Guest guest Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Hi there, I'd like to make my own body lotion using esential oils and have a few questions... 1. What do you think about using shea butter as the base? 2. Do I have to use refined shea butter (because it's deodorized) in order to avoid a clash of scents when I add essential oils or can I use unrefined? 3. If shea butter is too difficult to use with essential oils, from the mixing it well perspective, what other base would you recommend? 4. Is there any special trick to mixing the butter and essential oils? Thanks so much! Lina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 I too am an AMATEUR aromatherapist. I am intrigued, what are the properties of shea butter? Dominic , " penalosa_lina " <linaroberts wrote: > > Hi there, > > I'd like to make my own body lotion using esential oils and have a few questions... > > 1. What do you think about using shea butter as the base? > > 2. Do I have to use refined shea butter (because it's deodorized) in order to avoid a clash of scents when I add essential oils or can I use unrefined? > > 3. If shea butter is too difficult to use with essential oils, from the mixing it well perspective, what other base would you recommend? > > 4. Is there any special trick to mixing the butter and essential oils? > > Thanks so much! > Lina > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Just google shea butter and you'll get a boatload of information. If you mix shea and an essential oil, you'll get scented shea, not a lotion. A lotion requires and emulsifier . . . . Lori www.frostyspiritedlathers.com , " dominictamlynbere " <dominictamlynbere wrote: > > I too am an AMATEUR aromatherapist. I am intrigued, what are the properties of shea butter? > > Dominic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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