Hey Jess! you said shea is not a very good replacement for coconut. Ive added more Polawax (quite a bit more) the lotion is now a custard. Thanks a lot! 1 Tablespoon Jojoba Oil Upon doing more research I have found this combination looks more reasonable, but I have not tried it yet and wanted your opinion before purchasing. From my experience with lip balm, most of the moisturizing bunch comes from the concentration of beeswax. I am curious, do you have any experience with Shea Nut Oil & how it can be used to reduce the bumpy feeling from shea butter? The most important job carrier oils do is generally moisturizing and softening the skin. Rose (Rosa damascena) essential oil is one of the most expensive and most adulterated essential oils in aromatherapy practice. Ive been using Shea butter, coconut oil (also tried olive oil), arrowroot flour, Vitamin E oil and an essential oil for scent. thank you!! , Hello, i am making bath bombs and the recipe calls for sweet almond oil and I was wondering if I could use coconut oil instead. Hahaha :D! Borage leaves. Borage oil is prized for its high gamma linolenic acid (GLA) content. I was especially interested in know how Shea butter absorbed compared to other carrier oils. I LOVE the way you explain everything so clearly that even us who havent yet started will understand :)! Its more so for the recipes that call for that ingredient specifically. Each inch of the mold holds 100g/oils of soap; so the entire mold holds a 1500g of oils batch of soap. Hemp, candelilla and carnauba waxes for example.. Which oil can be used as an alternative oil for Sweet Almond Oil ? i have recently given up mass produced lotions and creams and now make my own body butter. How do I know how much wax should I add? Or results can vary if I use the microwave instead? Im making my first DIY lip balm. Also, do you have any suggestions for things like cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, sodium coco sulfate, etc? With cocoa butter being a brittle oil, im worried that it may have some of the same properties as the wax and cause the salve to be too hardbut since its a butter, the melting point is closer to the coconut oil! Thanks for reading, Jo! I apologize in advance if this question seems redundant, seeing as how you did reference leaving out COs is like leaving out flour in a recipe. Id recommend looking for some nice golden beeswaxtry your local farmers market and chat up a bee keeper . I am VERY allergic to coconut and its derivatives which makes it impossible to buy most skincare products in the stores, and also very tricky to make my own. I think I must be allergic to it. What is a substitute for borage? As long as the recipe doesnt call for coconut oil for its scent, it should be a good swap . Both oils are in at least one of these charts? Anywho my question is. This wonderful Guide is just Best thing you can do for anybody whos learning about Essential Oils and trying to live a natural life. Any suggestions? But the absobstion speed is sooooo slow. I really wouldnt recommend using your expensive oils in place of cheap oils here. These patties sit on top of the bee frames and if it gets sunny with a warm spell it can get pretty warm in the hives. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Because i want to make a lotion which is thin, light and fast absorb, not greasy. Its is mainly made up of sopropanol, if you could make something and share the recipe would save me from some potential disaster, otherwise if you could help me regarding the carrot seed oil would be great, also, i noticed that in your Encyclopedia under allantoin you say Blend it thoroughly it in the cool-down phase but in some recipes you have added it to water phase, which one is correct? Borage oil is popular for treating a condition known as folliculitis - where the hair follicles get damaged and inflamed as a result of infection. Heres a quick list that Ill elaborate on further down: The most basic, obvious thing carriers oils do is basically make up the majority of many products (along with water in some formulations). And if not, do you where I can purchase it in the us? Thank you for sharing your knowledge:) Videos and PDFs are very helpful. 2 drops tea tree oil I love how it feels after it dries up. Im afraid Ive never worked with shea nut oilIve never even seen it for sale in Canada. Reason Im asking is that if my husband wants to use it as well, with the almond oil, he wouldnt be able to use it as hes allergic to all nuts. Can you leave out beeswax? And remembertrust yourself! Hi Selene! Id probably recommend dropping the wax as its quite heavy for all-over facial application (this coming from somebody with quite dry skin as well). I figured coconut oil for its antifungal, wheat germ, primrose and grapeseed oil for moisturization and jojoba oil to quickly absorb into the skin. Can you help me to reduce the oiliness? However, it is so prevalent in most recipes. Almond would probably be the best choice because it is liquid (unlike coconut oil) and doesnt smell like butt (like neem). Bezoin is a natural, plant derived resinoid. So I have a question for you that you may not be able to answer, but Ill try anyways! Namely 7-keto So, after some medical issues that have made me look near dead according to my friends and wifeI decided that I needed to give my face some treatment to bring back some tone and color. Sweet almond oil melts at -18C, cocoa butter melts at 34C. I LOVE the smell of it and want to know more about the speed of absorption. Honestly, Id recommend following one of my lip balm recipes. Is there a substitute for vitamin E oil as I cant find it here. Sweet almond oil 3.5% Hi Alyssa! What do you think about this combination. Well, given this is a guide to carrier oils and rosewater and glycerin arent carrier oils, its not really surprising they arent mentioned here They are mentioned many times throughout the website, though! I make a line of products and they use Kokum butter, however, Id like to expand my line and make other products, possibly a face wash, cleansing oil and Id also like to add a line of products for men, including a beard oil, so Im wondering what youd consider to be a good oil substitute that would give similar benefits as Kokum, but in an oil. It's derived from the seeds of the borage plant, which has the species name Borago officinalis and is indigenous to North Africa and Europe. Id toss it in the special characteristics/healing category, along with special consideration for the scent Its also really slow to absorb. Ive also found unrefined hemp oil is pretty heat sensitive, so thats where the warnings on being gentle come from. Do you know where information can be found regarding which oils are nut oils? I dont want to use this oil due to the possible GMO contaminants which I work very hard to keep away from the bees. Almond oil is a liquid oil with an average absorption speed, so anything in the table above under average absorption (like jojoba) will work . Youll probably want a wax in your body butter to keep it comfortably solid at your higher temperatures . You made a really good point when you mentioned that oils feel different on the skin, and that for things like body lotions that you will use daily, you would want something that absorbs quickly. If you and your skin dont like it that is totally ok and normal I recommend checking out this section of my website. [1] Borage plant parts have been used as a mild diuretic, expectorant, to induce sweating, and in proprietary mixtures . thanks. Hello, I love your blog, Im from Mexico. This is because shea butter is soft and sticky at room temperature, whereas cocoa butter is smooth and brittle, like a bar of dark chocolate. Now the weather is cooling down and it has harden and the minerals is rough on the lips on first application, and softer on second or third application, and the balm feels dry on application. What could I replace it with? Can I substitute walnut oil for almond oil when making a mosquito repellent with cloves and alcohol ? Hopefully something in there is helpful. Recipes that I find online usually call for coconut oil. I was wondering if you could make a post on the vegan side of any ingredient. Itll save you a lot of money and ingredients as you play. I am new to all this and still learning. Hi! Bad news is that I could not find a store that would sell me a small enough amount of candelilla to experiment with. Soaps or body washes for oily skin, acne breakouts, soaps that prevent the breakouts etc Id love it if you could write an article for DIY Beginner Dummies lol, like dumb it down for newbies like me!! Thanks, Norma! If you want a lotion that you can use on a day-to-day basis without it interfering with things, youll want a lightweight oil that absorbs quickly. Is honey ok to mix with my dry ingredients and store without adding a preservative? No matter how thick or creamy they are in the tub, they melt into an oil quickly on the skin, and vanish from the lips in moments without contributing any meaningful moisture. I recently made a cellulite cream with Shea butter to give it a softer/ richer feel. The recipe Im starting with is: In one study 7, obese participants who had shed an average of 66 pounds, were given 500 mg borage oil supplements or a placebo as they worked to maintain their weight loss. thanks for that.. just one question D: .. when makin body butter, do you think i coul substitute shea butter with coconut oil? Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) essential oil is an acceptable substitute for rose oil. Thanks for reading and I look forward to your response! Yatin, Check out the encyclopedia entry on jojoba for information on substitutions . propylene glycol, Since youve described it as tacky you would probably want to look at a fast-absorbing oil like grapeseed, but thats just a guess. Plz help. Argan is wonderful, as is evening primrose oil and borage oil . Shea butter will not provide the same smooth, thick/hard final product as cocoa butter will. Thanks! NDAs product pages are a great place to start for basic research on absorption speeds . You might be the first person who has said Ive saved their life and actually meant it Im so glad to be of helpthanks for reading! It will either be too hard, too soft, the essential oils wont be diluted enough and will be irritating, or, or, or the list is pretty much infinite. Ive got a lot of reasons, but they generally boil down to my being far too busy making soap & writing about it to sell it as well (Plus a more than full time job, social life, etc.). 5. In the most basic sense, the word carrier serves to distinguish oils that are not essential oils. I make amazing bath bombs with shea butter, coconut oil and cocoa butter but Ill need to change my recipe as I need to speed up the process somehow and melting the butters is quite time consuming. Just want to say I LOVE your website, I was wondering if when buying seabuckethorn oil, neem oil, and hemp seed oil if it is better to get the refined or natural. Id really like to avoid using olive oil pomace and replace it with extra virgin olive oil in all the recipes I try. Excellent!!! It has been a busy winter without much DIYn due to other commitments. i considered buying mango butter for making lotion bars, because i heard mango butter doesnt have much of an odor, but it was pricier so i decided for the shea butter instead. So, when making substitutions in a formula where the melting point and texture are important, be sure to pay attention to the melting points and textures of your ingredients. Love it! Borage seed oil contains an omega-6 fatty acid that may lower inflammation in people with RA. Thanks again!!! The Diazolidinyl Urea uses allantoin as part of its synthesis, and while that *could* come from animal urine, its almost certainly synthesized. Borage oil and fish oil have been added to the formula to provide 0.9 grams of gamma linolenic acid, 0.1 grams of eicosapentaenoic acid, and 0.5 grams of docosahexaenoic acid per 100 grams of fat . 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:) Hello Marie! I am allergic to cocoa butter, so I cant use that. However, I like how your bars are more vertical than horizontal and would love to know what size mold you use. - Vegan Proteins: Contain essential amino acids with keratin-like benefits. Does your formula contain at least 10% wax. I also have jojoba oil. so heavy and slow-absorbing you wont be able to touch paper for 20 minutes without leaving greasy fingerprints everywhere It could still totally wreck the recipe, though, so consider yourself warned . Im using a hinged wooden loaf mold that makes 12 1 thick bars that are 3.5wide x 2 high. Thank you for the response. Thanks again! They are very different in there room temperature form, but their melting points are similar, and both are smooth? Happy new year and stay safe Marie. One of the most common substitutions people inquire about is using shea butter instead of cocoa butter. Let me know if you have any other questions/topics youd like to see covered And thanks for reading! You could also look at non-soap cleansers like soap nuts & yucca (both contain natural saponins) and clays. Any recommendations for the almond oil substitute would be appreciated! Its as follows: Face creams: beeswax, shea butter, grapeseed oil, apricot kernal oil, coconut oil *some essential oils* I continued adding arrowroot but that ended up making it feel flour-y plus still greasy. hi I am currently working on a list of beginner type lessonsif you have any ideas, feel free to pass them on . Now I realize I will probably have to alter the amounts of my other ingredients when I make this swap in certain recipes like my stretch mark salve. Should I just use less grapeseed oil, adjust the ratio of mango butter and grapeseed oil, or do something else? In addition to the benefits of an oil, sometimes a formula will call for an oil because of its individual scent, the three most obvious ones being cocoa butter (smells like chocolate), coconut oil (smells like coconuts), and beeswax (smells like honey). LOVE your post. Yes, fatty acid composition is almost the entirety of the differences between the different butters. As almond oil is an average to absorb liquid oil, anything in that category in the table above would be a good choice . What a great idea and so very helpful! I make lip balms and face creams using a blend of sweet almond, extra virgin olive, and coconut oil, along with beeswax and cocoa butter. are also problematic for you. Happy making! I believe carrier oils should be used in line with the purpose or what one is trying to achieve. They should help with ratios and understandings of how the different ingredients work . Any recommendations for a substitute for shea butter? Be sure to try out argan oil and tallow, theyre both wonderful for mature skin . I have dry lip (not parch, just dry). of oil absorbency speeds. To create gluten-free versions of foods that usually contain gluten is typically a pretty involved process requiring a complete re-formulation from the ground up, taking into account the lack of gluten from the get-go. Soybean oil's flavor is neutral and often makes up the majority of what is sold as "vegetable oil." Soybean oil also contains omega 3 fats as well as omega 6 fats. With more shea, the lotion will be solid w/out me having to use the fridge. First off, I absolutely LOVE you and your videos. But Im thinking theres likely to be more to it than that I want to keep ingreds simple & natural & Im not an aromatherapist so cant add other tasty bits. but.. do you have anything in mind that you think would be a suitable substitute? I was wondering if I could replace coconut oil with sweet almond oil / jojoba oil / avocado oil / macadamia nut oil? Im fairly confident Liquid Germall Plus (INCI: Propylene Glycol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate) is fully synthetic. Hey Linda! Off the top of my head I cant think of oils where Id say XX skin type should NEVER use that. This is Perfect!! 6 drops frankincense oil Ive written an article on using lard & tallow in soap that should help you out here . You should also DRASTICALLY reduce your batch size! That said, both product types are based around old technology and there are limitations associated with both. 1 beeswax : 2 coconut oil is perfect for 32-34 celcius. Holy cow, youre making COLOSSAL amounts of body butter for something you might not even like o_O. Unfortunately I really cant help you here I have basically no idea what you did. This oil is not used in cooking as slight heat can ruin the beneficial fatty acids it contains. So, heres where Im at. Olus oil is an oil of 100% vegetable origin made from a blend of natural triglycerides. If you are allergic to tree nuts, talk to your allergist before adding coconut to your diet. (source). Thanks, Marie! People who are allergic to nuts cant use the coconut oil, for instance. From what Ive read, babassu oil would be the best substitute . I am trying to make an hydrating barrier cream for my horse that suffers from hyperkeratosis. . I found some recipes for it online and they were just shredded, dried coconut run through a blender, like peanut butter. I swear all the easy recipes and products call for coconut oil (solid) and Im trying REALLY hard to not use it for a while because I think it may be making my skin MORE dry. Is that even possible? I have incredibly sensitive skin- I actually stopped using shampoo and conditioner and found out that it was the reason my acne was so bad. I want to make your lemongrass & seaweed shampoo bar and was wondering what I could replace the lard with. Very informative article, thank you! Many thanks, My first guess is that you didnt use high-shear blending on the second one? Marie, as always I am amazed how good and to the point, laced with humor ( which is part of your cute makeup) your articles are. My hands looks oily. Thanks, Hi Dana! I am making salves and am wondering if substituting out some coconut oil for some cocoa butter would either make the salve softer or more solid? Thanks for reading, Maureen! P.s. Hi Deborah! I recommend checking out this section of my website, the list of advanced search results on psoriasis at NDA, I never recommend using palm or palm kernel oil, I wrote up some observations on different shea butters, essential oils dont contain any vitamins, Swifty Crafty Monkey has a great post on all the ins and outs, youll need a proper broad spectrum preservative, most people who have nut allergies are not allergic to coconuts as they are not botanically nuts, https://simpleskincarescience.com/ph-acid-mantle/, Luxury brand formulation secrets for expensive-feeling lotions. I completely understand, and agree with, the gluten free analogy as I also happen to have Celiacs. Ill definitely need to try a smaller batch in the same ratios and hope for the best that it works out! I was reading through your post and kind of thought that maybe cocoa butter would be better but I just wanted to double-check. Cocoa butter is so amazing if youre a cocoa addict like me Smell like chocolate all the time, try not to lick yourself life is hard ;P. What can I use instead of Almond oil for lip balm? It takes 15-30 minutes for the coconut oil to absorb. Hey Caramelle! 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. Common carrier oils include olive oil, coconut oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, grapeseed oil, canola oil, sweet almond oil, walnut oil, and more. It was explained so clearly. Hi Marie, Like corn oil, soybean oil is best suited for pan-sauts and baking. I was wondering should I put more shea or coconut oil for my lotion? Im not a beekeeper or chef so my info might not be accurate however these seems like the most valid subs. I love the info about the oils, thank you! Yes, doooooo it! Is it okay to mix different carrier oils together? What kind of wax do you recommend? The leaves resemble cucumbers in flavor and smell, so they can be used as a substitute in dips and salads when they're young and fresh. My question is carrier oil also categorized according to skin type? I have dry winter skin year round, so I cant wait to give it a try! I have been reading quite a few articles about how Vitamin-C is the must-have ingredient in your skin products. The oils in this category vary wildly in terms of texture, colour, thickness, nutritional composition, and scent, but generally they are our base oils/butters. If youd like to hire me to ensure you get your formula, get in touch . First of all, Im in love with your site, tips and recipes. Thanks! In some cases, yesI wouldnt use water in recipes with high essential oil concentrations, especially if those EOs are irritating (something like tiger balm would be an example of that). Coconut Oil. Just noticed that the natural is very dark in colour, what is the difference really? Ive been on a mission to make a moisturizing lip balm. I read through the comments and read about someone who doesnt like the coconut oil but my skin actually cant handle it. Thank you for this very hepful article. First off, LOVE this article. Thats just your ingredientsyou arent missing anything. There are many benefits to borage oil including its ability to lower inflammation, soothe pain, lower stress levels, reduce blood sugar, protect heart health, improve female health, decrease skin disorders, aid in weight loss, prevent chronic disease, calm hyperactivity, and lower respiratory distress. You might find this document comparing the two interesting! This is exactly the information I needed right now. Thank you. Borage is a Spanish plant that has green leaves and star-shaped flowers. Hey Ace! I found this article because I am looking for an alternative to argan oil. Hi Ayse! What can I add to Shea Butter to make an anti acne face cream? Butters - Most butters are interchangeable. 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