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Carrier Oils
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Published on: 02/11/ 2011 | By: Alex Quek
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About The Author: Mr Alexander Quek Poh Liak, graduated in 1986 from Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur with a Diploma in Science (with Distinction in Chemistry and Mathematics) and a Bachelor
of Science Degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Campbell University, North Carolina, USA.
He has more than 20 years experience in the Chemical Industry, especially in Personal Care and Household Care industries.
Website URL: http://www.alexquek.com
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- Carrier oils or vegetable oils are also known as base oils.
- Base oils are vegetable, nut, or seed oils, many of which themselves have therapeutic properties.
- Vegetable oils are obtained from the seeds of plants that grow all over the world.
- There are several hundred different plants known to have oil-bearing seeds, but only a few are produced commercially.
- Vegetable oils are in the main produced for food, and are a good source of nutrients and energy.
- They enable the body to produce heat and are a good source of protein, as well as providing lubricants and cooking materials for industry and home use.
- The vegetable oils used in aromatherapy should be cold pressed, as the oils on your supermarket shelves may have been processed with a chemical agent.
- Essential oils in the pure state are too highly concentrated to be used directly on the skin. Therefore you need to dilute them in a base oil, so that they can be massaged or rubbed onto the skin in the correct dosage.
- One drop of an essential oil may be all you need to use, which obviously will not go very far. But when it is diluted in a base oil, it will cover quite a much larger area.
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ORIGINAL INGREDIENT FOR YOUR WELLNESS !
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