Almond Oil RSS

Almond oil has been used for centuries due to the amazing benefits packed into this sweet little nut. Well, it’s not actually a nut, it’s a drupe, and is the ancestor to many stoned fruits such as prunes, apricots and peaches. The almond tree is a species native to the Mediterranean, where it was first domesticated. There are two types of almonds; bitter (coming from wild almond trees) and sweet (coming from the domesticated variety). Bitter almonds are not edible but are sometimes used in creating essential oils for fragrance. Sweet almonds are what are generally familiar with. They are...