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, sedative, 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 tobacco industry.
• Apricot oil is used in making many industrial products like adhesives, cosmetics, hair oils, food containers, fuel additives, varnishes, plastics and fibers