Newbie question on carrier & essential oils

[Guest PassionSunKiss]

Hey all, I'm excited to delve in this new found hobby of mine! I've spent countless hours brushing up on things and one simple question I have is: What is a carrier oil? Why is it called a carrier oil and not just an oil? Is there a major difference between carrier oils and essiential oils? I'm probably thinking too hard here lol Thank you!

[xxxtennillexxx]

You usually put the EO in the carrier oils. Examples would be FCO, Jojoba oil, Oilve Oil. They are more neutral as far as a smell & you can add the EO to them instead of putting them directly on your skin.

[katshe]

Essentials oils are scents like Lemongrass, Lavender, etc. a carrier oil is like a vegetable or nut oil, like olive, canola, sweet almond.

for example you could make a message oil

using Sweet almond as the base oil and scent it with a few drops of essential oils( at the recommended usage rate).

Here is a site that lists uses for eo's

http://www.essentialoils.co.za/therapeutic-properties.htm

then you can check out a little reading on carrier oils

http://www.aromaweb.com/articles/whatcarr.asp

hth

[botanica]

If you haven't done this yet, I'd suggest reading the book, "The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy" by Valerie Ann Worwood. This book will give you recommended use levels of EO's and carriers.