Avocado

Avocado vegetable oil is rich in A, B, D, E vitamins and monosaturated fats. It can be used both in homemade skin care and hair care and is a good massage oil. The oil has a natural sunblock of about SFP 4, and also works as a soothing after sun lotion.

Skin type

Dry skin, sensitive skin, aging skin

Skin care

• Use in massage oils or body oils or in any skin care recipe that calls for a vegetable oil, if you have dry, sensitive or aging skin. Can also be used in the Oil cleansing method.
• Can be a bit on the heavy side, so it’s often good to mix it with a lighter oil such as olive oil or safflower oil.

Hair care

• Is great for any kind of hair, but especially those with dry hair or frizzy hair
• Use 100% avocado vegetable oil as hair oils. The result is shiny, smooth hair.

Recipes with avocado vegetable oil

 

Sources: Shenet, Crunchy Betty, Sundgren, Lisen: Lisens örtspa. Prisma, 2008