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Sweet Almond Oil
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil · Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil · Prunus Amygdalus DulcisBarrier
A medium-weight nut oil with a soft feel, common in body oils and gentle face creams.
What it does
It’s a medium-weight oil with vitamin E and a soft feel, common in body oils, baby products and gentle face moisturizers. If you’re allergic to tree nuts, skip it on skin too: refining lowers its nut protein, but not to zero.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusA review of sweet almond, evening primrose and jojoba oils concludes that together they help the skin's outer layer stay intact, recover and keep its fat balance. The review is explicit that the literature contains discrepancies and questionable study designs, and that results depend heavily on oil quality and formulation. Its abstract does not separate sweet almond oil's own evidence.Blaak 2022 · International journal of cosmetic science ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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