Avocado Oil - Persea Gratissima, is extracted from the flesh of the avocado fruit which consists of up to 30% pure oil. Avocado still carries its nickname ‘Alligator Pear’ as the avocado tree was first found growing in the South American swamp lands. It was an important food source and used as a medicine as well as an aphrodisiac for the Aztec civilization!
The fruit is considered today as a super food due to its high level of vitamin (B, D and E) and due its high level of mono-unsaturated fats. Recent research in the USA has revealed that avocado not only smooth’s the surface of the skin but can also penetrate its upper layers absorbing its vital vitamins, monounsaturated fats and EFAs below the skin to help delay degeneration keeping skin looking youthful. |