|
Type
|
Properties
|
Uses
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| Sweet Almond |
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color: very pale yellow
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Ingredients: glucosides, minerals, vitamins,
proteins
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penetrates skin and nourishes
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anti-inflammatory
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light
|
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good for most skin types
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especially for dry, itching skin
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can be used 100%
|
| Apricot Kernel Oil |
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color: pale yellow
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Ingredients: vitamins, minerals
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relieves stress
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balancing
|
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good for all skin types
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especially for skin that is prematurely aged, dry,
sensitive or inflamed
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can be used 100%
|
| Avocado |
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heavy green color
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Ingredients: Vit A, E
|
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good for most skin types
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heavy; use in 10% dilution with base oil
|
| Borage Oil |
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color: pale yellow
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Ingredients: gamma linolenic acid, vitamins,
minerals
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regenerative
-
penetrating
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stimulating
|
|
| Castor Oil |
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color: light yellow
-
very thick, sticky
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cleanses lymphatic system
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draws out toxins
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breaks up scar tissue
|
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use on dry, cracked feet
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use on scar tissue
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use in poultice (wool flannel cloth)
|
| Coconut Oil |
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color: light yellow
-
solid at room temperature; needs to be warmed.
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thick, heavy
grounding
|
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good for all skin types, especially dry, cracked
skin
|
| Emu Oil |
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color: light yellow
-
anti-inflammatory
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assists in collagen formation
|
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good for all skin types: may block pores is some;
watch for reactions
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used for arthritis, bursitis, sore muscles,
bruising, eczema, keloids
|
| Grapeseed Oil |
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color: none or very pale green
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Ingredients: vitamins, minerals, proteins
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highest in linoleic acid
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non-allergenic
|
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good for all skin types
-
can be used 100%
|
| Jojoba Oil |
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color: dark yellow
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Ingredients: protein, minerals
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From a bean of a desert shrub
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helps prevent oxidization of essential oils
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waxy-solid at cold temperatures
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antibacterial
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assists in breaking down sebum in plugged pores
-
highly penetrating
-
balances the brain and pituitary
|
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Used to treat skin disorders, eczema, acne
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keeps longer than most oils
-
good carrier oil
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Use full strength or in dilution with other oils
|
| Kukui Nut Oil |
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color: none
-
odorless
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Ingredients: linoleic and linolenic acid
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slightly warming effect
-
light, dries fast
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antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory
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helps keep oil from going rancid
|
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good for all skin types
-
usually an additive
|
| Olive Oil |
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color: green
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Ingredients: proteins, minerals, vitamins E, calcium
,copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, carotene
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warming
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relieves stiffness
-
heavy
|
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good for all skin types
-
can be used 100%, but rather thick: diluted is best
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Extra virgin and cold pressed recommended.
|
| Peanut Oil |
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color: pale yellow
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Ingredients: protein, vitamin B and niacin, minerals
-
anti-inflammatory
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thick
-
smells like peanuts
|
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check to see if client is allergic to peanuts
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good for all skin types
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especially dry skin
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use for bursitis, arthritis
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make sure it's organic
|
| Sesame Oil |
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Color: dark yellow
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Ingredients: vitamin E, lecithin, amino acids
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antiseptic, anti-fungal
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nourishing
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prevents premature aging of skin
-
purifier
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thought to be the most stable of oils in terms of
spoilage.
|
-
May want to use odorless
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good for all skin types, except for red, rashy
irritated skin
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can be used on dry cracked skin
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rheumatism, arthritis
-
destroys ringworm, scabies and most fungal skin
diseases.
-
can be used 100% but diluted to 10% is best (can be
too warming)
|
| Safflower Oil |
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color: pale yellow
-
Ingredients: protein, minerals, vitamin E, linoleic
acid
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blood cleanser
-
quickly turns rancid
|
-
good for all skin types
-
can be used 100%
|
| Wheat Germ Oil |
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color:pale yellow
-
Ingredients: Vitamin E, proteins, minerals, other
vitamins
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help prevents oxidization of essential oils
|
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Check for wheat allergies
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Use in 10% dilution with base oil
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good for eczema, psoriasis, aging skin
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