How is carrot essential oil made?

Carrot seed oil is a type of essential oil. It's extracted via steam distillation from the seeds of the Daucus carota plant . This flowering plant, known for its white blossoms and carrot-scented roots, is also called wild carrot and Queen Anne's lace.

How long does it take carrot oil to lighten skin before?

Slather it on clean skin and let it soak in overnight. Expect a gradual lightening effect over 4-6 weeks . Consistency is vital for benefits.

How do you make organic carrot oil?

Cooking Instructions Using a grater, use the smaller holes to grate the washed n skinned carrot. In a pan,pour in Ur coconut oil (sometimes my mum uses Almond or olive oil) u can also use any. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Pour in a clean bottle and use when in need.

What kind of oil do you use to make carrot oil?

Making your own carrot oil is incredibly easy and eliminates the possibility of subjecting your hair to harsh chemicals that store-bought hair products contain. Grapeseed and coconut oils pair especially well with carrots, but you can also use olive, sunflower, or sesame oil.

Can carrot oil remove black spots?

Carrot oil is used in some body creams for skin lightening and limiting stretch marks but usually in small proportions and with dangerous chemicals. However, the use of pure carrot oil in its unadulterated form lightens dark spots and corrects hyperpigmentation of the skin .

Can I mix lemon oil and carrot oil together?

A combination of carrot and lemon oil helps in skin brightening . Carrot and Lemon oil not only tightens and tones the skin but also acts a skin brightening agent improving your complexion.

What happens if we apply carrot oil on face?

Carrot oil loves mature skin. Its vitamin A and free radical-killing antioxidant action help to slow down the skin ageing clock. It boosts cell regeneration and leaves our skin feeling more supple .

What is the difference between carrot oil and carrot essential oil?

Carrot Oil is high in vitamin A, but it doesn't provide an essential oil. The consistency of Carrot Oil is slightly greasy, whereas Carrot Seed Essential Oil's consistency is viscous but non-greasy. Unlike Carrot Seed Essential Oil, Carrot Oil can be used for culinary purposes.

What can I mix with carrot oil?

Lots of essential oils are irritating to the skin and can cause rashes and sensitivities. Carrot seed oil can do this, though it's only mildly irritating. You should mix carrot seed essential oil with a fatty oil like coconut oil or grapeseed oil before putting it on your skin.

Can I mix shea butter with carrot oil?

Unrefined, organic shea butter with jojoba and carrot seed oils. Has moisturizing and highly nourishing properties and is rich in antioxidants and essential fatty acids. The gentle mixture is suitable for dry, damaged, thirsty skin.

What is carrot infused oil used for?

Its antifungal and antibacterial properties might help with skin infections . Some skin conditions like eczema often have extra Staphylococcus bacteria. Carrot seed oil might help relieve eczema by fighting it. Some people also add carrot seed oil to shampoo and conditioner to help nourish their scalp.

Is homemade carrot oil good for skin?

Carrot oil doesn't just prep our skin for the sun - it also gives us a healthy, bronzed glow . It's vitamin A content makes it an excellent suntan oil. Mix 100ml of carrot oil with 20 drops each of carrot and ylang ylang essential oils. Apply it under your sunscreen to boost the tanning process!

How to extract oil from carrot juice?

Heat the carrot juice in a pan until it reduces to a thick, oily consistency. Let the oil cool down, then strain it to remove any remaining bits of carrot. Massage the oil into your scalp and hair, and let it sit for at least 30 minutes before washing it out.

How to Make Carrot-Infused Oil | The School of Aromatic Studies (2024)

Daucus carota Macerated Oil

I have often wondered about how carrot was macerated and so decided to try to make it myself from vegetable to macerated oil. The journey has taken months, a bit of research, several batches of carrots, patience and lots of eager anticipation. Still there is another method I shall be working with in the next week too. So truly the process continues.

What’s in a carrot?

The macerated carrot oil is derived from the species of cultivated carrot, Daucus carota supsp. sativa that bears the edible root we are all so familiar with.

What’s the difference between Carrot infused oil and Carrot Essential Oil?

Wild carrots, also called Queen Anne’s Lace, is Daucus carota are the same species as the cultivated carrot and are differentiated only in the subspecies. Wild carrots have white roots and are smaller than the orange edible roots of cultivated carrot. The root of the wild carrot (Daucus carota subsp. carota) is generally considered to be inedible. It is the root of the cultivated carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativa) that bears the edible orange carrot. “However, since the bulk of essential oil commercially available is obtained from the seeds of the commercially cultivated carrot, the name Daucus carota alone signifies, that the source is the cultivated carrot.”

Daucus carota

Making carrot macerated oil

An important starting point is to recognize that carrots hold between 90-92% water. And since water and oil do not mix and water is a source of potential bacterial growth, it is important to dehydrate or dry the carrots prior to infusing. You could technically get a wet weight and then a dry weight and use a more ayurvedic approach to macerate the oil and evaporate off all the water, but that is for another time.

For our infusion here we purchased organic fresh carrots from the Carrboro farmers market.

Fresh carrots

Next step, process and dry the carrots.

After peeling the carrots (you don’t have to peel them) and cutting them into thin slices, I placed the carrots onto a tray and put them in our oven to dry. I did this in our stove (as we don’t have a dehydrator). The lowest setting on our stove is 160 degrees so I set it at that. It took about 9-12 hours for the carrots to be completely dried. So perhaps not the most economical way to dry carrots but it worked. If you have a dehydrator, use that to remove the water content from the carrots.

Prepare Maceration

Once dried, I placed the carrots into the Vitamixer then covered the carrots with virgin organic olive oil. This was then mixed for a minute or two. (the vitamix did not powder it down) so probably won’t do this next time….Then I placed this mix into a clean (sanitized) canning jar. Note: Most companies seem to use sunflower oil and even sesame oil. Shall have to try the sesame oil.

Allow the carrots to infuse in the oil for about 4 weeks. Here is a picture of the macerated oil I recently purchased from Florihana in France. The oil, needless to say, is exquisite.

About Carrot: Daucus carota subsp. sativus macerated oil

This is from our program, Botanical Body Care Products Online Certification Course

Other common names: Common cultivated carrot
Botanical family: Apiaceae

Botanical description: Carrot is an annual or biennial plant widely cultivated all over Europe, the USA and Central Asia. The orange-red taproot of Daucus carota subsp. sativus is the well known edible carrot. The essential oil, on the other-hand, is extracted from the species Daucus carota subsp. carota. The herbal oil is extracted from the edible fruit.

Part of Plant Used: Carrot roots

Harvest Time: Harvest when carrot root is ripe.

Active components: Carrot herbal oil is rich in the fat soluble β-carotene which is the most well-known provitamin A carotenoid . β-carotene is the component responsible for giving Carrot infused oil its rich red/orange color as well as its therapeutic benefits.

Therapeutic benefits:
Beta carotene is the precursor for the provitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for the skin and promotes healthy tissue formation as well as protects the skin from ultra-violet radiation. beta-carotene also exhibits antioxidant activity.

Carrot herbal oil is indicated for:

Wound healing
Burns
Mature/aging skin
Impetigo
Dermatitis, eczema o Improve appearance of scar tissue
Dry skin
Rashes, itching

Thus concludes our current journey in making Macerated Carrot oil. I would truly love to hear from you about your experiences and insights into making this incredible oil. Please feel free to share here or send me an email at: info@aromaticstudies.com

Ready to use your homemade carrot infused oil? Consider making Carrot Rosehip Skin Salve.

Learn how to make here!

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