Carrier oil - Wikipedia

Carrier oil, also known as base oil or vegetable oil, is used to dilute essential oils and absolutes before they are applied to the skin in massage and ... Carrieroil FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Thisarticlehasmultipleissues.Pleasehelpimproveitordiscusstheseissuesonthetalkpage.(Learnhowandwhentoremovethesetemplatemessages) Someofthisarticle'slistedsourcesmaynotbereliable.Pleasehelpthisarticlebylookingforbetter,morereliablesources.Unreliablecitationsmaybechallengedordeleted.(July2019)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Carrieroil" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(September2014)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) (Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Carrieroil,alsoknownasbaseoilorvegetableoil,isusedtodiluteessentialoilsandabsolutesbeforetheyareappliedtotheskininmassageandaromatherapy.Theyaresonamedbecausetheycarrytheessentialoilontotheskin.[1][unreliablesource?]Dilutingessentialoilsisacriticalsafetypracticewhenusingessentialoils.Essentialoilsalonearevolatile;theybegintodissipateassoonastheyareapplied.Therateofdispersionwillvarybasedonhowlightorheavythecarrieroilis.[2][unreliablesource?]Carrieroilsdonotcontainaconcentratedaroma,unlikeessentialoils,thoughsome,suchasolive,haveamilddistinctivesmell.Neitherdotheyevaporatelikeessentialoils,whicharemorevolatile.Thecarrieroilsusedshouldbeasnaturalandunadulteratedaspossible.Manypeoplefeelorganicoilsareofhigherquality.Cold-pressingandmacerationarethetwomainmethodsofproducingcarrieroils. Thereisarangeofdifferentcarrieroils,eachwithavarioustherapeuticproperties.Choosinganoilwilldependontheareabeingmassaged,[3]thepresentingconditionsandtheclientssensitivityandrequirements.Formassage,viscosityisamajorconsideration;forexample,grapeseedoilistypicallyverythin,whileoliveoilismuchthicker.Sunflower,sweetalmondandgrapeseedoilshaveviscositiesmidwaybetweentheseextremes.Carrieroilscanbeeasilyblendedtocombinetheirpropertiesofviscosity,acceptability,lubrication,absorption,aromaandsoforth. Infusedoilsareacombinationofacarrieroilandplantmaterialandtheycanbeeithercommerciallyordomesticallyprepared.Abaseoil,oftensunflower,isplacedinanairtightcontainerwiththeappropriateplantmaterialforatime.Calendulaandcarrotoilsareproducedinthisway. Highqualityoilssoldforculinaryuseareofteneminentlysuitableformassageuse,andareeconomical;thoseobtainedbycoldpressingarepreferred.Allcarrieroilsshouldbekeptcool,andawayfromstronglight,toretardrancidification.Rancidoilsshouldbeavoided.Refrigeratingoilshelpspreservetheirfreshnessbutsomeoilsshouldnotberefrigerated(e.g.avocado).Verycoldoilsmayappearcloudy,butregaintheirclearstateonreturningtoroomtemperature. Sourcespassionatelydisagreeonthesuitabilityofmineraloilasacarrieroil.[4][unreliablesource?]IntheUnitedStates,foodgrademineraloilishighlyrefinedandpurifiedtomeetthestringentrequirementsoftheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA).[5]Mineraloilmarkedas"USP"alsomeetsthestandardsoftheU.S.Pharmacopeia.[6] Varieties[edit] Truecarrieroilsaregenerallycold-pressedormaceratedvegetableoilstakenfrom,amongothers:[citationneeded] Apricotoil Grapeseedoil Avocadooil Oliveoil Sesameoil Eveningprimroseoil Canola(rapeseedoil) Camelliaseedoil Sunfloweroil Marulaoil Jojobaoil Emuoil Castoroil Borageseedoil Nuts: Walnutoil Peanutoil Pecanoil Macadamiaoil Fractionatedcoconutoil Hazelnutoil Cocoabutter Sweetalmondoil Safetyaspects[edit] Peanutsarelegumes,nottruenuts,buttheysharewithtruenutstheriskofcausingallergicreactions,eveninminuteamounts.Purepeanutandnut-derivedoilsarenotusuallyallergenic(astheydonottypicallycontaintheproteinaceouspartoftheplant),butavoidingthemmaybesafer,asseriouspeanutandnutallergyiswidespread,oilpuritycannotbeguaranteed,andotherhypoallergenicoilsareeasilysubstituted. References[edit] ^"CarrierOilsandEssentialOilsAreThePerfectCompanions|ChillOutWithOilRetrieved27May2019 ^"CarrierOils:TheDefinitiveGuidetoCreatingThePerfectBlend"|MomPreparesRetrieved21December2017. ^"Thebestcarrieroilsforessentialoils"|MedicalNewsTodayRetrieved26April2018 ^Thompson,Stuart."MineralOilvsPlantOil:AModernReappraisal".GaiaResearch.Retrieved16November2012. ^CodeofFederalRegulations,Title21,Volume3Sec.172.878Whitemineraloil.U.S.FoodandDrugAdministration.2012. ^Pharmacopeia.cn."USP29:MineralOil".UnitedStatesPharmacopeia&NationalFormulary.Retrieved16November2012. 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