Oat Carrier Oil - 100ml - 100% Pure
Botanical Name: Avena sativa
Description: A winter annual cereal grass with a fibrous root which produces a smooth, hollow stem. The stem, pale green and somewhat rough, has seedlings with hairy foliage and linear, lanceolate veined leaves. The flowers are arranged in a loose terminal panicle consisting of two-flowered spikelets from 3/4 to 1 inch long; the root is fibrous and annual. The hairy, grooved grain has almost parallel sides. It has tall, pointed ligules with serrate margins and no auricles. Avena sativa, or the common oat, grows from 2 to 4 feet high, with rough leaves, with loose, striate sheaths; the stipules are lacerate; the panicle are equal and loose.
Colour: Medium to Dark Brown
Common Uses: Aphrodisiac, nerve stimulant, and permanent tonic, stimulant, sedative, and direct nutritive tonic, apparently restoring the wasted elements of nerve force, antispasmodic. This is a long recognized, natural anti-itch ingredient, and soothing skin softener.
Consistency: Medium to Viscous
Blends well with: This oil blends well with Spruce, Patchouli, Vetiver & Cinnamon.
Aromatic Scent: Oat vegetable oil has no distinctive scent.
History: Oat vegetable oil has a long history of use, particularly for use against itching and irritated skin.