When using essential oils, it is sometimes useful to use a carrier oil to dilute them (this can be done to make it less potent for safety reasons or for practical reasons such as more ease of use). Carrier oils are great for using essential oils on young children or people with sensitive skin, or even simply if you are using an oil on a large area and need to make it easier to apply the essential oil to your skin. There are so very many oil options that can be used as carrier oils, and many reasons to choose one over another, so I have compiled a list of my top five favorite carrier options for you to add to your shopping cart to try out.

Grapeseed Oil

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Grapeseed oil is, by far, my favorite carrier oil, and the one that I use most commonly. Grapeseeds are packed with tons of beneficial nutrients, so using this oil as a carrier oil will add to the benefits of the essential oil that you are applying. I love this oil as a carrier so much, because it is a very light oil and does not leave your skin at all greasy. Extra Bonus: grapeseed oil is scentless, so it’s even more awesome.

Olive Oil

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Olive oil? What? To put on your skin? Yep! I know–olive oil is usually used for cooking and baking, but it can also be used as an essential oil carrier! Olive oil has a very slight scent and is very light. It is fairly non-greasy, so it is easy to rub into your skin and leaves minimal residual.

Coconut Oil (Solid or Fractionated)

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I personally don’t use coconut oil, because I just can’t stand the smell, (which I’ve told you before, but it’s just that important to me) BUT it is incredibly useful as a carrier oil, so I think that it’s important for me to tell you about it. Coconut oil is probably the most popular carrier oil to use with essential oils. It can be purchased in a solid form (which is the ‘normal’ form) and in a liquid form (which you can find as ‘fractionated coconut oil’), so it has a wide array of uses. Coconut oil has tons of incredible properties that will benefit your skin, hair, nails, and all of your insides too!

Over and Out.

-Courtney