Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 Dear Everyone: Does anyone have any suggestions as to what herbs to infuse into avocado oil? At this point I'm not focusing on therapeutics but rather something to help soften and make more pleasant the aroma of the avocado oil. Thank you. Teresea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 " ......Is it good? " Well, how should I know? (smile) This is the first time I've ever bought the stuff so I wouldn't know if it was bad or not. (smile) Let me go grab my bottle to elaborate on the oil for you. ------ OK, I now have it ---- First: it's unrefined and is green. No, I don't think it's bad -- it doesn't smell " bad " - the aroma is just a bit strong. It reminds me of grass/hay/rain/dirt. It's not particularly unpleasant. It also reminds me of vetiver eo. I do not keep it in the refrigerator (not enough room in there); however, it do keep it either in the cold garage or in the cool, dark closet. I like avocado oil a lot because of it's penetrating property -- it makes my skin feel wonderful. I want to incorporate it into my lotions, oils, etc. as much as possible. I thought perhaps I could infuse some herbs to change the aroma, that is all. Question for you Marilyn: I've read many places to use it in 10% dilution (or whatever dilution) and my question is WHY? I can understand not using it 100% if you're offended by the aroma, but other than that I don't understand why one couldn't use it at a higher percentage than 10% or so. I've also read that other oils should be used at such and such dilution. I'm just curious as to WHY, aside from the expense. Also, I just put some avocado oil on my arm and notice a " sensation " now. What kind of sensation you ask? -- well, it's kind of tingly, warming, maybe itchy, it makes me want to massage my arm; there is no redness or other discoloration appearing; and the sensation is not intense at all - just mild. It's gone now. What is this all about? Any ideas? Another question, Marilyn: Why don't you infuse anything with avocado? Is it a no-no? Thanks for your info, Marilyn. I'm much obliged. Teresea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 Hi Teresea, I don't use avocodo oil for infusing anything. Are you sure it's good? I use it in a 10% dilution with other oils for it's benefits, and then there's no smell at all. It's not really one of those oils where you'd use it 100%. Avocodo has some very good vitamins in it - A, B1, B2, D and E, plus other properties that make it worth using. Do you refrigerate it? That'll extend the shelf life. And since it's a very thick penetrating oil, it's good for really dry skin too. Anyways, maybe someone else infuses it? Hugs, Marilyn SimplyEssential1 wrote: > Dear Everyone: > > Does anyone have any suggestions as to what herbs to infuse into avocado oil? > At this point I'm not focusing on therapeutics but rather something to help > soften and make more pleasant the aroma of the avocado oil. Thank you. > > Teresea > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2002 Report Share Posted January 29, 2002 Hi Teresea (imagining you taking a BIG sniff!), Sounds like it's just fine. Unrefined avocodo oil has an odor, and the why's of using as a 10% dilution in almost every case is the life of the oil itself; also the thickness and ease of use (as in being able to glide your hand over someone, in massage). Therefore, mixing it with a lighter oil in a 10% dilution like grapeseed (expeller pressed), sweet almond oil, apricot kernel or peach kernel would help this, while helping also to not get the " smelliness " from the avocodo since you're diluting it, keeping the shelf life longer as you're adding it to longer shelved-life oils, while keeping all the positive benefits, the vitamins, acids and lecithin. The sensation you just mentioned (hopefully not an allergy!) is probaby due to the quickness of the absorption into your skin. Since it came so quickly and was gone so quickly with no redness. Also, some oils, avocodo being one of them, don't infuse well since they don't keep well in the first place - adding them a little bit to another carrier oil in blends adds onto their life, keeps the good benefits and saves you money, while also thinning out the total blend for massage. Hope this helps? Hugs, Marilyn PS - Oh, those pamplets we'd talked about, I found em! E-me off list if you'd like - good to hear from you, and hope you're feeling great, you and the little one! SimplyEssential1 wrote: > " ......Is it good? " Well, how should I know? (smile) This is the first > time I've ever bought the stuff so I wouldn't know if it was bad or not. > (smile) Let me go grab my bottle to elaborate on the oil for you. ------ > OK, I now have it ---- > > First: it's unrefined and is green. No, I don't think it's bad -- it > doesn't smell " bad " - the aroma is just a bit strong. It reminds me of > grass/hay/rain/dirt. It's not particularly unpleasant. It also reminds me > of vetiver eo. > > I do not keep it in the refrigerator (not enough room in there); however, it > do keep it either in the cold garage or in the cool, dark closet. > > I like avocado oil a lot because of it's penetrating property -- it makes my > skin feel wonderful. I want to incorporate it into my lotions, oils, etc. as > much as possible. I thought perhaps I could infuse some herbs to change the > aroma, that is all. > > Question for you Marilyn: I've read many places to use it in 10% dilution > (or whatever dilution) and my question is WHY? I can understand not using it > 100% if you're offended by the aroma, but other than that I don't understand > why one couldn't use it at a higher percentage than 10% or so. I've also > read that other oils should be used at such and such dilution. I'm just > curious as to WHY, aside from the expense. > > Also, I just put some avocado oil on my arm and notice a " sensation " now. > What kind of sensation you ask? -- well, it's kind of tingly, warming, maybe > itchy, it makes me want to massage my arm; there is no redness or other > discoloration appearing; and the sensation is not intense at all - just mild. > It's gone now. What is this all about? Any ideas? > > Another question, Marilyn: Why don't you infuse anything with avocado? Is > it a no-no? > > Thanks for your info, Marilyn. I'm much obliged. > > Teresea > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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