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If you’re curious to work more closely with carrier oils and plant butters, the Carrier Oil Companion has everything you need to get started
Unlock the therapeutic properties in carrier oils

The Carrier Oil Companion
Learn how to select, combine, and work with the therapeutic properties of carrier oils for aromatherapy, herbalism, and skincare.
$67
“Susan has given me my greatest insight into the carrier oils and the many benefits and effects they can bring. I have thoroughly enjoyed this new knowledge and gained great inspiration. Carrier oils have now opened a whole new world to me and given me a greater understanding of blending.”
~Beverley Higham
Not all oils are created equal. Carrier oils each have unique properties that impact not only skin feel, but also the effectiveness, stability, and shelf life of your final product.
Inside The Carrier Oil Companion, you’ll learn exactly how to choose the right oils based on:
Every oil brings its own chemistry to the table: its fatty acid profile, absorption rate, stability, and therapeutic properties all play a role in how it performs in your creations.
Whether you’re crafting a healing herbal salve, a nourishing face oil, or a deeply therapeutic aromatherapy blend you can be 100% confident you are choosing the most effective carrier oils.
Your Carrier Oil Companion & Study Guide
Inside you'll find 8 core lessons on carrier oils, here's a quick overview
Carrier Oils vs. Essential Oils
Understand the key differences between carrier oils and essential oils, plus extraction methods and safety guidelines for blending.
The Basics of Carrier Oil Chemistry
Learn how fatty acid composition influences absorption, stability, skin feel, and product performance.
Understanding Carrier Oil Structures
Explore saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated oils and how they impact skincare, herbal infusions, and aromatherapy.
Oxidation & Shelf Life
Discover how oxygen impacts oils, how to store them properly, and how to extend the shelf life of your ingredients and final products.
Bioactives & Healing Properties
Get to know unsaponifiables, pigments, vitamins, and antioxidants in lipid oils and plant butters.
Refined vs. Unrefined Oils
What’s lost in refining, when to choose unrefined oils, and why natural variation matters in your formulations.
Building Your Carrier Oil Collection
How to stock your lab with essential base oils, antioxidant-rich options, and specialty butters without overbuying.
Formulating with Carrier Oils
Create nourishing body oils, scrubs, balms, massage oils, and solid lotion bars
Your Special Bonuses Included When You Enroll Today
“Susan's programs have helped me use carrier oils as part of the synergy of essential oils to give a quality product. I am a certified aromatherapist and this program has helped me to synergize the essential oil world with the lipid world for a full spectrum of knowledge of the products that I produced”
~ Janics Cyre

Susan M Parker your teacher and guide
Author of Power of the Seed: Your Guide to Oils for Health & Beauty Co-founder of the Lipid Oils Academy
I’ve spent decades studying and working with carrier oils, and I’ve seen firsthand how these remarkable oils can transform both skincare and wellness products.
My passion for carrier oils comes from deep, hands-on experience understanding how different oils perform, how they feel on the skin, how they interact with herbs and essential oils, and how they contribute to the effectiveness of a formula.
In Carrier Oil Companion, I’ve distilled everything I’ve learned into a clear, approachable course that will give you the knowledge and confidence to create your own beautiful, effective skincare, herbal infusions, and aromatherapy blends.
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to deepen your understanding, this course is designed to meet you where you are and guide you every step of the way.
I’d love to welcome you inside!
“I love studying with Susan. She has created groundbreaking material that is fun to learn. Her work has been critical to me to uncover my special passion using lipids in combination with other additions to a multitude of topical preparations. If you’re serious about developing your skills with carrier oil selection or even more complex Lipid based products, Susan Parker’s workshops and materials can’t be beat!!!.”
~Liz Zucco
When you are making skincare, infusing herbs or creating aromatherapy blends, the working with the carrier oils brings a wonderful supportive element to your work.
Bring the therapeutic, healing and nourishing compounds from the plant oils to all your skincare and medicinal formulating.
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Here’s what you’ll get with the Carrier Oil Companion
“This course gave me a thorough understanding of how carrier oils work, and the differences between them so that I can effectively formulate skincare solutions. For anyone who wants to have a thorough understanding of how carrier oils work, the differences between them, and how to utilize them effectively and efficiently in order to formulate skincare this is the course for you.”
~Lori Satter