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BeeTooman · Vegan Zealot Joined: 12 May 2006 Posts: 980

Apricot oil, similar to, but much cheaper than almond oil, which it resembles. Only obtained from certain cultivars.[33]
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Apricot oil is pressed from the kernels of the Prunus armeniaca (apricot). The kernels have an oil content of 40-50%. The oil is similar to almond oil and peach oil, both of which are also extracted from the kernels of the respective fruit. Apricot oil is much cheaper than almond oil, and is used similarly in cosmetics to soften skin. It is sometimes added (fraudulently) to genuine almond oil and used in the manufacture of soaps, cold creams and other preparations of the perfumery trade.[1]Specifically, apricot oil can be used on the scalp to improve its condition.

The seed cake is also used separately to extract an essential oil, which contains Amygdalin - a colorless crystalline glucoside.

The oil is chiefly composed of oleic acid and linoleic acid, both of which are unsaturated fats.

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