Natures Table carrier oils. by Annalies Schmaltz o

[Dept of PMM Artists & things]

How much Oil to use:

The balance needed of essential oil to carrier oil depends on

whether the blend is for beauty use, or for wellbeing, or for a specific

condition. As a guide, for beauty and wellbeing you use less essential

oil than for acute and chronic healthcare.

·                     for self-help use, beauty and wellbeing use 3 drops of

·                     essential oil for each 10ml carrier oil

·                     for first aid, and healthcare, use 3-5 drops of essential

·                     oil for each 10ml carrier oil

 

ALLERGY CHECK:

If you have an allergy to nuts, choose a seedbased oil. If you have

an allergy to wheat, avoid using wheatgerm oil. If you have an allergy

to a vegetable which produces an oil, such as avocado, avoid the

relevant oil.

 

 

Advocado Oil

The Advocado oil comes in refined and unrefined forms. The refined is

odourles, pale to slight greenish yellow. The unrefined is dark green

and is best used in combination with another carrier oil. The unrefined

has a shorter shelf life than the refined and can only be stored upto four

months. It can be used for a dry and dehydrated skin.

 

Jojoba Oil

The Jojoba oil has a light smell, is pale to golden yellow to pale orange in

colour. It is a waxy oil and can be stored for a long period. It is useful on all

skin types, including inflamed, red, dry or older skins. Also eczema, psoriasis

and acne.

 

 

 

 

Apricot Kernel Oil:

The Apricot Kernel Oil is Odourless, and pale to

yellow in colour.

It can be used for all skin types, especially elderly,

inflamed and dry skin. Its very good for facial

care because it is very light and well absorbed.

 

 

Wheatgerm Oil:

The wheatgerm oil has a strong odour, unless it

has been refined, and can adversely alter the

smell of any recipe. It is yellow to orange in colour.

Wheatgerm Oil is a very heavy oil, always used as

an addition to another carrier oil, never on its own.

Can be used for the prematurely aged skin,

 eczema and psoriasis

Childeren: Do Not Use on childeren.

 

Alternatively you can buy unperfumed lotions

or bath products from chemists or health stores

and add your essential oils to these instead.

 

Storing your Oils:

 

Storage of your oils is important to take the following

into consideration. As well as quickly evaporating,

pure essential oils are easily damaged by light,

extremes of temperature and exposure to oxygen.

For this reason you will find the essentials oil in

well-stoppered, dark glass bottles. A bottle should

also contain a dropper cap, so you can count

your drops without wastage.

Store in a cool, dry, dark place is important.

The average shelf life in ideal conditions for pure

essential oils is about two years. Except for Bergamot,

coldpressed citrus oils, they deteriorate within

6-12 months, but keep in mind that all oils are

vunerable. Through usage, by opening the bottle

frequently the chance of oxidation does exist.

It becomes cloudy and will cause skin irritation.

 

You can however prolong the life of the essential

oils by adding 2 vitamin E capsules to every

30ml of home made massage oil to help extend the

shelf life. Vitamin E is a natural antioxidant.