Olive oil (Olea Europa)125mls

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Olive oil (Olea Europa) 125mls

Olive oil (Olea Europa) used in aromatherapy should always be specified as cold pressed, first or “virgin” pressing. Extra virgin ‘cold pressed’ olive oil used for culinary purposes in cooking and in salads. Olive oil possesses a viscous texture and very distinctive smell.  Aromatherapists mainly add Olive oil to skin and hair care products.

Properties and effects:

• It has the properties of being calming and emollient.
• The characteristic odour is not always acceptable to the client or the therapist and can overpower the essential oils.
• Use 10% in a blend.

Carrier Oils for Aromatherapy & Massage by Len Price mentions that Olive Oil can cause sensitivity or allergic reactions in some individuals.

This text also mentions that Olive Oil contains approximately 10% saturated fat, 60% oleic acid (an omega-9 fatty acid), 11% linoleic acid (an omega-6 essential fatty acid), and less than 1% alpha linolenic acid (an omega-3 essential fatty acid). Len Price with Ian Smith and Shirley Price, Carrier Oils for Aromatherapy & Massage (United Kingdom: Riverhead, 1999),