What can’t avocado do? Whether it serves as a great add on in salads or a better cooking oil alternative or add on the ingredient in hair care or skincare regimen. Isn’t it a fruit of giving? The fleshy pulp has a host of vitamins and minerals that works superbly for your skin.

Know what avocado oil is…

Avocado oil is derived from pulpy avocados. It is cold-pressed into a thick and green coloured liquid. The oil doesn’t stand on its inner nut but it is directly produced from the fruit itself.

Why choose avocado oil?

Avocado has a rich nutritive profile. It has antioxidants, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals that become a sole reason to grab your one. The oil plays a major role in adding moisture, protection elasticity to your skin.

Here are benefits of avocado oil…

1. Moisturizes dry skin

Avocado oil boost moisture in your skin and simultaneously combats skin’s dryness and dullness. It has potassium, vitamins ( A, D and E) and fatty acids that make avocado oil perfect as a hand lotion, facial moisturizer and perfect aid for dry and chapped lips.

2. Protection from UV rays

You should add avocado oil in your daily sunscreen as it will give an extra shield against UV rays. It has anti-inflammatory and mono-saturated fats component that gives the skin much-needed protective layer. The oil has polyhydroxylated fatty alcohols (PFA) that reduce UVB damage and inflammation.

3. Repairs and heals skin

Avocado oil is among the few oils that have both the properties- anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It repairs and protects your skin’s epidermis. With the help of this single oil, you can bid adieu to itchy, irritated and damaged skin. The fatty acids in avocado namely linoleic and oleic acid increases the collagen of the skin resulting in reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It also speeds up the recovery of wounds.

4. Treats acne

Avocado is also enriched with beta carotene that helps in clearing pores, treats acne and smooths skin. And the anti-inflammatory properties reduce the skin’s redness and irritation.