Apricot Oil
| Botanical Name | : | Prunus Armeniaca | |
| Common Name | : | Apricot kernel oil, Apricot oil | |
| CAS # | : | 72869-69-3, F.E.M.A. : 2105 | |
| Plant Parts Used | : | Seeds (Kernels) | |
| Extraction Method | : | Cold Pressed | |
| Color & Odor | : | Pale yellow oily liquid with bland, oily, fatty odor |
Description :
A medium sized deciduous tree. The leaves are broad and roundish with pointed apex, smooth, margin, finely serrated, petiole ½ inch to an inch long, generally tinged with red.
Constituents & Specifications :
Apricot oil has various chemical compounds that include arginine, histidine, lysine, phenylalanine, valine, leucine, crystine and tryptophanmethionine.
Specific Gravity : 0.95000 to 0.98000 @ 25°C
Properties :
Antitussive, anti-asthmatic , anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, calmative, , laxative and tonic diuretic, carminative, stomachic. It has moisturizing, nourishing and revitalizing properties.
Benefits & Uses :
- Apricot carrier oil is ideal for incorporation into skin care products, it is particularly rich in both linoleic acid and oleic acid.
- Apricot flavour uses for natural taste and flavour in food, sauce, bakery and confectionery applications and also as flavour ingredient in industry.
- Apricot oil is used in making many industrial products like adhesives, cosmetics, hair oils, food containers, fuel additives, varnishes, plastics and fibers