
Aroma
Nutty, sweet

Vitamins
Minerals
Proteins
Oleic
Linoleic acid
Oleic Acid and linoleic acid (essential fatty acids)
Viscosity
Thin, surprisingly light.
Color
Light Yellow
Absorption and Feel
Fast absorption, deeply penetrating and stimulating to the circulatory system.
Shelf Life
Hazelnut oil is slow to go rancid (6 Months to 1 Year) with proper storage conditions (cool, out of direct sunlight). Refrigeration after opening is recommended.
Extraction Method
Cold Pressed
Uses and Health Benefits
- Good astringent qualities and toning (and is said to help maintain the skin's firmness and elasticity), which makes it a superb carrier oil to use on oily and combination skins.
- Useful as base for oily, combination skins, acne
- Tones and tightens skin, helps maintain firmness and elasticity
- Helps to strengthen capillaries so might be useful against thread veins
- Encourages cell regeneration, stimulates circulation
- Use 100% as base or 10%
Fatty acids | Range | |
---|---|---|
Palmitic | C16:0 | 4.0- 8.0 % |
Palmitoleic | C16:1 | 0.1 - 0.6 % |
Stearic | C18:0 | 1.5 - 3.5 % |
Oleic | C18:1 | 68.0 - 85.0 % |
Linoleic | C18:2 | 7.0 - 15.0 % |
Linolenic | C18:3 | 0.1 - 0.5 % |
Arachidic | C20:0 | 0.1 - 0.5 % |
Gadoleic | C20:1 | 0.1 - 0.3 % |
Behenic | C22:0 | 3.0 % MAX |
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