Summary: -Sweet
almond oil is useful for skin care because it contains vitamins and
essential fatty acids. Composition: -Fatty
acids, the most important of which are oleic acid - linoleic –
protein and gel substances -Sugars
and minerals: Ca, P, K, A, Mg. -Vitamins:
A, B, E. Use:
External use: -Hair
Care: it is nutrient for poor hair. -It
treats sore scalp and hair snap. -It
softens skin, especially burns. -Hemorrhoids:
mix sweet almond oil with egg and place the mixture on
hemorrhoids.
-Itch soothing in
some skin diseases and eczema. -It
relieves pain and rebuilds middle ear drum
membrane. -It
treats boils. Linoleic acid, which belongs to group of omega 6 of essential
fatty acids EFA. -EFA
are necessary essential fatty acids for health which body cannot
produce. They are sometimes called vitamin F or Polyunsaturated and
must be obtained from food and have desirable therapeutic effects.
They improve skin and hair and reduce blood pressure, cholesterol
and triglycerides. It prevents arthritis and is useful in cases of
Candida albicans, heart diseases, blood vessels diseases, eczema
and psoriasis. There is a high concentration of these acids in the
brain and they help with transfer of nerve signals and they are
essential for brain function growth, development and performance,
and lack of such acids could lead to the deterioration of learning
ability and information retrieval. Every living cell in the body
needs EFA and is by the body in producing
Albroostaglandniat.
-It has two sets
Omega*6 - Linoleic + Linolich alpha found in vegetable oils.
Omega*3 Linolenic + Eicosa Pentaenoic. These acids are found in
fish oil, walnut oil and flaxseed oil.
-Sweet almond
salts are important. The gel substances help to regulate blood
sugar level, reduce blood cholesterol and remove
toxins. -Vitamin
E (tocopherol 4) -It
is antioxidant which is Important in prevention of cancer ,heart
diseases and blood vessel diseases. It Improves blood circulation.
It is also essential for tissue repair, treatment of P.M.S, cystic
fibrosis, diabetes. It stimulates blood clotting and natural
healing and reduces scarring, reduces blood pressure ,helps in
prevention of cataracts, improves athletic performance and relaxes
leg muscle contractions. Sweet Almond oil keeps nerves and muscles
fit, strengthens the capillary walls, prevents anemia. It is an
antioxidant it prevents cell destruction by inhibiting fat
oxidation and inhibiting free radicals
formation. It also protects other vitamins that dissolves in fat
and destroys oxygen effect and delays aging. Its deficiency leads
to infertility in men and women, disruption in the menstruation,
neurological deterioration, muscle weakness at age of RBC. Low
vitamin E is linked to bowel cancer and stomach
cancer. -There
is a link between increased of heart disease and between growing
shortages of vitamin E in food. -Benefits:
sweet almond oil is nutritious, tonic for nerves and it is
intestinal disinfectant. Dosage: -Externally:
apply only on skin or hair once every day