Ingredient Spotlight: Avocado Oil 

Avocado is a magical fruit that is more than just a kitchen staple to enjoy on toast. Avocado oil is now a hyped new ingredient in beauty and skincare.

But does avocado oil work for face wrinkles and more? Let’s see what the actual science behind this seemingly remarkable ingredient says. 

What Is Avocado Oil? 

Avocado oil is pressed from the flesh or pulp of avocados via a cold-pressed extraction process. 

The flesh of an avocado is used to make avocado oil because it contains about 60 percent oil, while the skin and seed (or pit) have around seven percent and two percent oil, respectively. 

Unrefined and cold-pressed avocado oil is green thanks to its high carotenoid and chlorophyll content. 

What Role Does Avocado Oil Play in Skincare?  

Avo oil contains fatty acids and is rich in palmitic acid, oleic acid, and micronutrients like polyphenols, which are antioxidants. Other essential nutrients and vitamins in the oil are: 

• Vitamin A 
• Vitamin B3
• Vitamin B6
• Vitamin D
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin K
• Linoleic acid 
• Linolenic acid 
• Dicosadienoic acid
• Potassium 
• Magnesium 

Because avocado oil is an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, and antioxidants, many skincare and beauty brands include it in their moisturizers, creams, masks, and more. 

The absorbent oil may benefit you when you eat the fruit and when it’s included in skincare products. 

5 Benefits of Avocado Oil in Your Skincare Routine

Avocado oil is hailed as a superfood, but what benefits could you possibly gain from choosing avocado oil-infused products in your morning and night skincare routines? 

1. Hydrates Your Skin

Avocado oil in skincare products has various qualities that help hydrate and soften your skin. First, the oil’s occlusive properties create a barrier on your skin to prevent transepidermal water loss or dehydration.  

Secondly, it’s also an emollient, softening and smoothing skin. 

Third, the oil is rich in vitamins, oleic acid, lecithin, and beta-carotene to moisturize and nourish your skin. The oil has a lightweight texture, which helps it penetrate deep into your skin, locking in moisture and boosting suppleness. 

So skincare creams in which avocado oil is an ingredient could help nourish and hydrate your skin.

2. Fights Signs of Aging

We all show visible signs of aging as we get older, and if we can look younger for longer, why not? 

Thanks to the ingredient’s antioxidants and carotenoids, avocado oil may just be an anti-aging miracle. Antioxidants are nature’s little fighters against free radicals, such as pollution and sun exposure, that result in decreased collagen and cell degeneration. 

Neutralizing free radicals means avocado oil could be an anti-aging solution to manage uneven skin tone, fine lines, wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation. 

3. Boosts Collagen

Another way avocado oil helps decrease skin aging is by potentially boosting collagen production because the oil decreases lysyl oxidase, an enzyme that breaks down collagen. 

Collagen is an essential protein that strengthens and supports your skin. It also improves elasticity and skin hydration. 

4. Improves Wound Healing

A 2013 study found that the oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, and other essential monounsaturated fatty acids in avocado oil may have improved cutaneous wound healing, where the skin repairs itself after sustaining damage. 

A boost in wound healing was possible because of increased anti-inflammatory activity, tensile strength, and collagen, which helps create connective tissue. 

5. Decreases Inflammation

Various plant oils, such as avocado oil, may minimize inflammation and help treat or relieve the symptoms of inflammatory skin conditions, such as acne, psoriasis, dermatitis, and eczema. 

The anti-inflammatory effect is due to avocado oil’s richness in oleic acid and other monounsaturated fatty acids.

Ready To Add and Benefit from a Dose of Avocado Oil in Skincare? 

Avocado oil in skincare may seem like the new kid on the block, but it isn’t. It’s been used in the skincare industry for many years. 

Research into the effects of this plant oil for skincare is ongoing, but it is possible that avo oil could help moisturize your skin, reduce skin inflammation and the signs of aging, and increase collagen and wound healing. 

Why wait to see if avocado oil can benefit you? 

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