Made by grinding sweet almonds into a relatively coarse powder, this seed meal is gently abrasive as well as occlusive moisturizing (because the particles still contain a bit of sweet almond oil).
Functions
Abrasive,
Abrasive
Abrasives 'physically' exfoliate the skin (i.e., manually remove dead skin cells) by rubbing against its surface.
Abrasive,
Abrasive
Abrasives 'physically' exfoliate the skin (i.e., manually remove dead skin cells) by rubbing against its surface.
Bulking
Bulking
Bulking – increases the volume of a product.
Bulking
Bulking
Bulking – increases the volume of a product.
Origin
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Overview
Sweet almond seed meal is made by grinding sweet almonds into a relatively coarse powder. It is made mainly for the purpose of oil pressing (you cannot load whole almonds into an oil press, so they have to be ground) but it can be used as-is in skincare products as well.
The coarse particles are gently abrasive, with the added benefit of being non-drying to the skin. The sweet almond oil is released into the skincare formula and moisturizes the skin after the peeling.
The almond particles have another benefit: they are biodegradable (tiny plastic particles are sometimes used as abrasives and these are a big wastewater issue).
You can read more about sweet almond oil here: Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil.
Products with Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Seed Meal
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