Essential oils and aromatherapy are particularly valuable for skin conditions because they can address the problem on a variety of levels. Dry skin is the result of sebaceous gland underactivity (not producing enough oil). The lack of oil diminishes the skin’s ability to retain moisture since oil in the skin acts as a barrier against…
Carrier Oil for Radiant Skin Carrier oils are usually a plant-based oils extracted from a nut or a seed. In aromatherapy vegetable oils are often referred to as ‘carrier oil’. All oils are defined as lipids, and are largely composed of fatty acids – major building blocks of fat in human bodies. What does it mean…
The word for oil in Sanskrit, sneha, is also the word for love. So massage ritual is essentially spreading love and nourishment to all of the tissues in the body, as well as to the mind and senses. “The body of one who uses oil massage regularly does not become affected much even if subjected to accidental injuries,…
