If you are searching for an effective and great alternative to commercial hair care products and oils. Then, you must go for natural carrier oils that are packed with nutrients, minerals, vitamins, fatty acids and antioxidants. These oils are great for infusing herbs, diluting essential oils and easily mixed with other oils. They also provide the desired results. 

Carrier oils are the secret of any person with thick, voluminous, strong and long hair. These carrier oils enhance hair growth, reduce hair loss and give you lustrous locks. By massaging these oils in your scalp, they can easily be absorbed into your hair follicles. And provide them with the hair food that is required for healthy and strong hair growth. 

Carrier oils are also known as vegetable oils or base oils or fixed oils that are derived from seeds, nuts and kernels. So, they are extracted from the fatty parts of the plant. They are named so because they are used to dilute essential oils and carry these essential oils on your skin and scalp at a safe concentration. 

Mostly carrier oils are odorless, but some have little sweet or nutty fragrance. They are full of nurturing vitamins and minerals that make them perfect when we use them alone or mix them with other oils, herbs, essential oils and other blends to increase their effectiveness.  

These carrier oils are mostly used in aromatherapy in which they are used to dilute pure essential oils and treat different health issues. They are also used in the beauty industry like in the preparation of body lotions, creams, perfumes, bath oils, and hair oils etc. 

Cold pressed carrier oils  are the oils that are extracted from nuts, seeds and plants by pressing them, without using much heat. This is a natural process of extracting oil. In this way, the nutritional properties of these oils are retained, and they don’t lose their vitamins and minerals that are usually lost in the refining and heating process.  

So, always try to use cold pressed and extra virgin oils for your scalp issues, and hair treatment. 

In hair care routines, these natural carrier oils, essential oils and hair masks all play a major role. Here we are discussing some of the natural carrier oils that are worthwhile. Some of these are 

1. Olive oil 
2. Coconut oil 
3. Mustard oil 
4. Almond oil 
5. Castor oil 

Olive oil is a light yellow or light greenish oil that comes naturally from olives. Due to its enormous benefits, it is used for cooking in many countries and for hair care as well. It is enriched with fatty acids like oleic acid, proteins and antioxidants that might help in managing hair loss. It also shows antimicrobial and antibacterial properties that help in improving hair and scalp condition. 

 Oleic acid promotes the growth of hair as it inhibits 5-alpha reductase (an enzyme that converts testosterone into DHT). DHT is the causative agent of your hair loss and baldness, if it reached high levels. While the antioxidants prevent free radical damage that weaken your hair follicles. 

Olive oil contains essential nutrients and unsaturated fatty acids that lock moisture in your hair shaft and improve blood circulation to your scalp. It also makes hair shiny and healthy. 

Coconut oil is a natural oil that is obtained from raw or dried coconuts. It seems white, solid with a butter-like consistency at room temperature. But when you take it in your palm, then the body temperature melts it down. 

It is used for both cooking and beauty treatments. It is also good for our hair health as it was found to reduce protein loss in our hair. 

People use it on their scalp and hair as it is believed that coconut oil helps to grow hair faster. It also fights dandruff , fungal infections, and scalp irritation. 

Coconut oil  contains fatty acids called lauric acid, due to which it is easily absorbed in our hair roots and makes them healthy. These fats also seal moisture in our hair, and thus make it shiny and moisturized. That is why it is mostly used in deep hair conditioning mask recipes. 

Due to its enormous benefits, it is used for variety of purposes like for the protection from sun damage, control of hair lice, and in hair loss remedies. 

Mustard oil is a yellow oil that is extracted by pressing mustard seeds. It is very beneficial for our health issues, skin, hair and body. In Pakistan, it is also used for cooking and in various condiments and pickles. 

It is enriched with vitamins like vitamin E, A and K and minerals like magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, and antioxidants that aids in hair growth and treats hair thinning. Hair loss mostly occurs when your hair strands are depleted of nutrition. Then, the application of mustard oil provides essential nutrients to your hair that makes your locks luscious and healthy. 

Due to abundance of natural fats, mustard oil is famous for its deep conditioning properties. These natural fats coat the hair strands and make it moisturized, soft, shiny and strong. It also prevents dryness, hair damage and the issue of split ends. 

Research also shows that mustard oil has anti bacterial and anti fungal properties, due to which it controls dandruff and reduces inflammation on your scalp. 

Almond oil is extracted from ripe seeds or ripe almonds, using minimal heat. As high temperature affects the nutritional value of almond oil. That is why refined almond oil lacks most of the nutrients as compared to un-refined almond oil. 

You may have heard about sweet almond oil and bitter almond oil. The difference between them is that the oil obtained from the sweet almonds is sweet almond oil. While the oil that is obtained from a variety of almonds is bitter almond oil. It is then refined so that all the toxins in the skin of almonds are removed.   

Almond oil is packed with high nutrients, and minerals like magnesium, phosphorus, copper and calcium. It is rich in vitamins like vitamin E, A, B-7 and D, polyphenols, antioxidants and omega-fatty acids like oleic acid, linoleic acid, and palmitic acid, omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids. All these nourishing properties help in taming your frizzy hair, improving blood circulation to the scalp, improves hair growth, and reduces environmental stress around your hair. 

Due to its emollient properties, it is good at moisturizing and conditioning your hair. Light–weighted and easily absorbed in our scalp. Also, it has anti microbial and anti fungal properties that help in the treatment of dandruff. 

Castor oil is made by the extraction of oil from the seeds of Ricinus communis plant. These seeds are commonly known as castor beans. It is clear or pale-yellow oil with a subtle mild scent. 

Castor beans contain a high content of ricinolein acid, an unusual fatty acid that is known for its anti-inflammatory properties. This toxic compound ricin is removed during the extraction process of castor oil, heat deactivates the ricin. And thus, it can be safely used for medication, skincare and hair care etc. 

Castor oil is very popular due to its therapeutic, medicinal and industrial uses. It is also commonly used in food, skincare, hair care routines due to its enormous benefits. 

In hair care regime, most of the people used castor oil to treat hair loss, alopecia and for hair growth. As it is thick in consistency, that is why it is mostly used in small quantities. But there is no proper scientific evidence to support the fact that castor oil is effective for hair growth. 

Still, most of the people claim that by using castor oil, they have seen a drastic change in their hair growth and improvement in hair density. This is mainly due to its moisturizing and nourishing properties that help in softening and hydrating hair. It also boosts blood circulation towards scalp, thus making them healthy. Its regular use adds shine to our dull strands. Due to its antioxidant properties, it protects the scalp and hair from UV rays, free radicals and environmental stress. Also, its anti bacterial and anti fungal properties help in reducing dandruff. 

Use of carrier oils is a straightforward process, and they are commonly employed in skincare, haircare and aromatherapy. For hair growth, you can use carrier oils as