CARRIER OILS + ESSENTIAL OILS
You can use essential oils in several ways, but one of the most important ways is to use them topically with a Carrier Oil. What is a carrier oil? Carrier oils are essentially the base oils that you dilute essential oils in before applying them on your skin. Essential oils are too potent to be applied to the skin directly. The other benefit of diluting essential oils with carrier oils is that carrier oils do not evaporate from the skin surface quickly and remain fixed on the skin. Probably the reason why they are also known as carrier oils. 😄 Carrier oils are also called vegetable oils, though they are also extracted from seeds, kernels, or nuts of different plants. How to use carrier oils? To use essential oils, you must dilute them in a carrier oil according to the dilution ratio suggested. According to experts, you must use the following dilution ratio recommended for adults: 3% dilution – 20 drops of essential oil for one ounce of carrier oil. Types of carrier oi...