Bitter Almond

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Hello~

I am looking for a supplier of Bitter Almond eo. TIA )

Blessings ~

Tammy

Gladheart Acres

[Guest guest]

me too!

Peggy

R & T Shields wrote:

>

> Hello~

>

> I am looking for a supplier of Bitter Almond eo. TIA )

>

> Blessings ~

> Tammy

> Gladheart Acres

>

>

[Guest guest]

Peggy~

I assume you don't live in Alaska so you could order from Rainbow Meadows

(and I am going to contact them to make sure my shipping info is

up-to-date). If you have any concerns about their Bitter Almond, ask them. I

am sure they would be happy to help. 2 oz. of Bitter Almond (rectified) is

10.11. Their website is www.rainbowmeadow.com and their toll-free # is

1-800-207-4047. Please LMK what you find out. )

HTH

Blessings ~

Tammy

Gladheart Acres

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Thanks Tammy! I will check them out, I just love the smell of the almonds...yum!

blessings,

Peggy

R & T Shields wrote:

>

> Peggy~

>

> I assume you don't live in Alaska so you could order from Rainbow Meadows

> (and I am going to contact them to make sure my shipping info is

> up-to-date). If you have any concerns about their Bitter Almond, ask them. I

> am sure they would be happy to help. 2 oz. of Bitter Almond (rectified) is

> 10.11. Their website is www.rainbowmeadow.com and their toll-free # is

> 1-800-207-4047. Please LMK what you find out. )

>

> HTH

> Blessings ~

> Tammy

> Gladheart Acres

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you to everyone who responded either onlist or off to my inquiry for

Bitter Almond eo (rectified). I had stated that Rainbow Meadows had an extra

shipping charge to Alaska but when I contacted RM concerning this I was

informed that my info was incorrect (or maybe I misunderstood it?). So today

I gladly ordered the Bitter Almond from RM. My apologies for misrepresenting

them :o/

Blessings ~

Tammy

Gladheart Acres

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--- BlueStar* <clucas@...> wrote:

> Just how toxic is this oil and what can be used in

> place of it.

>

> Thanks you all,

>

> Regards,

>

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HI

The unrectified oil is extremely toxic if ingested due

to the presence of prussic acid (cyanide). I have also

read that it may be partially absorbable through the

skin.

The thing to do is to look for Bitter Almond FFPA

(meaning " free from prussic acid " )which means most if

not all of the prussic acid has been removed. It

wouldn't hurt to ask the supplier to provide you with

a Certificate of Analysis to back it up.

Be careful with this one!

Patty

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--- BlueStar* <clucas@...> wrote:

> how toxic is this oil and what can be used in

> place of it.--

(Prunus) AMYGDALA AMARA bitter almond is considered

toxic because of the prussic acid. Toxic in large

doses and a regulated controlled substance not just

for the toxicity but also because of its popularity in

producing street drugs. There are other forms of

" bitter almond " generally sold as nature identicals

(similar chem profile) that you can easily obtain, but

they will not be of the pure natural sort and

predominantly consiste of benzaldehyde. To obtain

true bitter almond requires filing of documents,

justifying purpose of request and all requests for it

(at least legal requests) are tracked. It is sometimes

referred to as amandin. As a side note, it is

considered by some a powerful anti-cancer remedy that

has been the subject of controvery; many vendors that

were selling it for this purpose have been shut down

for doing so.

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Genevieve wrote:

>(Prunus) AMYGDALA AMARA bitter almond is considered

>toxic because of the prussic acid. Toxic in large

>doses and a regulated controlled substance not just

>for the toxicity but also because of its popularity in

>producing street drugs.

I use Almond bitter oil in extreme dilution to produce Heliotrope compound

for my Heliotrope Potpourri. It is indispensable for Heliotrope! I bought

my Almond bitter oil years ago when it was still easily obtained. However,

I will need to buy more in the near future and am wondering what type of

scrutiny and red tape I am going to go through in order to resupply perhaps

only 1 oz of it? I never heard of Almond bitter oil being used to produce

street drugs. Do you know which drugs are made from it?

>There are other forms of

> " bitter almond " generally sold as nature identicals

>(similar chem profile) that you can easily obtain, but

>they will not be of the pure natural sort and

>predominantly consiste of benzaldehyde.

This, of course, would not be an option for us natural perfumers because

nature identical/benzaldehyde are synths.

>To obtain

>true bitter almond requires filing of documents,

>justifying purpose of request and all requests for it

>(at least legal requests) are tracked. It is sometimes

>referred to as amandin.

Has anyone gone through the process of obtaining it? I would be interested

in knowing of your experience.

Mark

Renaissance Aromas

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--- Mark <potpourri@...> wrote:

I bought

> my Almond bitter oil years ago when it was still

> easily obtained. However,

> I will need to buy more in the near future and am

> wondering what type of

> scrutiny and red tape I am going to go through in

> order to resupply perhaps

> only 1 oz of it?

> Mark

> Renaissance Aromas

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Hi

I have been hankerin' for some bitter almond myself.

Liberty Natural carries it and it is FFPA. However,

since it is controlled by the DEA, you have to fill

out an application and provide a lot of personal

information (photocopy of your driver's license and

social security card, and so on) that I don't feel

comfortable providing what with identity fraud. And

then it takes 2-4 weeks to get processed. (See the

regulation information on the website for this item.

You gotta jump through some hoops!)

, I take it your in Australia. The rules may be

different there.

Patty

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