How to adjust the ratio of base oil and single essential oil?

Base oil is also a skin care product, which many people know about. So how to mix base oil and essential oil? What is the ratio of base oil and single essential oil?

How to mix base oil and single essential oil

The biggest function of base oil is to mix single essential oils. Single essential oils cannot be used directly on the skin surface due to their high concentration (except in a few cases). They must be diluted before use. Base oil is the best material for diluting single essential oils! The amount of base oil used in mixing single essential oils depends on the massage area.

How to use: When massaging your face, take 10 ml of base oil, then drop in the single essential oil and mix evenly. You can also hold the mixing bottle tightly with both hands to let the temperature of your palms help the essential oils mix better. For full body massage, generally take 30ml of base oil, then drop in single essential oil, mix well and massage all over the body.

When diluting a single essential oil, you can also use several base oils at the same time. For example, wheat germ oil is a base oil with a strong odor and can be used together with sweet almond oil.

What is the ratio of base oil and single essential oil?

1. Calculation method of essential oil dilution ratio

Number of drops of essential oil = number of milliliters of base oil × dilution concentration × 20 (Note: 20 is the number of drops of essential oil in 1 ml)

2. Dilute to 1%

10ml base oil, 2 drops of essential oil are needed

20ml base oil, 4 drops of essential oil are needed

3. Dilute to 3%

10ml base oil, 6 drops of single essential oil are needed

20ml base oil, 12 drops of essential oil are needed

4. Dilute to 5%

10ml base oil, 10 drops of essential oil are needed

20ml base oil, 20 drops of single essential oil are needed