| For
body, massage & bath oils use 1/4 to 1 oz essential oil per quart
or
9 to 18 drops per oz of carrier oil. Bath oils can contain higher
amounts
since they will be diluted in bath water |
| CARRIER
OILS (Base oils)--Use 100% or
combine with others |
| Almond,
Sweet--Pale yellow, all skin
types,
rich in protein, cleansing, moisturizing & nourishing. 1 year shelf
life. Use 100% as base oil or 50% with grapeseed or apricot kernel
(lighter),
for massage. |
| Aloe
Vera Extract in vegetable
oil--Promotes
the skins healing process, a natural sunscreen, effective on dry scalp. |
| Aloe
Vera Gel--Not an oil but used as
one.
Healing, soothes sunburn. |
| Apricot
Kernel--Pale yellow, similar
properties
to sweet almond oil, high in vitamin A & B, skin repair and
rejuvenation.
6 month shelf life. |
| Castor,
Sulfated (Turkey "red")--Gold in
color,
no scent, Disperses in water, doesn't float on top. Used in bath oils
to
carry and disperse essential and other oils |
| *Glycerin,
Vegetable--Moisture retentive for
lotions. Substitute for alcohol as a preservative. An emulsifier. |
| Grapeseed--Pale
green, non-greasy, good choice for massage, oily & problem skin.
Contains
vitamins minerals & proteins. 3 month shelf life |
| *Jojoba--Pale
yellow, balances oily & dry skin, anti-oxidant, collagen-like
properties,
an emulsifier. Good perfume base. Actually a wax, not an oil.
Indefinite
shelf life. |
| CARRIER
OILS (Base oils)--Use up to 10% to
add their properties |
| Avocado--Dark
green, heavy oil for all skin types especially dry, dehydrated &
mature.
Healing. Lecithin, vitamins A, D, E & protein. 1 year shelf life.
Hign
in unsaponifiables which benefits age spots, scars and moisturizing. |
| *Grapefruit
Seed Extract--Natural
preservative.
2 drops per oz or up to 5% |
| Rosehip
Seed--Emollient for dry,
sunburned,
scarred or aging skin & damaged hair. Used by Native South
Americans
for centuries |
| Sesame--All
skin types esp.flaking or oily; softens, moistens |
| *Vitamin
E--D-Alpha Tocopherol; 550 I.U.'s
per ml; promotes elasticity; 1ml.(25 drops)an oz. as an anti-oxidant in
base oils |
| *Wheat
Germ--Red/orange; dry, oily or
mature
skin. Add 1/8 ounce per ounce of carrier oil as an anti-oxidant |
| *Preserve-It--Natural
anti-oxidant for soaps & cosmetics - Rosemary Oil Extract |
| COSMETIC
OILS & BEESWAX |
| Create
lotions, creams & soaps, or use as they are. |
| Lotion--Unscented
and uncolored. Add essential or fragrance oils, herbal extracts and
other
carrier or cosmetic oils for the properties desired or use as is. Ingredients |
| Cocoa
Butter--From the Cacao (chocolate)
tree. Softens skin, thickens creams, good cuticle conditioner, whitens
nails. Use as a base for healing herbal creams & body butters.
Solid
at room temperature |
| Coconut
Oil--Moisturizer for hair &
face,
softens skin. Melts at body temperature. Similar uses to cocoa butter,
emollient. Reacts with salt to produce soap. Solid at room temperature |
Lanolin--Protective
barrier, won't allow penetration. Used for lip gloss & hair
products,
etc. in tiny amounts. From sheep's wool
Anhydrous
Lanolin--Solid at room
temperaturesolid
at room temperature
Liquid
Lanolin--An Edgar Cayce Heritage
Store
product |
| Palm
Kernel Oil--Similar to Coconut
oil.
Used in soaps and as a hardener for other oils. Too much
can be drying. Use no more than 5%. Solid at room temperature |
| Shea
Butter (Karite
Butter)--Skin softening, conditions hair. From the nut of an African
tree.
Add to creams, soap, body butters, shampoo and conditioners. Solid at
room
temperature |
| Beeswax
Block--Pure, use in lip gloss,
lotions
& creams; for sealing corked bottles. Solid at room temperature |
| Beeswax
Beads--Same uses as beeswax block.
Solid at room temperature |
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