Why Are Carrier Oils Used To Dilute Essential Oils?
The majority of essential oils are too powerful to be applied neat to the skin (lavender and tea tree are exceptions to this rule) and need a medium in which to be diluted, blended and carried. Carrier oils are vegetable oils such as olive, sunflower and sweet almond oil. They are not mineral oils such as those used for baby oils or petroleum jelly. Essential oils readily bond with the lipid (fat) molecules in vegetables oils. This allows their potency to be dispersed and diluted for use on the skin. As a massage medium, carrier oils help spread a small quantity of essential oils over large body areas. They also ensure that the essential oils are completely diluted in a blend, and slow down their evaporation rate so that they can be more readily absorbed into the skin. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; A common massage blend for an average-sized adult would be: • 30 ml carrier (vegetable) oil such as s
