Youll probably want a wax in your body butter to keep it comfortably solid at your higher temperatures . I have learned so much! Borage oil's benefits for skin health include helping to seal skin moisture, maintain skin suppleness and fight skin inflammation. I am planning on making a bunch of things that i have read and I go back to your site you finalize ingredients and proportions:) From my research, navratna oil is a finished product, not the specific oil of a plant or animal. Shea butter, up close and personal. I tried it again but with less Shea butter and a little more wax and it was still very oily. THANK YOU, Hi Fallon! You could also look at non-soap cleansers like soap nuts & yucca (both contain natural saponins) and clays. Most oils will absorb fastertry grapeseed for a reasonably inexpensive, fast-absorbing alternative . Im a recent subscriber and finding you to be a wonderful resource for DIYers. Hi Ana! Id really like to avoid using olive oil pomace and replace it with extra virgin olive oil in all the recipes I try. Ive also been experimenting on my own a bit based on what Ive learned. As to your question please dont do that if you want to make lip balm You will end up with a liquid (coconut oil melts at 24C and when combined with another liquid oil the final product is liquid unless your house is about 5C), with gritty bits of cocoa powder sunk to the bottom, and a blob of honey floating on top (honey is water soluble and will not easily emulsify with oils, especially without a thickened to stabilize the emulsion). thanks for that.. just one question D: .. when makin body butter, do you think i coul substitute shea butter with coconut oil? Thanks! Thank you! Should I use a different oil? I have just the article for you here It is worth noting, though, that cocoa butter does have a fairly high comedogenic (pore clogging) rating, so you might prefer to purchase a bit of cocoa absolute and add that to you liquid oil instead! Id recommend doing your own experiments like this one to see how your results vary (I suspect they will), and using the information from your experiments to develop a recipe . It has been a busy winter without much DIYn due to other commitments. You can, for sure, but the notion of pouring $15 of argan oil down the drain when $0.50 of sunflower oil or fractionated coconut oil would do the same job makes me very sad. As for Allantoin, it is water soluble. Ive been working on the Humblebee & Me Encyclopedia; check there to see if the thing youre curious about is listed , Also, Id recommend giving this, this, and this a read , Hi Marie, Hi, so I made a lotion with mango butter and grapeseed oil and even though its considered fast absorbing, its still to greasy for my liking. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I just made lotion and think its a little thick. Some oils, like coconut, have a reputation for clogging pores, so if somebodys skin clogs easily I would probably avoid it, but loads of people love coconut oil on their skin and have no issues with it, so it really just comes down to what YOU like, and what your skin does well with . They make lovely gifts! I am making a salve for eczema and it calls for neem oil. Do you think it depends also on the nature and the quantity of the fatty acids? Been going through a major maskne flare-up, and adding borage oil to my routine (will detail in comments) seems to make my blemishes much less angry. Lemongrass. My question is, is there an oil I can substitute in place of Kokum butter? Borage is a Spanish plant that has green leaves and star-shaped flowers. can i use it instead of z camellia seed oil? It could still totally wreck the recipe, though, so consider yourself warned . They do also tend to be basic, but Ive got one that I adjusted down to an acidic pH about a year ago that still seems to be stable, so I think you can lower the pH of an old fashioned cold cream and still have a stable product . Phew. In my experience you are really going to want some wax in your lip balmwaxes are what give the balm staying power in such a high traffic area as the lips. Hi KD! I find it very soothing for itchy skin . Im only a teen, by the way! Hi Marie, Sorry if I overlooked the info, but am hoping you can point me to a resource (chart, website, etc.) You can definitely use it in lotions; heres a good one! If I put castor oil on my face, it seems to do better. Im guessing that safflower or grape seed will work as both are common and should have a simular feel or texture with canola/rapeseed if I remember correctly. I would like your input on the carrier oils you think would make a great moisturizing lip balm. Or any others? Honey is also a humectant, though, so if it can attract enough water to itself there can eventually be enough water that some of it has some free time to go cause trouble. It is completely possible to create both those products without any coconut anything and without any sulphates. Really, after this, its all gravy. Thoughts? Your email address will not be published. Really informative and well organized post. Hi Marie, Ive been making lip balms and body butters for about a year, and want to learn more about the differences between the lovely oils and butters Im using! I was shopping the other day and found some colza oil do you know this ingredient? Hi Bella! Hey Hani! - Plant Butters (Mango Butter, Borage Oil, and Shea Butter): Are rich in vitamins. So, Ive made my body butter using 1:2 beeswax:coconut oil. Thank you. I made a small lotion sample with equal amounts (roughly 1 tsp.) Borage is an herb with edible leaves and flowers that's known for its medicinal properties. Hey Janie! Do you think a balm with tumeric butter, St. Johns wort oil and beeswax would work? If I could, do I have to make any modifications? LOVE your post. Thats like using chocolate syrup instead of chocolate chips in a chocolate chip cookie recipe because the chocolate chips will melt during the baking process but we still need them to be solid later in the life of the cookie . Thanks so much! Thank you for this information it is very helpful. Thanks in advance! Excellent!!! I have the driest of skin and was wondering if I could add this to one of your body cream recipes ? Hi Lisa! Borage, also known as starflower or bee flower, is a plant harvested mostly for its seeds. Soap is always going to be basic, and studies have shown repeated and ongoing exposure to high pH cleansers is not good for our acid mantle (https://simpleskincarescience.com/ph-acid-mantle/). Making a Braiding gel for cornrows but it keeps coming out to viscose and suggestions? I am trying to make an hydrating barrier cream for my horse that suffers from hyperkeratosis. So I have a question for you that you may not be able to answer, but Ill try anyways! The propylene glycol is definitely vegan (though I suppose arguments could be made re: the possibility of dinosaurs being involved in the petro-source though that would open up a whole new can of worms!). Dill (better frozen than dried) Borage. Ive recently started making soap and selling it on Etsy, which is really fun. What does borage taste? Love to hear your thoughts. x amount of a soft oil (shea butter) to a x amount of a liquid oil (grapeseed). Jojoba oil gives very nice thickness to my cream but I want to substitute it by oil which gives similar thickness ( having reduced cost). Thank you! I do have an article on essential oils! Coconut oil is very greasy and oily and stays on the skin for ages, and beeswax is very slow to absorb and makes everything you combine it with equally so. If you dont like cocoa butter Id just recommend using a lotion recipe that doesnt call for itI have lots , Thank you, Marie. Neither feel quite the same, but then again, nothing really does. Its the best article I have read about these things..But I have some questions: Argan is wonderful, as is evening primrose oil and borage oil . They should help with ratios and understandings of how the different ingredients work . This wonderful Guide is just Best thing you can do for anybody whos learning about Essential Oils and trying to live a natural life. I found this article because I am looking for an alternative to argan oil. As Im sure you know, a coconut allergy is an incredibly difficult thing to navigate, and researching coconut-free substitutions for things made from coconuts could be a full-time job :/ Heres a copy/paste reply I wrote up for another reader with the same allergy (plus a sulphate allergy): Ive been thinking about this a lot, and I think a coconut allergy in cosmetics is comparable to a gluten allergy/celiac in food. No promises on performance, thoughI havent tested that. Few Drops of Rose Water. They grew up together, so they are all my babies. Its my dry face saviour (plus clay masks for weekly exfoliation). What can I add to Shea Butter to make an anti acne face cream? In any event, this post provides you with ways to think about all oils so you can understand them and dont need every oil to exist in a chart. Namely 7-keto If you want to make a lotion, an emulsifying wax would be a good choice Since it sounds like youre relatively new to this Id really recommend following a simple recipe first to see what youre aiming for before venturing off on your own . I made your basic body lotion twice and then immediately substituted the almond oil for avocado oil. please answer and thanks . Ive found theres not a ton of benefit to using just a tiny bit of a dozen different oils for my skin (all it seems to do is make for more complicated and expensive recipes). Im making a hot rub, and it calls for sweet almond oil, but I prefer cocoa butter. The challenge with that swap is that the major components that make kokum butter itself are saturated fats, which are solid. that helps convert the carrier oils in recipes, i.e. You would think with everything else needing allergy labeling this information would be included with the carrier oils, but it isnt. hi Any advice, suggestions you offer will be greatly appreciated. Hope that helps! I am thinking to made a body Butter with 240ml shea butter, 100ml coconut oil and 40ml almond oil. Can you help me to reduce the oiliness? thanks, My first change would be to use less waxthats your hardest ingredient by a wide margin . Im hoping to have a balm with a nice consistency utilizing the items I have. In a hair care recipe, is there a good substitute for flax seed oil? Perhaps you could make something simple, like a lip balm, using different plant based-waxes waxes to see how they compare to beeswax. The new layout seems cleaner and yet more magnified on the topicswell done. Your posts are beautifully photographed and inspiring, so thank you! How about mango butter? OMG! by Marie | Jun 23, 2013 | Articles, Essential Reading, Featured Posts, Quick Guides | 326 comments. You make the chemistry behind DIY much fun and tolerable to people like me. Hello, hope you are enjoying Australia.. my parents just returned!!! Hello, Invaluable knowledge ~ thank you for sharing. Please PLEASE make another informative article on essential oils, extracts, and all. I am in the process of making my own face serum and body oil. Thank you so much for your answer in advance. My issue is, do i need a carrier that absorbs quickly or a bit of botha s it needs to absorb over 24 hours (but i dont want to be greasy all day. Is there a substitute that can be used in stead? Any suggestions for a substitute for beeswax in lipbalm? Borage seed oil contains an omega-6 fatty acid that may lower inflammation in people with RA. Id toss it in the special characteristics/healing category, along with special consideration for the scent Its also really slow to absorb. Borage is a hardy annual edible that is known for its beauty. Theres well over 550 recipes up here, with at least 3 deodorant recipes and 17 lotion recipes. As a general rule, its cheaper to synthesize something than to harvest it from animal or plant sources, so most isolated chemicals/compounds that could come from animals dont. I love your blog! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Make it Up: The Essential Guide to DIY Makeup and Skin Care is now available at booksellers all over the world! NDAs product pages are a great place to start for basic research on absorption speeds . However, after thats been said, I realized that the salve takes an incredibly long time to absorb. SoI dont know how it will alter the salve! Thanks, Hi Dana! Awesome! You really do have a gift:). 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