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What are Carrier Oils?

12/26/2014

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A carrier oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fatty portion of a plant, usually the seeds, kernels or the nuts. Carrier oils are useful when working with essential oils because it is sometimes necessary to dilute an essential oil. One example is when applying to the skin.  Powerful, highly concentrated essential oils may cause skin irritations.  Another use for carrier oils blended with essential oils is that they are often applied during massage, acting as a needed lubricating agent when working larger areas and muscles.  One advantage of carrier oils is that they do not evaporate like essential oils that tend to evaporate quicker when applied neat.  Carrier oils actually aid in absorption. Essential oils can be added to carrier oils or a carrier oil can be applied first to an area, followed by an essential oil, this process is referred to as dilution.  It is usually specified in terms of either a percentage or a number of drops to be added to an amount of carrier oil.  Listed below are some examples of carrier oils.  My youngest daughter has a peanut allergy so I don't use Peanut Oil in any of our mixtures.

Almond, Sweet Oil                            Evening Primrose Oil                Pecan Oil   
Apricot Kernel Oil                             Grapeseed Oil                             Rose Hip Oil
Avocado Oil                                        Hazelnut Oil                               Sesame Oil 
Borage Oil                                           Jojoba Oil                                    Shea Butter
Calendula Oil                                      Macadamia Nut Oil                   Sunflower Oil
Cocoa Butter                                      Olive Oil                                       Walnut Oil
Coconut Oil                                         Peanut Oil                                   Wheatgerm Oil

Carrier oils are available in two different forms, liquid and solid. My favorite solids are Coconut Oil and Shea Butter.  I use these two along with different liquid carrier oils to form the bases for most of our products.  

Cocoa Butter
Coconut Oil
Shea Butter
I will use other blog forums to discuss different essential oils and carrier oils in detail, this post is to give you a generalized understanding of what carrier oils are.  Let's keep the conversation going, let me know your thoughts...
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