Macadamia Base Oil 1 Litre

Macadamia carrier oil is a golden oil with a silky texture — a great base for diluting essential oils. Essential oils are too concentrated to apply straight to the skin, so blend them with an oil like this one before a massage or bath.

Macadamia is native to Australia but is now grown around the world. Its nut oil has a warm golden colour, a sweet, buttery character and a mild nutty note.

It contains vitamin A, thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, folate, iron and proteins. Saturated fatty acids — including myristic, palmitic, stearic and arachidic — make up 16.3% of its composition, and unsaturated ones, including palmitoleic, linoleic and linolenic, the remaining 83.7%. Macadamia oil keeps very well: it can be stored for over a year without refrigeration. Its silky texture makes it lovely for massage and for caring for dry skin.

How to use macadamia oil

• as a base for diluting essential oils — for massage, baths and your own fragrance blends,
• for massage — on its own or with a few drops of your favourite essential oil,
• in your everyday body and hand care — especially dry skin,
• as an ingredient in homemade cosmetics — scrubs, balms and body oils.

Capacity: 1 litre.

Caution
For external use. Patch test on a small area of skin before first use. Do not use if you are allergic to nuts. Avoid contact with eyes. Keep tightly closed in a cool, dark place, out of reach of children.