WHAT ARE CARRIER OILS?

Many people get confused between carrier oils and essential oils.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in their Vocabulary of Natural Materials (ISO/D1S9235.2) defines an essential oil as a product made by distillation with either water or steam or by mechanical processing of citrus rinds or by dry distillation of natural materials. Following the distillation, the essential oil is physically separated from the water phase.[1]

On the other hand, carrier oils also known as base oils are vegetable oils usually made from the fatty portion of a plant. They are also categorized as natural plant oils.

Types of Carrier Oils
Some of the more popular Carrier Oils that you can start to explore are:

• Sweet Almond Oil

• Avocado Oil

• Jojoba Oil

• Evening Primrose Oil

• Rosehip Oil

• Macadamia Oil

• Coconut Oil

• Argan Oil

• and many more.

Carrier oils of the cold pressed kind have a slight aroma depending on the plant. Refined carrier oils on the other hand have a neutral smell. One of the most notable difference between these cold pressed and refined, is that refined oils have a longer shelf life and is more stable of the two.
Carrier oils are suitable for moisturizing and great for maintaining a healthy skin and hair.

What Can You Do With Carrier Oils?
· Carrier Oils are used to dilute essential oils so that they can be safely applied to the skin

· Certain Carrier Oils like Jojoba Oil penetrates directly into the skin, scalp and hair shaft

. Most carrier oils can be used directly on skin as a deep moisturizer or massage oil

· Carrier Oils like Coconut Oil is great for making salves and hair masks

. Rosehip seed Oil make a great non-greasy facial oil and a favorite amongst the ladies

· Avocado Oil is great for making homemade hair serum due to its vitamins, fatty acids and proteins

· Castor Oil and Olive Oil are good choices of Carrier Oil for making lip balm as they leave a soft and glossy shine on your lips

. Carrier oils are used as a base for making soap. It is best to have good quality carrier oils to ensure the soaps you create can do wonders to your skin

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