So informative and easy to read and understand. Thanks, Salome! Nounless you plan on keeping the coconut oil melted for the entire lifetime of the lip gloss. Should I be using sodium lactate or something? This pale yellow oil is typically used as a substitute for olive oil or canola oil in cold process recipes. I LOVE the smell of it and want to know more about the speed of absorption. This thanksgiving I am having my daughters and three of their come home. I LOVE the way you explain everything so clearly that even us who havent yet started will understand :)! GRR! 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 . It could still totally wreck the recipe, though, so consider yourself warned . They are very different in there room temperature form, but their melting points are similar, and both are smooth? I love the info about the oils, thank you! Are your ingredients the same state at room temperature? Thanks for your post! Thank you in advance for your guidance. can i use it instead of z camellia seed oil? Coconut oil is soft at room temperature, absorbs on the quicker side of average, and melts at 24 (which is pretty low for oils that are solid at room temperature as it means its only barely solid at 21). 1c coconut oil, 1c olive oil, 1/4c beeswax, What im trying to do is: Some are obvious, but some are not. So, I put together this guide to help you understand the different roles different carrier oils play in different formulations. Borage Oil: 3 years.135: up to 33%: Canola Oil: 1 year.132: up to 40%: Carrot Seed Oil: 2 years.137: up to 15%: Castor Oil: 2 years.135: up to 25%, recommend 2-5%: Chia Seed Oil . well suited for use on dry, mature and sun damaged skin. I have made your naked lip balm and would like it not so soft, as Im going south. Thanks, you have made a huge contribution in my decision!! What can I substitute coconut oil with in a shaving cream recipe thats non-comedogenic? Honestly, that swap should not have caused a massive consistency changeit is much more likely to be something else. Making a salve harder does help with preventing over-application, so more wax may help . Thank you! Thanks a bunch! ill probably get some mango butter eventually for making fragrance-free products for pregnant/nursing friends or their kids. My project is for feeding the bees Pollen Patties at the end of the month. Refer to the second chart and the guide at the end for many options and how to think through this . 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. I couldnt find Carrot seed oil in your list,Where does it sit when it comes to absorption? Before you go much further, be sure to read this guide very carefully. Beeswax, coconut oil and palm oil is produced here, while other carrier is imported. The reason this may not work is a difference in both texture and melting point. Thank you for the very informative post with all the proper substitutions! Both the blooms and the leaves are edible and can be used in different ways. Thank you for all the information. Thank you so much for this wonderful blog & explanation of the differences between the carrier oils. 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. If you want to experiment with this sort of thing go ahead, just make sure everything is sealed off from additional moisture, label everything, and keep an eye on it to ensure nothing funky is going on . Flax seed oil spoils quite quickly due to its high omega content, I tend to save sunflower for lotions as its pretty plain and inexpensive, and Ive bought walnut oil a couple times, but often leave it out of formulations due to nut allergies , Hi Serina! Awesome, Im so glad I was able to help See you around soon! The closest youd be able to get to this would be a gram to gram swap, but thats still not going to be very accurate. I recently made a cellulite cream with Shea butter to give it a softer/ richer feel. Thanks for an excellent website, videos etc. Ive never worked with the refined stuff, so Im not sure how the heat thing pans out there, but I assume the scent and colour would be gone/greatly lessened. Check this out for more information on different waxeschoose the one you think sounds best. I love your body shimmer oil recipe but was wondering how to tweak the recipe to be used in a spray bottle, Here is a very informative post. Another question thats unrelated to this post (I figured I would just ask anyway since I am already asking something. Can I easily add honey to this without any difficulty? New Directions sells a new tumeric butter. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thanks so much for reading & DIYing with me . I completely understand, and agree with, the gluten free analogy as I also happen to have Celiacs. Im making some your recipes & still learning till now. Thanks so much! In this entry Ill be talking about plant-derived carrier oils and buttersthe basic building blocks of many skincare formulations. Im so glad youre finding this helpful Happy making! It's a domestic herbal remedy that has been used since ancient times. Thanks for the clear and informative post! Its so nice to have such helpful info in one spot. The average temperature in my country is 33 degree Celsius. My first guess is that you didnt use high-shear blending on the second one? Awesome! You can definitely make a product containing aloe vera and essential oils, but the concoction you have described is not the way to do itit is unlikely to be safe to use. Im finding it too greasy. You can often buy gel capsules of it, and then you can puncture the capsule to get the oil. Appreciate your thoughts on this. But still wondering what oil is best to use to thin the tacky RSO out but also have the best absortion rate. can I use olive oil or coconut oil instead of jojoba oil to make a lip scrub? I was just wondering what size soap mold you use? I was wondering if I could replace coconut oil with sweet almond oil / jojoba oil / avocado oil / macadamia nut oil? Each one will contribute differently to a final product (think oil vs. butter when baking). 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. I tend to think coconut oil is really over-hyped in the DIY world. , 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. Thank you for posting and I cant wait to see the other ones you mentioned. I have gotten pretty good with my knowledge of liquid carrier oils, which this Blog is extremely helpful with. I want to make a bar soap using navratna oil. However grape seed isnt the longest lasting oil. I will definitely need to try some smaller tester batches before splurging on large quantities. If I cut back on the amount of coconut oil, would that work? 11 Emollients, found in ointments and lipid-based tears, typically use a combination of mineral oil, light . I want to use my essential oils as a spritz on my body. Do some googling and see what you think . Thanks! It would not be a good substitution oil. Some are so heavy and slow-absorbing you wont be able to touch paper for 20 minutes without leaving greasy fingerprints everywhere. 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! Making a Braiding gel for cornrows but it keeps coming out to viscose and suggestions? And one more u said we can use olive oil,which type of olive oil i should use ?virgin cooking olive oil is ok ? I have a couple of questions that I hope you could answer. The blend would be very rich and oily, but thats about it. Hmmm. Coconut oil is a tricky one to replace in soaps since it contributes wonderful, beautiful, fluffy lather. Marie, You just saved my life! These three carrier oils/butters are all very different, especially in the scent category! 2 drops tea tree oil Im afraid Ive never been a hot soaper, so I cant speak from experience there. Thanks, Ana! I look forward to the post about essential oils! If you have a lotion recipe or deodorant one especially, please post it! What company did you test that makes this a fast absorbing oil? 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. What a great post for someone who is just learning these things. GLA is an essential fatty acid that's important for maintaining a joint's cell structure and function. Hey Caramelle! Camelina Oil High in Omega-3 fatty acids, more commonly found in fish, this is a very nourishing and emollient oil for soap making. 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. What can I add to Shea Butter to make an anti acne face cream? Thank you so much for this! Hey Dawn! I was wondering about one thing: can I mix ingredients so as to have the properties of both ingredients? Sorry! Thanks in advance and keep doing what youre doing! Rose oil is difficult to extract; it takes several thousand rose petals to produce a minute quantity of oil. I am currently working on a list of beginner type lessonsif you have any ideas, feel free to pass them on . Some sink in quickly, some slowly, and some very, very slowly. Thanks! Borage oil is popular for treating a condition known as folliculitis - where the hair follicles get damaged and inflamed as a result of infection. Sorry no it also called for lemongrass cypress and lavender, Honestly, I dont see any of those EOs doing anything meaningful for spider veins, either. thanks for that.. just one question D: .. when makin body butter, do you think i coul substitute shea butter with coconut oil? Butters - Most butters are interchangeable. I know eczema and psoriasis arent the same thing, but it may help. Chives. do you find they are they interchangeable for the most part? propylene glycol, I cant wait to try one. SoI dont know how it will alter the salve! Thanks so much, GraceI love helping people learn all about DIYing A big thank you for reading & DIYing with me, it is so appreciated. Honestly, Id recommend following one of my lip balm recipes. Yes, you can definitely blend carrier oils . 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. I can get hold of this as bulk powder measure the milligrams then add to a carrier and apply 1ml per day on shoulders chest. What do I look for? Thank you. 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. What a great article!! Thanks so much. Im only a teen, by the way! Speed of absorption is also very important. 14 Surprising Benefits of Borage Oil. Neither feel quite the same, but then again, nothing really does. Im highly allergic to it (apparently very rare lol) and meadowfoam oil appears to be quite difficult to acquire in Australia unfortunately. Hi Ana! The Diazolidinyl Urea uses allantoin as part of its synthesis, and while that *could* come from animal urine, its almost certainly synthesized. Or should I stick to my original blend ? Working in really hot temperatures isnt something I get to do very much. You must replace eliminated carrier oils with something similar, or you will very drastically alter the final product (imagine cookies made without flour). 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. Thanks. Borage oil is an extract from a Mediterranean wildflower. Products that claim to treat conditions like eczema are considered drugs, and arent something you can DIY and sell. Hi! However, essential oils dont contain any vitamins, so you will not be getting an easy vitamin C serum (but you might get a sunburn). Yes, babassu oil would be a good alternativethough I do worry that theyre so similar that you may also be allergic to it, so tread lightly there. But the coconut oil makes me break out like CRAZY! I have linsk to a carrier called Salvo but it is not cheap at all, 1 per ml!! I understand that you use cold process. Each inch of the mold holds 100g/oils of soap; so the entire mold holds a 1500g of oils batch of soap. Im honestly not sure if Ive ever seen refined versions of seabuckthorn or neem. Even though the grapeseed oil is considered fast absorbing, it felt too greasy-feeling for my liking. From my experience with lip balm, most of the moisturizing bunch comes from the concentration of beeswax. Any recommendations for a substitute for shea butter? Please look up any ingredients you have questions about in the. 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. Really helpful material. Ive found there are far too many variables when working with volume to do the same . I appreciate it!!! Thanks, Erica! Thank you for this information it is very helpful. Hi Ayse! Im assuming theres some sort of emulsification profile for various oils somewhere out there in internet land. (Even though I thought it was iffy from the get go. Until then I will need to do more reading! What did I do wrong? Many many many thanks in advance XOXO. Is it a) liquid, b) soft, or c) brittle? And here I am, bumped to your article. Liquid oils that can be substituted for other liquid oils are avocado oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, r ice bran oil, hemp seed oil, soybean oil, apricot kernel oil, grapeseed oil and sweet almond oil (see castor oil and olive oil below). Most trxipies use beeswax or a vegan version of wax. Please dont. I really appreciate your insight! Thats just your ingredientsyou arent missing anything. Hi Deborah! Can I add hazelnut oil to it, so it would be absorbed better? Excellent!!! Ive specifically been trying to find out about jojoba & argan oils. Thank you for the work you put into this. 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). PLEASE CONSIDER!! I do not like heaviness in oils. Hi! Hi I love this post & your descriptions of varying consistencies, melting points, etc have proved helpful as I modify basic recipes to accommodate pregnancy, excema & even my coconut allergy. Theres well over 550 recipes up here, with at least 3 deodorant recipes and 17 lotion recipes. So I have a question for you that you may not be able to answer, but Ill try anyways! 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 am very new at this. Yatin, Check out the encyclopedia entry on jojoba for information on substitutions . Im thrilled to hear it, Susan Enjoy all all your new DIY concoctions! OH Great! 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. You could also look at non-soap cleansers like soap nuts & yucca (both contain natural saponins) and clays. I need to avoid these for a relative with a tree nut allergy. Do you think palm kernel oil is a good replacement for coconut oil in soapmaking? And if not, do you where I can purchase it in the us? Bad news is that I could not find a store that would sell me a small enough amount of candelilla to experiment with. So, heres where Im at. 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