The Influence of Carrier Oils on the Antimicrobial Activity and Cytotoxicity of Essential Oils

Figure 3

Summary of essential oil cytotoxicity alone and when in combination with each carrier oil (a, decrease in cytotoxicity after 24 hrs; b, decrease of cytotoxicity after 48 hrs). Non-toxic is shown as black and cytotoxic is shown as grey.

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