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almond oil as lotion base?
August 28 2007 at 11:41 PM dunny (Login lil_dunny)
hello all, i don't post much but i still lurk here periodically. i'm considering switching from cocoa butter as lotion base to almond oil, reason being cocoa butter has to be melted to be usable.. and the only way i have been able to melt it is in its plastic container which i put into boiling water for a while... and this process, i believe, releases plastic particles into the butter, not something i want! (microwaving it is even worse). so, almond oil seems like a good option since there's no need to melt it. anybody had good success using it? did you use sweet almond oil or bitter almond oil? what's the difference? many thanks for your answers.
best of luck to everybody's program!
Cindy
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Re: almond oil as lotion base?
August 31 2007, 8:54 PM
What is almond oil like? Is it anything like olive oil?
Lost Sheep
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Re: almond oil as lotion base?
September 1 2007, 6:04 PM
I used sweet almond oil, coconut oil, and cocoa butter all mixed together. Had to melt the cocoa butter into the mix, but only to mix the ingredients. If you adjust the amounts of each ingredient, you can make the consistency of the resulting lotion any way you like it. It smells really really nice, too.
Wenonae
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Aaaahhh..more aromatherapy, massage disccussions
October 3 2007, 9:37 PM
Sweet almond oil is absolutely the best massage base carrier to me (because it smells great!). If there's any topical treatment I need to do, I take drops of the appropriate essential oil, the add drops of it to a small vile (empty ones available at the health food store, online, or stores like Whole Foods). I used to use aloe vera or emu oil. Prefer the almond much more.
Here's a helpful link from About.com
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/massage/a/massage_oil.htm
Wen'
dunny
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Re: almond oil as lotion base?
October 5 2007, 7:25 AM
thanks Wen!
August 28 2007 at 11:41 PM dunny (Login lil_dunny)
hello all, i don't post much but i still lurk here periodically. i'm considering switching from cocoa butter as lotion base to almond oil, reason being cocoa butter has to be melted to be usable.. and the only way i have been able to melt it is in its plastic container which i put into boiling water for a while... and this process, i believe, releases plastic particles into the butter, not something i want! (microwaving it is even worse). so, almond oil seems like a good option since there's no need to melt it. anybody had good success using it? did you use sweet almond oil or bitter almond oil? what's the difference? many thanks for your answers.
best of luck to everybody's program!
Cindy
(Login original.cindy)
Re: almond oil as lotion base?
August 31 2007, 8:54 PM
What is almond oil like? Is it anything like olive oil?
Lost Sheep
(Login Buffeee)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: almond oil as lotion base?
September 1 2007, 6:04 PM
I used sweet almond oil, coconut oil, and cocoa butter all mixed together. Had to melt the cocoa butter into the mix, but only to mix the ingredients. If you adjust the amounts of each ingredient, you can make the consistency of the resulting lotion any way you like it. It smells really really nice, too.
Wenonae
(Login wenonae)
SENIOR MEMBER
Aaaahhh..more aromatherapy, massage disccussions
October 3 2007, 9:37 PM
Sweet almond oil is absolutely the best massage base carrier to me (because it smells great!). If there's any topical treatment I need to do, I take drops of the appropriate essential oil, the add drops of it to a small vile (empty ones available at the health food store, online, or stores like Whole Foods). I used to use aloe vera or emu oil. Prefer the almond much more.
Here's a helpful link from About.com
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/massage/a/massage_oil.htm
Wen'
dunny
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Re: almond oil as lotion base?
October 5 2007, 7:25 AM
thanks Wen!