Guest guest Posted May 19, 2003 Report Share Posted May 19, 2003 i I'm relatively new to essential oils and i am very interested in adding the oils to body lotions and face creams. However i do not really want to make them from scratch or buy expensive base creams really. So, does anyone know of suitable unscented creams etc that are available to buy (in UK ) that i can add oils to? any other advice or info would be greatly appreciated. Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 Hi Vicki, You could try here http://www.cosmetic-ingredients.com/cosmbase.html Maxine has cream and lotion bases and they are not too much, plus loads of other interesting goodies, and delivery is quick too. Baz in Lancs UK designer of Handmade Wholesoap always striving for " betterbubbles " > really want to make them from scratch or buy expensive base creams > really. So, does anyone know of suitable unscented creams etc that > are available to buy (in UK ) that i can add oils to? any other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 Hi, thanks for the link, Now i have another question that maybe either you or someone else could answer? When i have made these 'concoctions' up either using carrier oils or the creams, should i keep them in a glass container or is plastic ok? i ask this because a lot off places sell plasti ones but i think i reda somewhere that plastic containers are not good due to the oils affecting it.. Vicki , " Babs Hughes " <babs@a...> wrote: > Hi Vicki, > > You could try here > http://www.cosmetic-ingredients.com/cosmbase.html Maxine has cream and > lotion bases and they are not too much, plus loads of other interesting > goodies, and delivery is quick too. > > Baz in Lancs UK > designer of Handmade Wholesoap > always striving for " betterbubbles " > > > > really want to make them from scratch or buy expensive base creams > > really. So, does anyone know of suitable unscented creams etc that > > are available to buy (in UK ) that i can add oils to? any other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 For essential oils, dark glass is usually best as the oils can break down the plastic (and therefore wreck the oil as well); also, light exposure can break down the oils' properties. Now, whether all of this applies to things like lotions with EO's in them...I don't know. Another sort of related question I was just reminded...is ALL plastic bad with EO's, or is PET type plastic okay? I figured all plastic was bad, but someone else I know thought PET wouldn't be so bad for them... -Kat , " ickle_vicki84 " <vicki_batsford@h...> wrote: > Hi, thanks for the link, > Now i have another question that maybe either you or someone else > could answer? > > When i have made these 'concoctions' up either using carrier oils or > the creams, should i keep them in a glass container or is plastic ok? > i ask this because a lot off places sell plasti ones but i think i > reda somewhere that plastic containers are not good due to the oils > affecting it.. > > Vicki > > , " Babs Hughes " <babs@a...> > wrote: > > Hi Vicki, > > > > You could try here > > http://www.cosmetic-ingredients.com/cosmbase.html Maxine has cream > and > > lotion bases and they are not too much, plus loads of other > interesting > > goodies, and delivery is quick too. > > > > Baz in Lancs UK > > designer of Handmade Wholesoap > > always striving for " betterbubbles " > > > > > > > really want to make them from scratch or buy expensive base creams > > > really. So, does anyone know of suitable unscented creams etc that > > > are available to buy (in UK ) that i can add oils to? any other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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