Carrier Oils

Dilution basics · Essential Oils by Category

• Available from Golden Needle
• Wholefoods for nut oils
• The most-used oils are – almond, sesame, coconut, and hazelnut
• Store in dark amber bottles (avoid heat and light)
• Once essential oils are added to carrier oils, the shelf life is shorter
• Always label and date the blend

Almond oil

• Most used
• Light
• Affinity with LU

Sesame oil

• Avoid grocery store versions (roasted seeds, toasted smell)
• Good for blood condition, moves blood
• Goes to the bone, yuan Qi level

Safflower oil

• Really moves blood
• Opens the chest

Olive oil

• Resonance for LR (green color)
• Nourishes LR blood
• Moves blood a little bit
• Moistening
• Relieves wind

Walnut oil

• Yang tonic
• Warming
• Tonifies yang
• Resonates with the kidneys

Hazelnut oil

• Resonates with kidney
• Strong affinity for the nerves – nervine
• For shingles and neuralgia

Grapeseed oil

• Breaks down scar tissue
• Resolves damp
• Resolves phlegm
• Good for some skin conditions

Jojoba oil

• Balances your skin
• Best oil to use on the face
• Neutral temperature

Calophyllum or tamanu oil

• Telia oils brand - www.teliashop.com
• Tamanu oil is extracted from the seeds of a tropical evergreen called the tamanu nut tree
• Releases phlegm and congestion
• Releases toxins
• Breaks down things that are hard – cysts, scars
• Thick oil
• Often used in a blend of oils due to its thickness

St. John's Wort oil

• Increases the essential oil's ability to cross the skin into the body
• Affinity for the nerves

Evening primrose oil

• Moistening and nourishing
• Often used in facial serums

Castor oil

• Known for breaking up accumulations
• Can be used as a carrier oil or as a plaster over essential oils

Fractionated coconut oil

• Stays in a liquid form
• Also used as a cupping oil
• Clears heat
• Moistening, nourishing, light
• Does not smell

Vitamin E

• Often added to oil blends for scar treatments
• Typically sold already in a carrier oil
• Can be purchased as gel capsules