Simply essential UK offer a wide range of carrier oils to be used alone or with essential oils. The beauty of aromatherapy is in making your own blends and remedies using pureessential oils and a carrier or base (alternatively called vegetable oils) resulting in tailor made massage oil for your benefit.
Each carrier oil offers a different combination of therapeutic properties, depending on your skin type and benefit being sought.
Apricot Kernel oil. Prunus armeniaca. Apricot kernel oil is a light oil and helpful for dehydrated, mature and sensitive skin. Apricot oil is especially a good oil to use for facial massage.
Calendula oil is great to help with sore, inflamed itchy skin, burns, scars, psoriasis, eczema and nappy rash, cracked heels and chapped hands, as well as sore cracked nipples.
Grapeseed oil (Vitis vinifera) has a fine texture and can be used on all skin types but particularly good for oily skin. Grapeseed oil is not too 'sticky' and is easily and readily absorbed by the skin.
Jojoba oil is excellent for dry, damaged and mature skins, inflamed conditions, such as dermatitis, arthritis and rheumatis. Jojoba oil can be used on all skin types and can also be used in cases of acne, eczema and a great hair conditioner
Neem oil is antiseptic, antifungal and antibacterial. Used to aid healing skin infections and dry skin conditions like eczema, psorias, rashes and acne. Neem oils is also widely used for head lice treatment or ultimate hair conditioner.
Rosehip oil. Rosehip seed oil soaks into the skin easily without leaving it greasy. Rosehip seed oil has been used successfully to treat stretch marks, burns, sunburn scars from surgery, burns, acne, eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis.
Sweet Almond oil is one of the most popular aromatherapy carrier oils ideal for all skin types. Easily absorbed, non greasy. Rich in vitamins, good for dry skin and sensitive skin.
Wheatgerm carrier oil is beneficial for combating the signs of aging and cellulite, repairing sun damaged skin, nourishing and rejuvenating dry, mature and dehydrated skin. Wheatgerm base oil also helps reduce scars and stretch marks.
