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What Are Carrier Oils
When essential oils are being used, they are in most cases applied in the process of aromatherapy massage, since the ingestion of pure essential oils falls within the medical science gambit, and must not be undertaken by the lay person.
No pure essential oils (except for a few exceptions) should ever be used pure
and undiluted on the skin, and needs to be mixed with a carrier oils to dilute the concentrated molecules and to help spread them over the surface of the skin, and this is done by diluting them in carrier oils.
A rule of thumb, you would normally need about 30 ml of carrier oil to perform a full body massage. Carrier Oils, also referred to as base oils, are fixed oils (since
they are not volatile) and are from vegetable origin extracted from either nuts or seeds.
The dilution ratio of essential oil depends on various factors such as the way in which it is used, and the age of the client being treated. Most carrier oils are extracted in a "cold pressed method", in which no external heat is applied to help force the
oil from its oil containing cells, and it is this type of carrier oil you should buy.
Most people do not have allergic reactions to these base carrier oils, but if you have a problem with a nut allergy, it would be wise to do a skin-patch test before using a nut based carrier oil.
After a carrier oil has been extracted it can be refined through various processes to attain certain desirable and some undesirable effects. Carrier oils can also posses their own therapeutic properties and they also enhance the absorption of the essential oils
through the skin. Most carrier oils are further more rich in fatty acids as well as other nutrients.
List of different carrier oils
Herewith, a list of the most widely used carrier oils as used in aromatherapy, with our suggested choice indicated with an *.
For more information on any of the oils above, simple click the hyperlink, and to view our list of products, please click here. The above is by no means a complete list of carrier oils,
but are the most used in aromatherapy.
As can be seen from the list above there is a good variety to choose from, and although carrier oils are used for diluting the essential oils in aromatherapy massage, the carrier oils as
such can also impart vary valuable properties to the massage, since they all have one or more. The choice of a carrier oil will also depend on the therapist giving the massage, as heavier oils give more "traction" on the skin, which helps when giving a deep massage, while other
lighter oils provide more "slide" which is useful when giving a relaxing massage. For this reason, professional therapists normally have a selection of carrier oils on call,
to mix as required for the specific massage to be performed. "Technical oils" sometimes used in normal body massage are not usually used in aromatherapy massage, and although
far cheaper than vegetable carrier oils, do not give the client the same effect, and also leave the skin feeling "tacky" and like baby oil, is a mineral oil, which forms a barrier and will prevent the essential oils from penetrating and being absorbed by the skin. This as such is
counterproductive to the therapeutic effect of essential oils, and should be avoided. December 29, 2004.
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