SWEET ALMOND OIL
A very light oil that is easily absorbed into your skin. With the additional benefit of vitamins this is a lovely nutritious oil to use. Vitamin E keeps your skin cells healthy at the same time protecting and healing irritated skin, helping to keep your skin soft and smooth. Deeply cleaning your pores without clogging them. The high percentage of fatty acids help your skin in retaining moisture.
It is a very mild, hypoallergenic oil and safe for almost all skin types which is why it’s a perfect carrier oil for sensitive skin and can be used in facial care helping to balance the moisture levels in your skin and improve your complexion.
The smell is pleasant, not overwhelming, is slightly nutty and sweet.
JOJOBA OIL
A very popular carrier oil and doesn’t have a scent on its own. It also has a longer shelf life compared to other carrier oils.
Easily absorbed by the skin as jojoba oil mimics collagen and wont clog pores.
It is non-staining and an ideal carrier for sensitive and irritated skin with powerful moisturising properties in facial moisturizers and bath oils. A few drops of jojoba oil will keep skin hydrated all day and can be used on all skin types.
Relaxing to the skin, especially for those who have hypersensitivity, eczema, psoriasis, acne or blackheads.
The smell has a delicate, nutty aroma.
FRACTIONATED COCONUT OIL
Much thinner than unrefined coconut oil, fractionated coconut oil will stay in liquid form and is more easily absorbed by the skin. Unrefined coconut oil is not used for diluting with Essential oil because it sets.
A carrier oil with countless health benefits when applied to your skin. It is skin-nourishing and contains fatty acids and polyphenols making it a great carrier oil. As well as a powerful moisturiser that leaves you with soft smooth skin without clogging pores and perfect for facial and those with sensitive skin. It doesn’t stain clothes and is suitable for all skin types.
Unlike the smell of regular coconut, fractionated coconut is clear, with a light oily texture and is odourless.
OLIVE OIL
Vegetable oil used for diluting with Essential oils should be cold pressed. Although Olive oil can be used as a carrier oil, Extra-virgin olive oil is preferable.
It is packed with benefits for your skin and can be used on all skin types. Great for cleansing and moisturising dry skin for both facial and haircare.
Olive oil contains a lot of proteins, vitamins and minerals that can help smooth skin.
However, the scent is not completely neutral compared to other oils and could be heavy and overwhelming for you, as well as heavy and greasy.
It can also affect the scent of some Essential oils.
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AVOCADO OIL
A good hydrating and anti-inflammatory carrier oil for dry, sensitive and damaged skin especially for mature skin/wrinkles. With added vitamins and a good source of fatty acids it easily helps soothe, easily absorbs into skin and isn’t overly greasy.
However, it is best avoided if you have oily skin/acne because it can be pore clogging.
Be aware that it does come both refined as well as unrefined and cold-pressed and you will want unrefined.
A quite distinctive and nutty aroma that may not be to your taste. (It is one of my favourites).
ARGAN OIL
A great, gentle but effective choice to use as a carrier oil for moisturising as well as using for facial care. It has restorative qualities for your skin cells and helps with skin elasticity, skin inflammation and softening wrinkles and restoring nutrient content to your skin. It is rich in fatty acids, Vitamin E and A. A good choice for sensitive skin, dry and mature skin.
It has a sweet nutty scent, but this is all dependant on when it is harvested.
ROSEHIP (SEED) OIL
Another facial skin care favourite carrier oil is rosehip oil – also known as rosehip seed oil. It is rich in Vitamin C and essential fatty acids and protects the skin by increasing cell turnover. This aids the cells in your skin to re-generate, which is why some say rosehip oil contains anti-aging benefits. It is excellent for facial wrinkles, tissue regeneration, UV damage, burns or scars.
The anti-aging benefits of rosehip oil come due to its chemical structure. Rosehip oil contains many polyunsaturated fatty acids, and when absorbed through the skin, these fatty acids convert to prostaglandins, which are involved in cellular membrane and tissue regeneration.
Rosehip has a somewhat particular scent, so I advise you to try a smaller sized bottle to start. It also has quite a short shelf life so use it up quickly before it goes rancid.
Skin types: For mature skin
MACADAMIA NUT OIL
Macadamia Nut Oil is Safe to Use on Babies.
Macadamia nut oil is a fantastic choice for a carrier as it contains up to 23% palmitoleic acid, which is rarely found at such high levels in any other vegetable oils. Palmitoleic acid is a common constituend of the human tissue, particularly the skin of infants, children and teenagers, which has a natural youth, glow and elasticity to it. Naturally, these youth-like properties are desirable in any skin care, but particularly when treating aged or dry skin.
Given the high content of essential fatty acids, macadamia nut oil has restructuring properties, strengthening the skin’s lipidic barrier and thus improving skin moisturization.
If you’re considering Macadamia nut oil as an essential oil carrier oil, make sure you buy a cold-pressed variety. All carrier oils should be cold pressed for aromatherapy purposes. You can keep Macadamia nut oil in the fridge to extend its shelf life. If you have nut allergies, you unfortunately must stay away from macadamia nut carrier oil, too.
Shelf life: 2 years in the pantry, 2-3 years if kept in the fridge. Skin types: All skin types
EVENING PRIMROSE OIL
Evening Primrose oil is invaluable for Aromatherapists. It contains high concentration of Linoleic acid and a small percentage of Gamma Linoleic acid (fatty acids).
Used externally, Evening Primrose is healing to eczema, prematurely aging skin, dry or sxaly skin, dandruff, and small scrapes or bruising. Evening Primrose helps minimize wrinkles, dark circles around eyes and tired looking eyes. Its rejuvenating properties improve firmness and skin elasticity.
Evening Primrose carrier oil is a pale yellow to golden yellow liquid that is typically cold pressed from plant seeds and refined to remove some of the stronger scent notes. After application, the skin will have a pretty oily feel to it, so it is best blended into another carrier oil such as Sweet Almond Oil.
It’s recommended to keep cold pressed carrier oils in a dark, cool place to maintain freshness and achieve maximum shelf life. If you keep your Evening Primrose oil refrigerated, bring it up to room temperature before using, otherwise it’ll be uncomfortable during massage.
Shelf life: 2 years Skin types: For irritated skin
SESAME SEED OIL
Sesame Seed oil is very stable and is best used on those with dry or damaged skin. It contains Vitamin E, minerals, proetins, lecithin, and amino acids. It is an almost clear, maye pale yellow liquid that doesn’t smell like much of anything and is widely used in natural cosmetics as a moisturizing component.
It has some inherent heaviness to it though, so use Sesame Seed Carrier Oil in combination with Evening Primrose or Rosehip Seed oil. This combination can help relieve eczema, psoriasis, rheumatism, arthritis, and will nourish and soften all skin types.
Sesame oil is rich in essential fatty acids and helps to maintain integrity of skin tissue while restructuring and moisturizing the skin. Its potent antioxidants are beneficial for reversing skin aging, increasing skin glow, and strengthening, conditioning and moisturizing skin and hair.
Warning: If you have and kind of nut allergies, do not use sesame seed carrier oil.
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