
Explore carrier oils for skin care and massage, including fatty acids, cost factors, 14 oil profiles, and 3 herbal infused oil profiles, plus aromatherapy tips for spaces.
Oleic acid from omega-9 oils softens and calms the skin, acts anti-inflammatory, helps aging and dry skin, and extends shelf life while supporting cleansing and texture.
Learn what all the numbers mean
Explore comedogenic ratings of carrier oils, how linoleic and oleic acid influence pore clogging, and why choosing fresh, unrefined oils matters for different skin types.
Sunflower oil is a cold-pressed base oil with average absorption, zero comedogenic rating, and high vitamin E and linoleic acid for moisture, suitable for massage, facial, scar, and hair treatments.
At the end of this lecture there will be an assignment.
Explore avocado oil's cold-pressed extraction, unrefined varieties, and its emollient, occlusive, and massage-ready benefits for dry and sunburned skin.
Sesame seed oil is cold pressed from roasted seeds, a heavy oil that blends well for massage but may stain sheets, and it's antifungal for skin and hair.
Pumpkin seed oil is a cold-expressed carrier oil that absorbs well, provides massage glide, has a comedogenic rating of two, with vitamins a, c, and e; use 1–10% and refrigerate.
Utilize argan oil, cold pressed from the kernel, which absorbs quickly and helps oily or acne-prone skin; blend 5–15% for beauty treatments.
Explore borage seed oil, rich in gamma linolenic acid, with hydrating and anti-inflammatory properties for massage and skincare; note its short shelf life and pregnancy risk, use 5-10% in blends.
Explore infused herbal oils, macerated in a carrier oil to transfer plant properties, yielding a diluted, skin-safe base you can blend with essential oils or plant parts via stovetop infusion.
Discover how infused carrot oil delivers hair conditioning, anti aging skin benefits, and lymphatic massage support, with notes on pregnancy cautions and sun sensitivity.
This video covers the tools and items needed to make the infused oil.
This video explains how to make the infused oil.
Organize your skincare treatment space with pre-mixed, labeled carrier oil blends for detox, relaxation, and cellulite, ensuring dilution, ingredients, contraindications, and inventory tracking.
Explore essential oil blending with carrier oils, dilution rates, and safety notes for muscles, joints, pregnancy, and various skin types, including oily, acne, dry, mature, and sensitive skin.
Engage in an optional creativity blending exercise to create three essential oil blends for carrier oils, including a pregnancy-friendly option, with dilution guidelines and client record tracking.
Review and customize your intake form to safely incorporate carrier oils and aromatherapy in massage, capturing medical conditions, allergies, dilution rates, blend formulas, client responses, and follow-ups.
Don't forget your consultation sample form
This informative course will help massage therapists and beauty professionals determine which carrier oils to have available for use in their work.
Informed clients are looking to their wellness providers for alternatives to products and treatments using harsh chemicals.
More and more people are asking specifically for natural products.
Your and your business can benefit from this healthy trend!
This course is especially for:
massage therapists
skin care professionals (estheticians, holistic facialists, etc.)
Those who want to get solid footing with carrier oils (aromatherapists, skincare formulators, etc.)
Quick FAQ
This course includes recipes, and examples of practical formulas.
Yes: There is a 40 page workbook included with this class
Yes: There are quizzes in this course
Yes: practical activities provided throughout to guide and focus your learning experience
"My workplace has a "no scent policy". No problem!
This course addresses situations where using scent and/or aroma is not always possible. Professionals can still use natural ingredients to provide their clients with additional treatment benefits using carrier oils alone.
To start off, we will cover: The nerdy bits
what are carrier oils and how we get them
the differences between essential oils and carrier oils
what affects the cost of a carrier oil
fatty acids in carrier oils
Next we focus on 14 specific individual carrier oil profiles
almond oil, sweet
apricot kernel oil
argan oil
avocado oil
borage seed oil
evening primrose oil
jojoba
oat kernel oil
pomegranate oil
pumpkin seed oil
rice bran oil
rosehip oil
sesame seed oil
sunflower oil
Herbal infused oils: these are mainly used in a massage application, but can also apply directly to a facial application
You will also learn where and how to strategically use essential oils in your practice- so you can offer added value using aromatherapy to your clients. Includes instructions and tutorial on how to make your own herbal infused oils.
calendula
arnica
carrot seed
Practical Application to your workplace
Expand your service menu
If you want to offer the addition of essential oils and aromatherapy to your service menu, that is also covered. Learn how:
ways to add essential oils into your workspace
ways to provide your client excellent customer service
incorporate essential oils into various spa treatments
Practical takeaway tips for both the massage therapist and beauty professional
client intake form
how to get organized
assignment tips
What people are saying about Carrier Oils for Professionals:
"Most informative and interesting course I have ever taken !!!!!" 5 stars
Linda S.
"I truly enjoyed your course."
Soraya P
"All my massage students should be taking this class."
Sandy E
"Being new to the world of aromatherapy, I found this course to be extremely helpful for choosing the carrier oils to use in various situations. I am also very interested in making my own infuses, so that part was helpful as well. I would recommend this course to anyone who wants a better understanding of the wonderful world of carrier oils and their uses. Thank you"
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