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carrier oils

carrier oils is the plural of carrier oil.

Meaning of carrier oil

Noun

carrier oil (plural carrier oils)

  1. An oil that is easily absorbed by the skin that is used to dilute an essential oil for use in cosmetics, massage or aromatherapy.
    • Oil that is not suitable for use as carrier oil is baby oil or mineral oil, which is a petrolatum product and essential oils do not disperse well into these products nor do they sufficiently penetrate the skin, which disallows the aroma's molecules entry into the bloodstream.2005, Kylie Thompson, Aromatherapy for the Emotions, page 18
  2. Any oil used to dissolve and carry an oil-soluble substance into or out of a compound.
    • Stearic acid dissolved in a carrier oil can effect a strong reduction in the coefficient of friction for metal rubbed against metal.1985, A. Dorinson, K.C. Ludema, Mechanics and Chemistry in Lubrication, page 198

Questions about carrier oils

What is carrier oils the plural of?
Carrier oils is the plural of carrier oil.

Words near carrier oils in the dictionary

  1. carrier gas
  2. carrier gases
  3. carrier hotel
  4. carrier hotels
  5. carrier oil
  6. carrier oils
  7. carrier pigeon
  8. carrier pigeons
  9. carrier protein
  10. carrier proteins
  11. carrier screening

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