Articles Index - Carrier Oils
 
Echinacea - Carrier Oil
Echinacea is a native plant of the United States. In garden centres you may see it labelled as Rudbeckia. The plant needs good, well drained but not dry soil. It can reach a height of 3-4 ft (90-120cm) and produces rayed, rosy-purple petalled flowers with a golden-hued central cone above the petals.
Moringa - Carrier Oil
This oil ranks as one of the most ancient known to mankind. Before alcohol was known this was the material in which all perfumes were diluted; it was also known as 'Oil of Ben'. The reason it was used was because of its stability, important when storing oils in ancient times.
Rose Hip - Carrier Oil
Seeds make up 70% by weight of the fruit and these are the source of the oil. It is extracted and refined using adaptations of conventional methods. The hips are first dried at temperatures which are kept below 80°C in order to avoid possible degradation.
Sea Buckthorn - Carrier Oil
Widely spread throughout Europe and Asia, particularly in northern Europe and on the coasts of Rumania, Mongolia and China. Sea buckthorn is a shrub reaching 2-4m in height but it develops a tree-like appearance as only the upper buds sprout and branch.
 
Rice Bran Oil - Carrier Oil
Rice bran oil is made not only from the bran or husk but also from the germ of the seeds. The oil is refined and care should be taken to avoid highly refined oil which is not suitable for therapy.
Soya Bean Oil - Carrier Oil
The soya bean was not used in the western hemisphere until the late 19th century, although it had been grown in China for some 5,000 years; it was referred to in Chinese medical material? over 4,500 years ago and because of this long continuous use and development there are now several hundred varieties.
Palm Kernel Oil - Carrier Oil
The wild palm does not produce fruit until it is approximately 15 years old; unlike the cultivated variety which yields fruit after 4 years, and is smallish so that climbing is not necessary until the tree is about 12 years old. The fruit grows at the top, among the fronds, in bunches weighing 15-18 kg and containing 700-900 palm fruits.