SWEET ALMOND OIL

Almond oil is obtained either from sweet almonds or bitter almonds, which consists of ripe seeds of different varieties of prunus amygdalus Batsch (Family Rosaceae). Almond trees are cultivated in the Mediterranean countries, Asia Minor and California.
Description:
Sweet almond oil is pale yellow oil with a slight characteristic odour and a bland nutty taste.
Constituents:
Sweet almond oil consists of glycerides, the fatty acid constituents of which are chiefly oleic acid and smaller amount of linoleic, myristic and palmitic, and palmitic acids.
Physical and chemical characteristics:
Specific gravity at 25, .0910-0.915, Refractive Index at 20C, 1.470-1.473, Acid Value not more than 2, Iodine Value 95-102, sponification Value 188-196, Almost insoluble in alcohol (95%), miscible with ether, chloroform and light petroleum, benzene insoluble in water.
Action and uses:
Almond oil is nutritive, demulcent and emollient, it is also used in the preparations of cold creams , hair lotions and other toilet articles.