Vitamin E Acetate is almost odourless emollient virtually oily skin preparations. It has a viscous texture with slow absorption into the skin. Ideal for mixing with blends (0.5-1%) to increase richness and aid prolonged massage without constant re-application. Using at 20% in a very light oil base is useful preventing stretch marks but please test a small area first to make sure you do not have a reaction. Using the Acetate of Vitamin E means that it is not an anti-oxidant for your products but the skin can utilise it and release the Vitamin E for skin moisturising, strengthening, elasticity, cell regeneration and rejuvenation. Pure Vitamin E (dark brown colour) may be far more irritating to the skin than this acetate form. Not really recommended as a solvent in perfumery compounds due to poor solubility of resins, citrus oils (terpenes), powders and crystals. It has no anti-oxidant properties for essential oils or perfume compounds.
Sweet Almond Oil is an oily carrier oil/fixed oil with a bland odour. It has an oily texture with quite slow absorption into the skin. When making a massage oil blend this is one of the most popular oils and may make up to 80% of the total mix. It is fairly stable and with cool storage can be kept for up to one year. CAS: 8007-69-0 FEMA:0
Sunflower Oil is a non-volatile plant oil used as a carrier and in massage oils.
Sunflower Oil has a bland odour with a light texture and quick absorption into the skin. Add a just enough to a too-slow absorbing blend (e.g 10-30%) to give you the desired absorption rate.
Not really recommended as a solvent in perfumery compounds due to poor solubility of resins, citrus oils (terpenes), powders and crystals plus will tend to produce rancid notes. CAS: 8001-21-6 FEMA:0
Safflower Oil is a non-volatile plant oil used as a carrier and in massage oils. Safflower Oil has a bland odour with a light texture and quick absorption into the skin. Add a just enough to a too-slow absorbing blend (e.g 5-10%) to give you the desired absorption rate.
Not really recommended as a solvent in perfumery compounds due to poor solubility of resins, citrus oils (terpenes), powders and crystals plus will tend to produce rancid notes. CAS: Awaits FEMA:0
Rice Bran oil is a fairly stable fixed oil with a shelf life of up to 1 year when kept cool. It has the almost ideal blend (~1:1) of mono and poly unsaturated oils with high levels of Vitamin E and gamma-Oryzanol.
Rice Bran Oil is a bland smelling oily carrier oil. It has a viscous texture with slow absorption into the skin. Ideal for mixing with other lighter carrier oils or blends (10-20%) to increase richness to aid a prolonged massage without constant re-application.
Not really recommended as a solvent in perfumery compounds due to poor solubility of resins, citrus oils (terpenes), powders and crystals. CAS: Awaits FEMA:0
Olive Oil is bland oily carrier oil for use in essential oils massage light texture quick absorption into skin bases year shelf life.
Olive Oil is a carrier oil used in massage oil blends. It has an light oily texture with a quite quick absorption rate into the skin. Add a just enough to a too-slow absorbing blend (e.g 5-10%) to give you the desired absorption rate.
Not really recommended as a solvent in perfumery compounds due to poor solubility of resins, citrus oils (terpenes), powders and crystals plus will tend to produce rancid notes. CAS: 8001-25-0 FEMA:0
Jojoba Oil is a bland smelling oily carrier oil. It has a fairly viscous texture with moderate absorption into the skin leaving a protective film. Ideal for mixing with other lighter carrier oils or blends (10-30%) to increase richness to aid a prolonged massage without constant re-application.
Not really recommended as a solvent in perfumery compounds due to poor solubility of resins, citrus oils (terpenes), powders and crystals. CAS: AWAITS FEMA:0
Isopropyl Myristate (IPM) is a virtually odourless solvent. Used as a cosmetic emollient and solvent to replace ethanol in non-alcoholic skin-perfumes. Poor solubility with terpenes, crystals and resinoids but Ok if they are first blended with other materials. Used as a solvent in perfumes for oil or wax products like candles, wax melts, massage oils, hair oil etc. CAS: 110-27-0 FEMA:3556
Grapeseed Oil has an oily bland odour it is used for massage oil bases. Occasionally used as a diluent for natural perfumery, but please note you should include an antioxidant such as Rosemary Extract to slow down rancidity.
Not really recommended as a solvent in perfumery compounds due to poor solubility of resins, citrus oils (terpenes), powders and crystals plus will tend to produce rancid notes. CAS: Awaits FEMA:0
Evening Primrose Oil has an oily bland odour, usually with a slight fatty almost rancid note. It is used in massage oil bases and cosmetics for moisturising and as an emollient . We recommend to include an antioxidant such as Rosemary Extract @ 0.1-1.0% to slow down rancidity. CAS: Awaits FEMA:0
