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Apricot OilProduct Description: Apricot Oil is a cold pressed carrier oil extracted from the kernels of the apricot fruit (Prunus armeniaca), a fruit long valued across the Mediterranean, Central Asia, and South Asia for both its flesh and its nutrient rich seed. The oil is light gold in colour with a mild, faintly sweet scent and a fine, fast absorbing texture that suits all skin types. Apricot Oil is often compared to sweet almond oil for its gentle nature,
Product Description:
Apricot Oil is a cold pressed carrier oil extracted from the kernels of the apricot fruit (Prunus armeniaca), a fruit long valued across the Mediterranean, Central Asia, and South Asia for both its flesh and its nutrient rich seed. The oil is light gold in colour with a mild, faintly sweet scent and a fine, fast absorbing texture that suits all skin types. Apricot Oil is often compared to sweet almond oil for its gentle nature, while being slightly lighter on the skin, making it a favourite among formulators working on sensitive skin or facial care lines. At Maduras Herbals, we supply Apricot Oil as a raw material for cosmetic manufacturers, DIY formulators, hair care brands, and skin care product developers looking for a light, versatile carrier oil from India.
Botanical and Local Names
Botanical Name: Prunus armeniaca
English Name: Apricot Kernel Oil
Hindi Name: Khumani Tel
Tamil Name: Apricot Vidhai Ennai
Telugu Name: Apricot Ginja Nune
Malayalam Name: Apricot Kuru Enna
Kannada Name: Apricot Beeja Enne
Key Properties
- Cold pressed from apricot kernels with no heat and no chemical solvents involved
- Light, fine textured oil with fast absorption and a non greasy after-feel
- Naturally rich in essential fatty acids and Vitamins A and E
- Unrefined and supplied in its natural state without bleaching or deodorisation
- Gentle on the skin, well suited for sensitive, dry, and mature skin formulations
- Close in character to sweet almond oil while being slightly lighter in texture
- Compatible with other carrier oils, butters, and oil-phase ingredients
About Apricot Kernel Oil
Apricot kernel oil is cold-pressed from the seeds of the apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca) — though it can also be solvent-extracted, the cold-pressed version is the one worth specifying, since pressing keeps more of the oil's natural composition intact. It's light and fast-absorbing, gentle enough to suit nearly every skin type, sensitive skin included.
Its fatty acid profile sits close to sweet almond oil, which makes it a handy substitute for formulators working around nut allergies while still delivering similar softening, moisturising benefits for skin and hair — though it typically costs more than almond oil to source. Where it pulls ahead is in its blend of phytosterols, tocopherols, and beta-carotene, a combination linked to better skin elasticity and tone, and a visible softening of fine lines and other early signs of ageing over time. That versatility is why it turns up so often as the emollient backbone across a wide range of skin and hair formulations.
| Property | Detail |
|---|---|
| INCI Name | Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil |
| Sourced From | Cultivated worldwide today, including Central Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Himalayan belt (Ladakh & Himachal Pradesh, India) |
| Processed & Packed | Processed & Packed in India |
| Function | Skin conditioning, emollient |
| Absorption Rate | Fast to medium |
| Recommended Usage Amount | Up to 100% |
| Heat Stability | Average |
| Colour | Light yellow |
| Scent | Faint odour of bitter almonds |
| Oxidation Stability | Fairly stable |
| Restrictions | None |
| Substitution | Peach or plum oil, sweet almond oil |
Working with Apricot Kernel Oil in Your Formulations
Its light, fast-absorbing feel makes it a natural fit for lip balms, haircare, anhydrous creams, balms, butters, scrubs, and emulsions — anywhere you want real emollient benefit without a heavy or greasy after-feel.
Quality & Formulation Notes
No adverse effects or formulation restrictions are documented for apricot kernel oil, making it one of the more straightforward carrier oils to work with. If you ever need a stand-in, peach oil, plum oil, and sweet almond oil all share a close enough fatty acid profile to substitute.
Applications
Hair Care Formulations: Hair oils, scalp serums, pre-wash treatments, hot oil treatments, shampoo and conditioner oil-phase additions
Skin Care Formulations: Facial oils, facial serums, body lotions, massage oils, anti-ageing creams, under-eye treatments
Cosmetic and Soap Making: Carrier base for essential oil and aromatherapy blends, cold and hot process soap superfatting oil, lotion and cream oil-phase ingredient
General Use: Bulk supply for cosmetic manufacturers, DIY skin and hair care kits, salon and spa product formulations
Packing and Storage
Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and heat. Keep the container tightly sealed when not in active use. Recommended storage temperature below 25°C. Refrigeration is acceptable for extended shelf life. Best before 12 months from packaging date. Natural sedimentation or slight cloudiness at lower temperatures is normal and does not affect oil quality.
Caution
Patch test is recommended before use on skin. In case of any allergic reaction, discontinue use and consult a dermatologist or physician.
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★★★★★ 5
Bird by Bird is a delight for readers and writers alike
Format: Paperback
I’m on this rereading kick and also on a reading-books-about-writing kick and Bird by Bird, Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott, heads the list. Part writing guide, part life coaching session, and part true confessions, Bird by Bird is a delight for readers and writers alike. One summer, Lamott’s ten year-old brother had waited three months to begin a project on birds that was due the next day. Close to tears and unable to even move, he sat among his books and papers at the kitchen table. Lamott’s father, a writer and maybe Lamott’s favorite person ever, put an arm around his son and said, “Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.”
The book is peppered with such sage advice while Lamott remains the quintessential social commenter and odd man out, full of more than a few stories of her life gone wrong. What makes her writing so enjoyable is the rough terrain she’s crossed to bring it to us through glimpses of her childhood and the rest of her life. Lamott shares some of her writing techniques such as sitting at her desk and staring at a small one-inch empty picture frame when she’s out of ideas. She watches that picture frame until something comes to her. Sometimes she gets up to make a phone call or eat a snack while the picture frame sits there as a reminder, but she always goes back to her chair and that picture frame. To be a writer, she tells her students, you have to sit your butt in a chair and not get up until you’ve written something no matter how long it takes or how terrible it is, and then you have to do that again the next day and the one after that. You may write four or five pages before you get one or two good paragraphs, she says, but keep at it. She encourages her students to reveal their most desperate fears and phobias and bring them to the surface for dissection and reassembly as literary gold.
Unfortunately for Lamott, her worst moments have become her best prose. Take the most horrible school lunch ever and turn it into a brilliant comedic twist of events. Never miss and opportunity to go for your own jugular, but just flash the knife, don’t really cut your throat. In Lamott’s world, writing is therapy and since she’s taken some of the heaviest stuff of her life and exposed it, often with hilarity, to the sun and wind and elements where it can be alchemized, she’s become her own therapist. Or maybe she still needs therapy, but at least there’s a great story to be told. I question whether the pain and suffering is necessary for the craft or whether it just makes the writer more observant -- nothing like fear to sharpen the senses -- and hence, more readily able to translate those observations to the rest of the world. Once you’ve mined your childhood for all the despondency and suffering you can recall along with all the nasty characters that have wreaked havoc upon you, stick them between fictional pages for everyone to see, while being careful to obscure them so ingeniously through changes of place or time or hair color that no one will recognize themselves. Also, always give the male character a small penis. It cuts down on potential libel suits. These are your the tools of the trade, says Lamott. Your heartbreak, your inability to fit in, your desire to be part of another family, relationship, community, etc., one that obviously had it better than yours, and your unlimited ability to manipulate facts. Also, never miss an opportunity to capitalize on all your accumulated crap.
If you are a writer, Bird by Bird will provide you with a step-by-step guide that will boost your writing by degrees, from s***ty first drafts to publication, but my guess is that Bird by Bird will help you with your life maybe just the teeniest bit more.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2015
★★★★★ 5
Getting words onto the page!
Format: Kindle
There seem to be as many books about how to write as there are actual writers, yet Anne Lamott makes a solid if not altogether inspiring contribution to the collection. Also known for her non-fiction books dealing with depression, Christianity, and alcoholism, in Bird by Bird author Lamott turns her humor and autobiographical lens toward offering sage advice and inspiration for writers of all levels. While far from Strunk and White's The Elements of Style, and mute on the meter of poetry and the tropes of science fiction, Lamott instead focuses more on psychological issues that confront and haunt writers from all genres, such as defeating the blank page, avoiding perfectionism obsessions, cranking out that first draft, and writing for the right reasons.
A breadth of writing advice, Bird by Bird gets its title from wisdom Lamott's father once gave to her brother, incapacitated by the task of writing a school essay on birds. The senior Lamott advised the younger to break the assignment down into manageable chunks: "Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird." Divided into five parts, in part one Lamott first addresses writing itself -- getting words onto the page. Lamott starts by giving the aspiring author permission to write and then by encouraging the author to just get the words onto the page. Go ahead, just create that first, messy draft: "Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere." She then suggests focusing more on creating compelling characters than worrying about plot: "If you focus on who the people in your story are, if you sit and write about two people you know and are getting to know better day by day, something is bound to happen." She even discusses a short story template -- action, background, development, climax, ending -- that can be used as an initial story structure. Dialog is important too, and compelling dialog can be influenced by real-life encounters, but the main goal is to get that first draft written, in short steps, a little each day.
In part Two Lamott talks about the writing frame of mind -- about how authors can psyche themselves into writing using rituals at the beginning of each writing session and by believing in the stories they are telling. Part Three presents specific tools authors can use to help recall memorable quotes and scenes, how to collect new material, and how to gain feedback on drafts, such as using index cards on which to jot down ideas, joining or forming writing groups and sending drafts to a short-list of people an author trusts to give honest and useful feedback, and overcoming writer's block by refilling the author's emptiness through short exercises just to get the fingers moving. In part Four Lamott talks about the publication process and why an author simply giving herself to the writing act in and of itself is often the best reward: "There is no cosmic importance to your getting something published, but there is in learning to be a giver." Part Five contains final words of wisdom and encouragement for the budding author. For example, an author should not hesitate to use experiences from their childhood (and tips are given on how to avoid libel when using autobiographical material).
Overall, rather than being the strict writing schoolmarm, Lamott is more like a writing companion. She chats over your shoulder with you at the end of the day, sipping a glass of wine, reflecting on her own experiences in the writing trenches, and sharing what worked for her in achieving success. Her advice is true and her voice is encouraging -- she uses self-deprecating humor to convince any reader that their writing anguish is neither new nor unique since Lamott herself has likely already confronted and conquered those same demons. She persevered and achieved success, and the reader of her book too shall overcome and get their story onto the page. She mentions God throughout, but she does not come across as preachy. Again, she's relating what worked for her, using anecdotes from memorable episodes in her life. There's no magic and no divine inspiration to solve writing problems--she uses real techniques and encouragement to help confront and conquer the blank page.
Indeed, we can all use encouragement and insights from someone who's already been there. Like the oft-repeated "Practice, practice, practice" response by legendary pianist Arthur Rubinstein when he was stopped on a street in New York and was asked, "Pardon me sir, how do you get to Carnegie Hall?", Lamott's response to writers in Bird by Bird is just as wise and true, but perhaps even more motivational due to her humor and honest expression from the trenches.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2011
★★★★★ 3
Worthwhile, though average, experience
Format: Kindle
I'll start this review by stating that I'm not an aspiring novelist, at least at the moment. A hearty recommendation prompted me to read this book, though I had only a cursory idea of the subject matter. At a time when it seems that only raving praise or apoplectic hate receive meaningful attention, stating that something is only okay or average feels especially hostile. Unfortunately I must admit that was my finding of this book, that it was a middle of the road, if not totally unexceptional, experience that elicited little in the way of strong responses. Let me be clear: there is value in this book especially for the would-be writer looking for advice, try a sample to feel this book out and don't let my ambivalence scare you off.
The positives should probably come first, right? The author is clearly passionate about the subject and it doesn't matter what the topic happens to be, when the writer cares about the topic it immediately makes the book more enjoyable to read. Ms. Lamott's writing is straightforward and honest and I appreciate that immensely. Another book I was reading concurrently too often felt pedantic and by comparison this one did not reek of this stench one bit. The author is perhaps overly generous in her use of quotes, but they're not cloying as if to convince you that she should be taken seriously. Instead these quotations are offered as useful pearls of wisdom. I come from a world of academia where too many quotations tend to be frowned upon, but you may like them so chalk this up to my own biases. While Ms. Lamott doesn't suffocate you with her qualifications, she is entirely within her rights to do so. I say this to illustrate the following point: if you are willing, this book can help you with something. As I said, I'm not looking to publish a novel, article or really anything but there are suggestions and advice that apply beyond the page. I count this as the book's main strength and what keeps it from being entirely forgettable. A challenge I often face, like any writers reading this review, is just getting started and the exhortation offered by the author was so true that I cannot help but to think of the help it will give me. The book is also humble, it doesn't get convoluted and I think avoiding that pitfall deserves praise.
The negatives, specific to me perhaps, start with the sense that I found the description of writing and the writing process too mystical. Maybe this too irritates nerves made too sensitive by years of academic rather than creative writing, but if I were looking for advice on a finishing a short story the encouragement to "listen to my characters" would seem silly to me. I understand that the author can only relay what has been helpful to her but it at times seems overly caught up with the love affair of writing as opposed to more substantive things a person can try. Secondly, the tendency just mentioned all too often takes up more space than what seems to be needed and the book is consequently longer than it felt like it needed to be.
Overall, I found this book to be a solid middle-of-the-road experience. I wouldn't dismiss it totally but I found myself having to look the other way on several occasions. That maybe speaks more to my background than anything else and if you are a fan of the author please don't take it that I'm trying to tarnish her work in any way. Really, I guess this review is more geared to the person like me who is perhaps not a writer in the sense envisaged by this book. Maybe you are being recommended at this very instant to pick up a copy and maybe, like me, you're somewhat skeptical. To this hypothetical person I say this: it is worth reading even if the starry-eyed expressions get a little trite after a while. I would argue that this is a bit of high praise by itself, it isn't too often that somebody would say that a generally average book is worth the time it takes to read it. I think that's worth something, maybe about as much as this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2014
★★★★★ 5
The ultimate "wake-up" scent (and no dry skin!)
Scent: Citrus + Eucalyptus, Size: 12.2 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
I’ve tried plenty of "invigorating" body washes, but most of them just smell like artificial lime or leave my skin feeling tight. This Huron Body Wash is in a completely different league.
Why it’s my new daily go-to:
Complex, Fresh Scent: The mix of citrus, eucalyptus, and mint is incredible. It’s crisp and bold enough to wake you up in the morning, but the aromatic greens give it a sophisticated, high-end finish that doesn't smell like a cheap drugstore brand.
Actually Moisturizing: Usually, "cleansing" washes strip your skin, but the coconut oil and Vitamin E in this actually leave my skin feeling smooth. I’ve noticed way less dryness on my elbows and shoulders since switching.
Great Lather: A little goes a long way. It creates a rich, creamy lather that feels premium and rinses off clean without any slimy residue.
The "Peace of Mind" Factor: It’s hard to find a performance-focused body wash that is also vegan and cruelty-free. Knowing I'm getting a professional-grade product without the harsh chemicals (and with Witch Hazel to keep my skin clear) makes the price totally worth it.
Bottom Line: If you want to start your day smelling like a high-end spa rather than a locker room, get this. It’s worth every penny!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great product that seems to last a good long time
Scent: Citrus + Eucalyptus, Size: 12.2 Fl Oz (Pack of 2)
This has a subtly pleasant smell. I like it. I like the consistency too. I will order again. It's soft on my skin and super easy to use. I like the bottle size. It's not too big and it's not too small.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2026
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