Emollient almonds

Almond Prunus amygdalus var. dulcis, or var. amara (Rosaceae) seed 40-55 oleic (62-86), linoleic (7-30), palmitic (4-9), stearic (1-2) emollient base, toiletries, carrier oil (aromatherapy)... 

Almond oil is used therapeutically as an emollient and to soften ear wax. As a pharmaceutical excipient it is employed as a vehicle in parenteral preparations, such as oily phenol injection. It is also used in nasal spray,and topical preparations. Almond oil is also consumed as a food substance, see Section 18. 

USE As a base for ointments, cerates, etc., and as emulsion with egg yolk or expressed almond oil. In manuf of candles, soaps, cosmetics, laundry wax finishing and luster -ing linens. Emollient. A modified emulsifying form is marketed as Cetina. 

Neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate Octyl hydroxystearate benzoate PEG-35 almond glycerides PEG-4 diheptanoate Pentaerythrityl tetracaprylate/tetracaprate Polyquaternium-6 PPG-12-PEG-65 lanolin oil Propylene glycol dioctanoate emollient, bath gels... 

Polyglyceryl-3 laurate Polyquaternium-6 emollient, conditioning shampoo Disodium oleamido PEG-2 sulfosuccinate Polyquaternium-2 emollient, cosmetic creams Bitter almond (Prunus amygdalus amara) oil Dioctyl cyclohexane Egg oil Isopropyl myristate D-Mannitol emollient, cosmetic creams/lotions Acetylated lanolin alcohol Isocetyl stearate Isopropyl palmitate Pentaerythrityl tetraoleate... 

Fatty oils and fat-like substances - Fats and oils are esters of glycerin and higher fatty adds. In pure form, oils (castor, sea-buckthom and others) are used as remedies or as solvents for pharmaceutical substances. Fatty oils are used in medicine to make ointments, liniments and emollients, and for skin care and therapeutic massage. Some oils have therapeutic action. For example castor oil is used as a puigative and sea-buckthom is used internally to treat stomach and duodenal ulcers and externally for skin bums. Plant waxes, sterols and other substances are fat-like substances. Some of them are used in medidnal preparations. Unsaturated fatty acids (oleic, linoleic, linolenic, palmitic and other acids) prevent development of atherosclerosis. They are contained in plant seeds (almond, sunflower, flax and others), and fruits (olives and sea-buckthom). 

Expressed almond oil has emollient, demulcent, and mildly laxative properties. It is a weak antibacterial. While easily absorbed and digested orally, it is slowly absorbed through intact skin. Based on prevalent data, almond oil and almond meal are nonirritating and nonsensitizing to the skin and are considered safe for cosmetic use. °... 

Sweet ahnond oil is used as a laxative in doses up to 30 mL as well as a solvent for parenter-aUy administered drugs and a solvent for hemorrhoid injectable solutions. It is also used as an emollient and emulsifier for chapped hands, in lotions (both moisturizing and night skin care preparations), suntan gels, blushers, makeup bases, skin cleansing preparations, creams, and as an ointment base. It is used in cosmetic formulations in concentrations up to 50% 25% in lipstick formulations. Almond meal is used as a skin cleanser and in medicated soaps. ... 

Adult skin Actives to moisturize, protect and nourish. OAV or W/0 emollient-rich emulsions and with lipid-replenishing-rich actives (plant oils like sweet almond, borage, evening primrose oil, avocado, walnut, sheabutter, shorea, muru-muru, cupuacu, ucuuba). 

Definition Mixt. from the transesterifcation of almond oil and PEG-6 Uses Emollient in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals amphiphilic agent improving drug delivery... 

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