The Other Half Of Aromatherapy: Working with Carrier Oils

A free workshop on working with the therapeutic properties in carrier oils for aromatherapy with Susan M Parker 

Join us Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 at 11AM Pacific / 2PM Eastern (replay available).

The Other Half Of Aromatherapy:


Working with Carrier Oils

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Put your carrier oils to work!

Carrier oils are often treated as neutral carriers, but they have the potential to be so much more. In this workshop, we’ll explore how carrier oils contribute their own therapeutic properties.

Here's a few topics we'll cover in the workshop: 

  • How the therapeutic compounds in carrier oils, like phytosterols, triterpenes, and antioxidants, support skin healing, barrier repair, and regeneration.
  • Why two blends with the same essential oils can behave completely differently depending on the carrier you choose.
  • How different carriers influence absorption and the skin’s physiological response to essential oils.
  • Why the idea of a neutral carrier oil is a myth and how these plant oils bring thier own active intelligence to your blends.
  • How you can work with different carrier oils to create blends that have a therapeutic effect on the skin. 

If you’ve been wanting to learn more about how the carrier oils contribute to the therapeutic benefits of your aromatherapy work, this workshop will give you a place to start. We’ll be looking at how the plant oils themselves support the skin, influence absorption, and change the way essential oils act once they’re on the body. It opens up a whole new layer of potential when you start to work with carriers as active and vital parts of your formulas.

I'm Susan M Parker

Over the past several decades, I’ve dedicated my work to studying and teaching about plant lipids.

As the author of Power of the Seed and founder of the Lipid Oils Academy, I’ve taught thousands of formulators and practitioners around the world.

In this workshop, I’ll share how carrier oils shape aromatic practice and how a deeper understanding of their structure can transform your work with essential oils.

Sign up for the workshop and learn how to put your carrier oils to work

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