During my enthusiastic but ill-fated flirtation with the oil cleansing method, I acquired a rather alarming quantity and variety of oils. Sadly, nothing apart from the olive oil was of any use to me after it became clear that DIY oil mixes and my skin were not a good match. The enormous one litre bottle of castor oil gathered dust for the longest time before I eventually chucked it, but I did hold onto the small bottle of almond oil - mostly because it was an awful lot smaller and considerably easier to stow, and I'd heard anecdotally that it could be used for beauty purposes other than cleansing.
Supposedly, it can be used as eye make-up remover, so when I ran out a couple of weeks ago, the almond oil was duly pressed into action. I wasn't wearing particularly heavy make-up or waterproof mascara, but it barely disturbed them at all and then was nearly impossible to clear off.
Epic fail, I'd say.
Sticking with the eyes, I next tried using it as a nighttime eyelash conditioner (no laughing down the back, please.) The almond oil didn't cause them to grow extra long or thick, sadly, but it did help rehabilitate them after a recent eyelash perm left them a bit dry. They're looking stronger and feel softer to the touch and I think they're holding a curl from an eyelash curler better as a result. I haven't had any issues with it seeping into or irritating my eyes, although mine aren't especially sensitive.
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As a cuticle oil, almond oil only does an okay job in my opinion - CND Solar Oil outperforms it by a mile and gives a longer lasting result, but almond oil's still a decent cupboard substitute.
There are a couple of other uses that I haven't quite gotten around to trying yet: as a moisturiser for face and body, a hair mask, the base oil in a make-and-do salt or sugar body scrub ...
Do you have a swear-by-it use for almond oil?
