9 Surprising and Great Reasons To Add Sweet Almond Oil To Your Beauty Routine

1-It's an anti-ager. 

There's a reason that almond oil is showing up in high-end anti-aging products, like Le Mieux Brightening Serum, Kat Burki Hibiscus Antioxidant Face Mask, and Shea Terra Organics Argan Beauty Milk. "There's some evidence that sweet almond oil helps to reduce fine lines and signs of aging in sun-damaged skin," explains Jeffrey James, of Jeffrey James Botanicals. A 2010 study suggests that almond oil has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunity-boosting, and scar-reducing properties. To use the oil solo, press several drops between your palms and massage it gently into clean skin. Try InstaNatural Certified Organic Almond Oil.

2-It will infuse your skin with moisture.
Almond oil locks in moisture and prevents dry, inflamed, itchy skin. "Because the fats in almond oil are predominantly monounsaturated, your skin absorbs them quickly and retains that moisture," James says. You can find almond oil in Laura Mercier Almond Coconut Milk Soufflé Body Crème, Too Cool for School Egg Mellow Body Butter, and Burt's Bees Mama Bee Nourishing Body Oil, but feel free to slick up with pure almond oil, ideally after a shower when skin is freshly hydrated.  

3-It will conceal dark circles.

Vitamin E and omega-6 fatty acids are the magic ingredients here. "Almond oil remedies the dehydration that can make dark circles more pronounced," Fuller says. Tap two or three drops of almond oil (or a product like Boots Botanics Organic Hydrating Eye Cream) around the eye area very lightly, without rubbing, right before bedtime. Don't get the oil directly in your eyes.

4-It will clear up acne. 
We've come a long way since oil was a no-go for oily skin. "In fact, using oil on oily skin is an important way to deal with the problem of oil overproduction," says Brenda Brock, founder of Farmaesthetics, an herbal skin care company. "The old way of addressing this condition was to remove oil or dry the skin with astringent, alcohol-like products, but that only stripped away the topical oils, triggering more oil production." Almond oil helps to open and clean out pores and has even been shown to dissolve excess sebum, the oil our skin naturally produces that can cause acne. Apply sparingly at night after cleansing.

5-It will soothe rashes. 
The zinc in almond oil makes it ideal for soothing skin rashes, including psoriasis and eczema, according to Fuller. "Our body counts on zinc to speed repair time," she says. If you've got itchy skin, she recommends soaking in an almond oil–infused bath: Add ¼ cup of sweet almond oil (or a product like ESPA Soothing Bath Oil) to warm bathwater and soak for 20 to 30 minutes. 

6-It will wash off makeup. 
"Almond oil is both gentle and effective at removing makeup, even from the tender eye area," Fuller says. Dip a cotton ball in the oil and apply it to the face, allowing the oil to soak in for 2 minutes; then gently wipe off your makeup with a fresh cotton pad. It will leave your complexion clean, soft, and not at all greasy.

7-It will nourish your lips.
For pennies, a few drops of almond oil will protect and relieve chapped, cracked lips. Or you could spring for balms that contain almond oil, including Big Cloud Wind Master Lip Balm by Dollar Shave Club and emerginC Scientific Organics In Lips We Trust Antioxidant Lip Balm.

8-It will banish dandruff.

We don't usually think about our scalp until it starts itching and shedding dry flakes, and then we run for the Head & Shoulders shampoo. "Remember that the scalp is skin, too, and it loves to be nourished," James says. To prevent or treat dandruff, he recommends applying a few drops of sweet almond oil directly onto the scalp at night to not only soothe and reduce scalp inflammation and loosen dry flakes, but also to improve the health and growth of your hair—especially if you could be mildly deficient in zinc and/or magnesium, both of which are important to hair health. Massage until absorbed and leave in overnight. "It may take only a few drops as a nightly or weekly treatment," James says. If you'd feel more comfortable with a product specially formulated for scalp health, try almond oil–infused Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair Deep Conditioning Mask.

9-It will add shine to your hair.
You could buy Vibrant Sexy Hair Rose Elixir Hair & Body Dry Oil Mistwith sweet almond oil, to add moisture and shine to your hair. Or you could save a few bucks and apply sweet almond oil directly, warming a small amount in your hands and running through hair from midshaft to tips. "It's a great stand-in for some of the conventional shine enhancers and leave-in conditioner products out there," says Susan Griffin-Black, cofounder of EO Products. "Minerals like potassium and magnesium help to strengthen hair, reduce split ends. and moisturize dried-out strands."

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