HANDY HEALTH TIPS

The base oils we use at The College of Natural Practice are

Organic
Extra Virgin
Cold Pressed
Unrefined
Unfiltered
Non-Hydrogenated
Food grade

They include

Sesame (unroasted)
Olive
Safflower
Coconut
Brazil

Our Philosophy

If you can't eat it, don't put it on your skin.

Did you know…

The Skin absorbs approx 60% of whatever you put on it

So what does that mean for skin care

Now that's a scary thought when you look at most ingredients of cosmetics

….they are definitely inedible

Well, food grade oils can be taken internally and put on your skin,

each of them has different properties and uses,

E.g: moisturising, detoxifying, stimulating

So What To Look For In A Good Quality Oil

It should be in a dark glass bottle
It should quote all four statements
'Organic, Extra Virgin, Cold Pressed, Unrefined'
Just one is not good enough
It should have sediment and go cloudy when cool
If using for massage it should be edible oil
Check the organic associations standards, as they do vary

Organic
Organic means that no synthesised chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides
have been used from growing to bottling of the produce
The product or its ingredients are NOT Genetically Modified
Many artificial chemicals have been linked to a variety of conditions that are detrimental to health

Extra Virgin
Means the oil produced from the first pressing
Non-virgin oils are usually a blend of olive oils that have been refined to bring them up to an acceptable flavour and aroma.

Cold Pressed
Only mechanical means, ‘Pressing’ are used to extract the oil
The alternative to this is using solvents, hot water and maintained heat up to 450 degrees F to extract the oil.

The solvents are poisonous to the human body
The hot water washes away many of the nutrients and anti oxidants
Heating oil to this temperature changes the oils molecular structure producing trans fatty acids

Unrefined
Means the oil has not been processed in any way
The process of refinement is done to remove impurities such as strong odours & smells and to reduce the oils acidy.
If oil has been refined, it is because the quality of the original oil was very poor.
Refinement uses caustic agents, washing and centrifugation
To remove the 'impurities'

Unfiltered
Unfiltered oil contains small particles of the seed, fruit or nut
that has been pressed.
This results in sediment in the oil, which turns cloudy if shaken.
Filtering removes these particles along with many of the nutrients & antioxidants of the oil

Non-Hydrogenated
The oil is in its natural runny form
Hydrogenation takes naturally runny oil and makes it solidify
e.g. cheap coconut oil & margarine, which lengthens its shelf life
The process of hydrogenation changes the molecular structure of the oil & produces Trans fats.
These fats are now being linked to cancer, heart disease & raised cholesterol,
Because they get ‘stuck and clog up’ the arteries of the body



			HANDY HEALTH TIPS The base oils we use at The College of Natural Practice are Organic Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Unrefined Unfiltered Non-Hydrogenated Food grade They include Sesame (unroasted) Olive Safflower Coconut Brazil Our Philosophy If you can't eat it, don't put it on your skin. Did you know… The Skin absorbs approx 60% of whatever you put on it So what does that mean for skin care Now that's a scary thought when you look at most ingredients of cosmetics ….they are definitely inedible Well, food grade oils can be taken internally and put on your skin, each of them has different properties and uses, E.g: moisturising, detoxifying, stimulating So What To Look For In A Good Quality Oil It should be in a dark glass bottle It should quote all four statements 'Organic, Extra Virgin, Cold Pressed, Unrefined' Just one is not good enough It should have sediment and go cloudy when cool If using for massage it should be edible oil Check the organic associations standards, as they do vary Organic Organic means that no synthesised chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides have been used from growing to bottling of the produce The product or its ingredients are NOT Genetically Modified Many artificial chemicals have been linked to a variety of conditions that are detrimental to health Extra Virgin Means the oil produced from the first pressing Non-virgin oils are usually a blend of olive oils that have been refined to bring them up to an acceptable flavour and aroma. Cold Pressed Only mechanical means, ‘Pressing’ are used to extract the oil The alternative to this is using solvents, hot water and maintained heat up to 450 degrees F to extract the oil. The solvents are poisonous to the human body The hot water washes away many of the nutrients and anti oxidants Heating oil to this temperature changes the oils molecular structure producing trans fatty acids Unrefined Means the oil has not been processed in any way The process of refinement is done to remove impurities such as strong odours & smells and to reduce the oils acidy. If oil has been refined, it is because the quality of the original oil was very poor. Refinement uses caustic agents, washing and centrifugation To remove the 'impurities' Unfiltered Unfiltered oil contains small particles of the seed, fruit or nut that has been pressed. This results in sediment in the oil, which turns cloudy if shaken. Filtering removes these particles along with many of the nutrients & antioxidants of the oil Non-Hydrogenated The oil is in its natural runny form Hydrogenation takes naturally runny oil and makes it solidify e.g. cheap coconut oil & margarine, which lengthens its shelf life The process of hydrogenation changes the molecular structure of the oil & produces Trans fats. These fats are now being linked to cancer, heart disease & raised cholesterol, Because they get ‘stuck and clog up’ the arteries of the body
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