Botanical Information
Roller bottles are a convenient and fun way to incorporate essential oils into your daily routine. Each essential oil carries its own healing power and blending several together can give you the maximum benefit for your wellbeing. Because essential oils are very potent and can cause adverse reactions when used alone, it’s recommended to add a drop to a carrier oil such as sweet almond, olive, fractionated coconut, sunflower, etc. for safety and absorption. Carrier oils help the essential oil penetrate the skin. Essential oils on their own tend to evaporate quickly, while carrier oils help them stay on the skin longer, allowing better absorption and longer-lasting effects.
We use fractionated coconut oil as our carrier oil for our Botanical Blends for three reasons.
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First, it’s the only carrier oil that remains clear when adding aerial parts of the plant, which we believe adds to the beauty of the finished product. Other oils tend to change color over time when plants are added.
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Also, it’s a natural carrier oil that readily absorbs into the skin, making it ideal for topical delivery. Its feather-light emollient effect provides a soothing barrier without clogging the body’s pores, making it an excellent moisturizer for dry or troubled skin. It leaves the skin feeling silky smooth and non-greasy, unlike other vegetable carrier oils.
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Lastly, fractionated coconut oil is completely soluble with all essential oils, is colorless, odorless, and stain-free.