Carrot Seed Essential Oil - 1/2 oz

Carrot Seed Essential Oil - Daucus Carota - Organic Hungary

This skin care oil par excellence is a delicate treasure, and is one of the best of all essential oils to promote clear and lustrous skin.

About Carrot Seed Oil

Wild carrot seed oil, also known as Queen Anne's Lace, is an ideal all-purpose, healthy skin treatment. As helpful support for cell regeneration at the skin's deepest level, carrot seed oil has a pronounced effect on skin health and is often considered an essential component of many skin care formulations. Carrot seed oil can be used as a first line of defense for supporting aging or environmentally stressed skin.

Carrot seed oil plays a supportive role when added to your favorite facial creme and will help boost it‰Ûªs effectiveness. Just add a drop or two to your favorite moisturizer to greatly enhance your skin care routine. This oil can also be used as the principal essential oil in your own, custom made formula for supporting overall skin health. Diffused, carrot seed oil is grounding and soothing to the mind. This oil has a rich, spicy and earthy fragrance.

Carrot Seed Essential Oil Profile

Floracopeia's Hungarian Carrot seed oil is is a lovely, pale orange oil made from the steam-distilled seeds of cultivated wild carrot plants.

How to Use Carrot Seed Essential Oil

Carrot seed oil can be diffused, used in direct inhalation, and applied topically. Its primary use is topical to support healthy skin. It should be applied in diluted form in a carrier oil, with or without other essential oils. As a facial rejuvenator and tonifier, adding carrot seed oil to skin care formulations will enhance their effectiveness.

The earthy, grounding aroma of carrot seed oil can also be beneficial in massage, in the bath, or applied as a compress.

Carrot Seed Oil Recipes

Skin‰Ûªs Best Friend Blend: Combine a drop of Carrot seed oil with your favorite facial serum or creme. When used daily, carrot seed will benefit many skin types as it is gentle and effective.

Revitalizing Facial Blend: 8 drops wild carrot seed, 4 drops helichrysum italicum essential oil, 2 drops sandalwood essential oil, 2 drops frankincense essential oil and 5 drops vitamin e oil in a 15ml of jojoba oil. The inclusion of rosehip seed essential oil or tamanu carrier oil at 10% dilution will enhance this formula.

Skin Health Blend: 8 drops wild carrot seed, 4 drops chamomile essential oil, 2 drops geranium essential oil and 2 drops lavender essential oil in 15ml of calendula-infused olive oil (10% evening primrose can be added).

Interesting Carrot Seed Oil Information

Carrot seed oil is often confused with the infused variety of carrot oil, which uses the taproot (the orange, edible portion) of cultivated carrots, macerated in a carrier oil such as olive oil.

Safety Considerations for Carrot Seed Essential Oil

Generally non-toxic, non-irritating, non-sensitizing, carrot seed oil can nevertheless cause minor irritation if applied directly in large amounts to sensitive skin. Do not take carrot seed essential oil internally.

Aromatic Profile & Blending Information for Carrot Seed Oil

Perfumery Note: Top to middle
Odor: Initially mildly sweet, herbaceous and fresh with a dry, woody heart note
Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong
Dry out: Tenacious, earthy, spicy, balsamic, root-like
Blends Well With: Citrus oils such as bergamot essential oillemon essential oil and lime essential oil; wood oils like cedarwood essential oil and sandalwood essential oil. You may also try it with cardamom essential oil, lavender essential oil and geranium essential oil.

Product Details

Botanical Name: Daucus carota
Family: Umbellifarae or Apiaceae