your thoughts please

[Aswinuezew]

just received my brochure today from baseformula. I didnt realise there would be so many carrier oils. I have used apricot kernal and peach kernal in the past. I would like to try something else. what have you used and liked or disliked.

 

[rerdorbtwelty]

Hi suzy.

Have used coconut before, a great oil it does not stain, colourless, odorless and its kosher.

Also i found this website, a very good site telling all about oils and there therapeutic properties.

Love and Light.

Shane

 

[NemAcconyNent]

Hi Suzy

Ive used grapeseed, sweet almond, apricot kernal, safflower and coconut oil.

I find grapeseed and sweet almond oil are the best for me. Although the first place I bought grapeseed oil from smelt strong, but then ordered it from somewhere else and it was fine.

I find some clients feel that coconut oil is not moisturising enough, but I use it when I am doing workplace massage, as it does not smell and does not leave you feeling greasy.

 

[jean t]

There are lots of carrier oils and they all have different properties. Usually therapists tend to use grapeseed or sweet almond but others are great too. Jojoba (though not an oil but a wax) is wonderful. Rosehip is great for skin problems and nice for kids. Sunflower is another nice one and very cheap.

If you get a good book you can check out the various properties and try them all out. Apricot and Peach are generally good for facial massage for instance. Wheatgerm is good for scars but needs to be used in a 10% blend and not for people with wheat allergies.

 

[cutiepie =)]

Hi suzy.
Sorry i forgot to put webpage on http://www.aromacaring.co.uk/

Found it to be a very good site, it gives you quite a few contra-indication and contra-action to alot of essential oils and carrier oils.

Shane

 

[vzebaupqindihuepg]

Of course, waxes, such as Tui, are another consideration. Although none of us are likely to be taught to use them as a carrier, they do blend really well with essential oils, are less messy and are particularly good for reflexology as well.

Lesley

 

[Greg Plowboy]

Hi there

I tend to use Grapeseed or Sweet almond oil too. I haven't really tried other, except for using a little evening primrose oil on my dd who has eczema - but doesn't really work anyway. I've also got a jar of St Joh's Wort oil that I have used as 10% dilution along with Grapeseed or Sweet almond oil.

Tracey

 

[nestprop]

Yup - I use sweet almond and grapeseed oil too.

Now, here's a funny thing: what I've noticed here in America, people do not like using massage oil. It's offered, but they normally would use creams or lotions. I suspect it's a bit like us - we were trained in oils, so we use them a lot, but they were trained with creams and lotions, so that's what they use. As a result of this, whenever I get a massage, I end up having like an oil bath because the therapists isn't used to using oils, and just assume/hope that if they used the same amount of oil as they do lotion, it would work. No - just leaves me with oil, and them with oily sheets.

Which was something they probably did not want to deal with, hence the use of lotions...