages and mature skin types. In addition, the powerful antioxidant properties of avocado oil help to reduce toxins that promote premature aging and wrinkling of the skin.

Avocado oil is a deep emerald green color with a thick and rich texture. It works best blended with other carrier oils and essential oils. Avocado oil is rich in many nutrients including vitamins A (anti-aging vitamin) and D (useful for people living in low sunshine areas), sterol (about 10%, useful for arthritis blends), and chlorophyll–the reason for its dazzling green color.

The oil is extracted from the flesh, which contains up to 30% pure oil–a number rivaled only by olive and palm fruit. Crude avocado oil is produced by mechanical pressing on hydraulic presses, followed by centrifugal extraction.

This is the only carrier oil we sell that we recommend leaving at a cool room temperature rather then in the refrigerator as it forms deposits and it congeals. If it does become more solid, just set the bottle of oil in warm water.

Avocado oil is very rich and thick; best suited for blending with less viscous oils.

OF INTEREST

The avocado tree was first found growing in South American swamp lands where it was nicknamed ‘alligator pear’.

NUTRIENTS

essential fatty acids:

FATTY ACID

Palmitic

Palmitoleic

Stearic

Oleic

Linoleic

Linolenic

lecithin

potassium

sterols

pantothenic acid

amino acids

chloraphyll

vitamins A, B1, B2, D and E

Avocado oil has a mild, slightly nutty aroma.

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