Almond oil (Sweet almond oil)
INCI: Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Softening plant oil from sweet almonds
Good evidence: randomised trials
At a glance
- Suits
- All skin types, especially dry skin
- Helps with
- Dry skin, Itching and redness, Dry hands and feet
- Pairs well with
- Apricot kernel oil, Shea butter, Argan oil
- Found in
- 20 ECOOKING products
What can almond oil help with?
Dry skin
Almond oil softens dry skin and helps it retain moisture.
Itching and redness
In a trial with a total of 160 pregnant women, a cream with almond oil resulted in less itching and redness around stretch marks than the cream base. The women had not previously given birth.[1]
Dry hands and feet
In our hand cream and overnight foot cream, almond oil helps soften dry and rough skin.
How it works
How to use it
- Apply hand cream after every hand wash.
- Use foot cream in the evening, preferably with socks.
- Massage lip balm onto dry lips several times a day.
- You can find almond oil in hand cream, lip balm, foot cream and scrub.
Products with almond oil
Hand cream for dry hands
Hand Cream 01 softens dry hands and absorbs quickly without leaving a greasy ...
Energizing Eye Cream
Fragrance-free eye cream for wrinkles and dark circles that firms, moisturise...
Blush
Fragrance-free cream blush with a natural glow that is easy to apply, blends ...
Cleansing Scrub
Fragrance-free, exfoliating face scrub and cleanser in one that cleanses deep...
Cleansing balm
Our cleansing balm offers 3-in-1: removes makeup, cleanses deeply & nourishes...
Overnight Foot Cream
Overnight foot cream that softens hard skin and moisturises dry feet and crac...
Multi Balm Stick 4 g
Our Multi Balm Stick 4 g, also known as Multi Balm, a moisturising balm for v...
Anti Redness Cream
Fragrance-free cream for redness and blemishes that soothes redness and irrit...
Frequently asked questions
Almond oil is used as softening care when skin feels dry or rough. It also helps make the product easy to spread.
Yes. Almond oil is mild and suits most skin types, especially dry skin. In a cream or face oil, it softens the skin without feeling heavy.
Yes. Almond oil softens dry and rough skin and is easy to spread, even over large areas. That is why it is often used in body lotion, hand cream and foot cream.
Almond oil comes from almonds. If you have a nut allergy, ask your doctor before using products with almond oil.
Almond oil cannot remove stretch marks. A cream with almond oil can, however, soften the skin and soothe itching and redness associated with stretch marks.
Sweet almond oil is the type used as a softening oil in skincare. You can recognise it by the ingredient name Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil.
Sources
- The effect of Aloe vera gel and sweet almond oil on striae gravidarum in nulliparous women (journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine, 2018)
- An updated review on efficacy and benefits of sweet almond, evening primrose and jojoba oils in skin care applications (International journal of cosmetic science, 2022)