Wow, I have read hundreds of blogs but I havent NEVER posted or commented on one. Before you go much further, be sure to read this guide very carefully. I am a newbie to diy skincare and want to learn as much as I can and you explained this so perfectly that I could understand, I greatly appreciate it. He has really dry skin behind his knees that cracks and leaves scabs so it needs to be a barrier cream that absorbs quickly and has a ton of moisturization in it. It is converted by your body into prostaglandins, which . Thanks! 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. what can meadowfoam oil be substituted for in a gentle face scrub recipe? I love your blog!! Happy making! Olus oil is an oil of 100% vegetable origin made from a blend of natural triglycerides. 2. To busy to poke around your site today but youre bookmarked and Ill definitely be back. It prevented free radical production and thus may help patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment [ 42 ]. 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. Some are drying oils, some leave your skin feeling extra soft and not at all greasy. Thank you! 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? Thanks :-). There is no difference between apricot kernel oil and apricot oil. So my first ever blog comment is (lol). You did an awesome job describing the features of them and actually pointed out a really good fact about how one cant really exchange shea butter for cocoa butter (something Im guilty of lol). But the coconut oil makes me break out like CRAZY! I am trying to made a body butter. Im curious about macadamia nut oil. I would love to get into making medicated Natura soaps, for example soap for eczema prone skin or psoriasis. Check out this article for a basic guide I would caution you to be careful with unrefined hemp oil, though, as it can scorch at fairly low temperatures, and thatll ruin the entire batch. I have done about 5! Or any others? Thank you very much,I have not seen anyone talk about RSO oil and do not know if it a loud to talk about. I look for MSDS with the oils I buy to find information about their melting get point, scent etc. I am thinking to made a body Butter with 240ml shea butter, 100ml coconut oil and 40ml almond oil. I think that would be a great thing to do as veganism is a growing thing and beeswax is a common ingredient in your recipes. If the original formula calls for a fast absorbing oil (like grapeseed) and you use a heavy one (like avocado) instead, be prepared for a final product with a different absorption speed. So am trying to watch each and every videos of yours before I finally start formulating on a large skill, also I will join the patrons soon. Borage seed oil contains high concentrations of gamma-linolenic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid, and possibly small amounts of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Im so glad to have hooked you . Thank you. Products that claim to treat conditions like eczema are considered drugs, and arent something you can DIY and sell. Hello! Borage Oil Properties. Lip Balms: beeswax, cocoa butter, castor oil, avocado oil, coconut oil *some essential oils*. 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 I really enjoyed your article, very well informed and shows me how much I dont know! Because i want to make a lotion which is thin, light and fast absorb, not greasy. LOVE your post. I am very fair and acne prone. Happy making! One book I refer to when thinking of substituting an oil is Delores Boones Handcrafted Soap. I want to make your lemongrass & seaweed shampoo bar and was wondering what I could replace the lard with. I do have an article on essential oils! Is that the whole recipe? I am currently working on a list of beginner type lessonsif you have any ideas, feel free to pass them on . Coconut Oil. GLA is also found in borage oil and black currant oil. Hi Bella! is conditioning and produces a stable lather in soap. Borage seed oil contains an omega-6 fatty acid that may lower inflammation in people with RA. It all depends on what you plan to use it for. do you have info on it what it is used for or how to use it or its properties, and uses. Thanks in advance! I apply Avene Skin Recovery Cream as needed, and use TO AHA/BHA once a week. thank you!! I notice that you use the water bath to melt, instead of the microwave. What type of oil or butter is suitable for application around the eye area? Borage and fish oil (which contains omega-3s) have many things in common, such as fighting inflammation, supporting healthy circulation, and supporting a healthy immune response and metabolism. If I do, it could be a couple months or a couple years. Can I mix several carrier oils for my hair? Im so glad youre finding this helpful Happy making! I do not like heaviness in oils. 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. Borage oil, derived from the seeds of the plant, is a rich source of gamma-linolenic acid and linoleic acid. 44, 53, 78 The content of GLA is 20% and 26% of the oil. Thank you for providing great information, beautiful photos, and (what look like) awesome recipes! If not, do I have to mix the Orange EO with a CO, apply that like a serum, and THEN use my face lotion as normal? For non-soap applications, babassu is the best substitute Ive ever worked with. It reportedly helps reduce inflammation in skin conditions such as eczema. I made your basic body lotion twice and then immediately substituted the almond oil for avocado oil. That said, they are both in the soft category, so you can try it, but the texture, scent (if using raw versions), and melting point of the final product will be quite different, especially if that ingredient makes up a large part of the recipe. Sick of the chemicals all around me and wanna go natural. THANK YOU, Hi Fallon! They are tried and tested, with lots of fans . The charts are extremely helpful! Borage seed oil contains very high levels of two types of polyunsaturated omega-6 essential fatty acids, 20-26% gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and linolenic acid (LA, which your body converts to GLA). Itll make for a thicker final product, but wont effect it as drastically. If you have any other questions/entries youd like to see, feel free to pass the ideas along , Hi Im making this recipe for acne and scars. They are very different in there room temperature form, but their melting points are similar, and both are smooth? Shea butter is not a thing Id put in an anti-acne creamthats a bit like asking what you could add to spinach to make a cake. Its a pretty good alternative to shea unless you want the heavy, sticky feel . Many many many thanks in advance XOXO. If you purchase refined shea butter and refined mango butter they are fairly indistinguishable; I doubt I could tell them apart if they were set out in unlabelled dishes! Borage Oil is a good choice for: Sensitive Skin: If you are susceptible to redness, inflammation or even rosacea - borage oil helps to keep your skin soothed and calm. In terms of texture, coconut oil is smooth and oily; shea butter is thick, tacky, and sticky. I would be so appreciative. Thanks in advance and keep doing what youre doing! Then you have a carrot oil (from the plant) that contains oodles of Vitamin A! The nut oils are just as widely varied as any other kind of oil, so you will have to make a one-by-one call on each based on their texture, melting point, absorbency speed, etc.as outlined above . Borage oil contains much more GLA than evening primrose oil, and the GLA from borage seeds contains only tiny amounts of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which are mainly concentrated in the leaves and flowers of the plant. 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 . I was especially interested in know how Shea butter absorbed compared to other carrier oils. 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. They are the same product and have the same benefits. Im making a hot rub, and it calls for sweet almond oil, but I prefer cocoa butter. But ALL the easy, waterless, recipes have it!!!!! Ive never worked with it, I have no intentions of doing so (though it will be legal here in Canada fairly soon), and I really cant tell you anything about working with itsorry. In a hair care recipe, is there a good substitute for flax seed oil? Heres how to walk yourself through that. This is Perfect!! I do not see Neem oil here where would it fall? Sweet almond oil melts at -18C, cocoa butter melts at 34C. Thank you for all the information. Sometimes the answer is a quick yes, and sometimes its a complicated no. Other foods (especially walnuts) and oils (canola and soybean, for example) contain ALA. Oh and also i was wondering your opinion on flax seed, sunflower and walnut oils. Or you could even use 3.5% avocado and 3.5% apricot kernel) Mod 2: You don't have shea butter but you do have cocoa butter. Most recipes call for coconut oil, but Id rather use an oil that absorbs faster. For hemp, I got unrefined, but you do have to be gentle with it. Thanks for all this great information! 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. I am not confident Ive ever found a completely coconut and sulphate free surfactant, especially if the derivatives of coconut oil (lauric acid, etc.) 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!). It's a domestic herbal remedy that has been used since ancient times. . So informative and easy to read and understand. Which oil can be used as an alternative oil for Sweet Almond Oil ? What a great article!! That is to say, old-fashioned soap and beeswax/borax emulsions. The term carrier oil encompasses hundreds of different oils and butters. This is really I am looking for. The ingredients you mention in particular are some of my favourites for body buttersbecause they melt into thin liquids and absorb quickly. What do I need more or less of? Thanks for reading I dont end up selling anything I make. Ive specifically been trying to find out about jojoba & argan oils. Its more so for the recipes that call for that ingredient specifically. It can be used up to 25%, but beware of allergies. I want to make an under eye cream using carrot seed oil, green tea extract and as much of good ingredients ive learned from your recipe as possible (allantoin,hydrolyzed silk,Panthenol, Vit E oil, evening primrose oil and even maybe sodium lactate! Coconut oil would be a good choice, and you could look at extending the shelf life even more by adding some extra vitamin E . Recipes that I find online usually call for coconut oil. Does it feel light/fast absorbing? I plan to use 80% vodka for a preservative. I have shea butter, coconut oil and beeswax here at home. thanks for that.. just one question D: .. when makin body butter, do you think i coul substitute shea butter with coconut oil? Im looking for a good substitute for jojoba oil. Extra light olive oil is healthy and has monounsaturated fats. Ive shared many over the years . Can you please recommend which carrier oils have very similar properties than these butters as my customers love my bath bombs so I need a very similar if not better result. When it comes to beeswax/borax emulsions (aka old fashioned cold creams) they are always going to be much heavier than lotions made with more modern emulsifiers. My first guess is that you didnt use high-shear blending on the second one? Borage (/ b r d / or / b r d /; Borago officinalis), also known as starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae.It is native to the Mediterranean region, and has naturalized in many other locales.. 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. Youre such an inspiration! Hey Linda! Honestly, that recipe sounds bad. SoI dont know how it will alter the salve! Hello from frigid Hamilton. Carol. Rose oil is difficult to extract; it takes several thousand rose petals to produce a minute quantity of oil. Hi Marie, Your list is very useful in this regard, but I have one remaining qualification for the replacement: how fast will be it become rancid? All in all, I would recommend working with these oils individually and getting to know them personallytheres really no substitute for that, especially when were talking about your skin and your body. If you want to make the balm harder Id reduce the liquid oil and increase the wax by an equal amount to keep the recipe in balance. This website participates in the Formula Botanica, Baraka Shea Butter, TKB Trading, and Amazon affiliate programs; as an Amazon Associate, Humblebee & Me earns from qualifying purchases. I found some recipes for it online and they were just shredded, dried coconut run through a blender, like peanut butter. Hi Daniel! It has really good charts listing oil properties etc. Are used light sesame oil, 70% isopropyl alcohol. Excellent!!! I had an unfortunate experience with almond oilwithin two minutes of touching my daughters hair I had to be rushed to the hospital after two shots of my epi-pen. I recommend saving your expensive carrier oils for leave-on applications, and typically for your face; your feet dont need a beautiful sea buckthorn serum! Yes, fatty acid composition is almost the entirety of the differences between the different butters. Any recommendations for the almond oil substitute would be appreciated! Please read the Substitutions list in the post. Its so nice to have such helpful info in one spot. I got your book and Im wondering a sub for the coconut oil in the vegan lipstick, any suggestions? I managed to make a scaled down batch of naked salve and found out that the amount of cocoa butter that I substituted in does make it softer. Thanks for reading and I look forward to your response! There are carrier oils that are said to help with pretty much every ailment: acne, psoriasis, warts, dry skin, oily skin, sore muscles, soft tissue injuries, sprains, sunburns, eczema, burns, cuts, sprains, rosacea and the list goes on. This ingredient also helps promote a healthy skin barrier by . Do you have any advice on what oil would be suitable to replace castor? This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. What do you think about this combination. hi Hi! Or five. Ann! Hi Brittney! Borage oil is nature's richest source of GLA (gamma-linoleic acid), a healthy and essential Omega-6 fatty acid that your body needs, but can't make on its own. Do some googling and see what you think . However, there is limited research to support its effectiveness . However, I like how your bars are more vertical than horizontal and would love to know what size mold you use. Really informative and well organized post. Nounless you plan on keeping the coconut oil melted for the entire lifetime of the lip gloss. Borage and evening primrose oils are important commercial sources of GLA; however, borage oils have a much higher content of GLA, almost double . I do make my own soap/shampoo bars, etc. Usage rate. This oil contains both omega-3 and omega-6 fats, which are healthy and necessary for the body. I even just pulled my bottle of NDA macadamia nut oil out of the fridge to double check and it sinks into the skin so quickly I could barely spread it over my entire forearm. If you are making an emulsified cream with emulsifying wax you can probably get away with the substitution, but the final product will not perform the same way. 1 tablespoon Activated Charcol Thanks, Carol! Evidence from animal studies indicates that skin disorders associated with fatty acid imbalances can be corrected through the dietary inclusion of Borage oil. Hi there! Ive been using a recipe with both solid and liquid oils along with beeswax. 5. 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. Im going to make body butter. It's not only a favorite plant of the honey bees, but also bumble bees . But I tried anyway). What do I look for? Somewhere in the middle? Marie on April 3, 2016 at 8:14 pm Hi Edita! It can be lovely, but its certainly not an everything to everyone ingredient as its frequency of use might have you think! The combination works really well during our hot summer which is between 30 to 39 degree. I really wouldnt recommend using your expensive oils in place of cheap oils here. I was wondering if you could leave out cocoa butter out when making lip balm, and just use olive oil, coconut oil, cocoa powder, and honey. The reason this may not work is a difference in both texture and melting point. Im glad you found it useful Be sure to check out my guide to essential oil substitutions as well! Your face cream sounds much more complex than anything I use on a daily basisI tend to use just pure argan oil. Hi Marie, Do you think its suitable for around the eye too? I see coconut oil used in many recipes that help in having a creamy texture since its a soft oil, but its frustrating for me since coconut oil is always liquid in our country. Babassu oil is a really good swap for coconut oilso good, in fact, that its almost indistinguishable and if you dont like coconut oil, you likely won like babassu oil either. I want to make your Hair Balm, but out of Jojoba Oil. Be sure to check out my other quick guides on essential oil subs and solubility as well , Hi Marie, It finds applications in skin care, hair treatments, sun care and decorative cosmetics.. Any insight would be much appreciated by my itchy skin! You must replace eliminated carrier oils with something similar, or you will very drastically alter the final product (imagine cookies made without flour). I am trying to create for my friend a simple body oil that she can use in her face and hair as well. It grows 2 to 3 feet tall and has blue, star-shaped . Studies have found it to be helpful for treating mild to moderate eczema. It is not a replacement or substitute for professional medical advice and/or treatment. My son is highly allergic to tree nuts. Check out my section of lip balm recipesIve taken many of them to Costa Rica, where it was regularly 36C, and they worked great , This is great thank you! When you replace an oil in a soap recipe, you want to choose an oil that is as similar as the original oil as possible. I am allergic to cocoa butter, so I cant use that. I was shopping the other day and found some colza oil do you know this ingredient? Coconut oil melts at 24C (75F), shea butter at 38C (100F) (interestingly enough, cocoa butter melts at 34C [93F], even though it is much harder at room temperature). 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/). They make lovely gifts! 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