Reading your post is like a 2 in one healing balm for me. I just published a lotion recipe that contains lanolin and glycerin, with instructions on how to include a hydrosol (like rose) if you desire. It would not be a good substitution oil. Hello. I apologize in advance if this question seems redundant, seeing as how you did reference leaving out COs is like leaving out flour in a recipe. Most carrier oils are very thing and liquid at body temperature, which means theyre prone to absorb or rub off really quickly without some beeswax to help them stick around. 1c coconut oil, 1c olive oil, 1/4c beeswax, What im trying to do is: What substitute would you recommend? Hi Harmonycastor oil is the only oil I know of that is outright drying to the skinoils like rosehip are called drying because they absorb so quickly, not because they actually dry the skin. I would not use neem oil in anything that wasnt to repel insects, basically (or designed to take advantage of any of neem oils other benefitsit is said to be good for problematic skin conditions as well). Hey! Castor oil at 2-5% is a great option for lather. Thanks, Hi Dana! Shea Butter 3% But the absobstion speed is sooooo slow. Love this! Should I use a different oil? Thanks again! Click here to learn how! I have gotten pretty good with my knowledge of liquid carrier oils, which this Blog is extremely helpful with. I have a couple of questions that I hope you could answer. I cant tell you have envious I am of your warm average temperature! Thank you for sharing your knowledge:) Videos and PDFs are very helpful. Hi Lisa! Many many many thanks in advance XOXO. Is there something else that can be substituted for this?? Heres a quick list that Ill elaborate on further down: The most basic, obvious thing carriers oils do is basically make up the majority of many products (along with water in some formulations). IMO - cheap filler oil. Excellent!!! I have just the article for you here It is worth noting, though, that cocoa butter does have a fairly high comedogenic (pore clogging) rating, so you might prefer to purchase a bit of cocoa absolute and add that to you liquid oil instead! However, there is limited research to support its effectiveness . Im afraid vodka is not a preservative in any way when added to this many different ingredientsyoull need a proper broad spectrum preservative. Both oils are in at least one of these charts? However, the salad green Arugula begs to differ. Many soapers spend years perfecting their cold . Im highly allergic to it (apparently very rare lol) and meadowfoam oil appears to be quite difficult to acquire in Australia unfortunately. Hi! How do I know how much wax should I add? If youd like to hire me to ensure you get your formula, get in touch . Id say shea butter is a bit stickier as well, but other than that Ive successfully used one for the other quite a lot recently. Vitamin E oil is highly concentrated, using something significantly less concentrated is not going to worksort of like using a carrot instead of white sugar in a cake recipe because carrots do contain some sugar. Im making some your recipes & still learning till now. For neem, if you can find a refined version youd likely get more use out of it as the unrefined stuff stinks. One of the questions I am asked the most is along the lines of I dont have ingredient X, can I use ingredient Y or Z instead, or just leave it out?. what would you say are the differences between shea butter & mango butter besides shea butters smell? FYI, most people who have nut allergies are not allergic to coconuts as they are not botanically nuts Coconut is not a botanical nut; it is classified as a fruit, even though the Food and Drug Administration recognizes coconut as a tree nut. Hi, so I made a lotion with mango butter and grapeseed oil and even though its considered fast absorbing, its still to greasy for my liking. I absolutely detest coconut and everything related to it. As Im sure you know, a coconut allergy is an incredibly difficult thing to navigate, and researching coconut-free substitutions for things made from coconuts could be a full-time job :/ Heres a copy/paste reply I wrote up for another reader with the same allergy (plus a sulphate allergy): Ive been thinking about this a lot, and I think a coconut allergy in cosmetics is comparable to a gluten allergy/celiac in food. Ive been looking at making a salve for arthritis. I even just pulled my bottle of NDA macadamia nut oil out of the fridge to double check and it sinks into the skin so quickly I could barely spread it over my entire forearm. They do also tend to be basic, but Ive got one that I adjusted down to an acidic pH about a year ago that still seems to be stable, so I think you can lower the pH of an old fashioned cold cream and still have a stable product . It will either be too hard, too soft, the essential oils wont be diluted enough and will be irritating, or, or, or the list is pretty much infinite. Hey Norma! I am working on making some substitutions in a hand repair balm and landed on your page! Plz help. Or any others? Shea butter - 5%. 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. A 2014 study comparing borage oil, fish oil, and the combination of both found that taking 1.8 grams of borage oil or 2.1 grams of fish oil per day (or both) helped reduce rheumatoid arthritis (RA . Several recent studies indicate that Borage Oil taken orally increases PG1 levels in the skin and suppresses chronic inflammation 4,5,6,7 . . And if not, do you where I can purchase it in the us? I appreciate it!!! 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. This thanksgiving I am having my daughters and three of their come home. I would like the end result of the salve to be solid enough that it wont melt for being in a pocket, but soft enough that you wont have to gouge through it and that it absorbs quickly. And one more u said we can use olive oil,which type of olive oil i should use ?virgin cooking olive oil is ok ? It definitely helped me understand my oils and butters better. hi Do i need to use oly cold pressed coconut oil.Actualy i am a indian and we ground our own coconut oil which is in liquid form,can i use that for making body butter?. Hi Dawn! Coconut oil is usually solid for me, but it melts at 24C, so Im assuming its liquid for you. There is no alternative for vitamin E. Have you checked your local pharmacy? Thank you. Thank you for posting this Marie, I was reading online about substitutions (before I found your website) and so many people who have been blogging and DIYing for ages who dont know the difference between carrier oil.nThey said that your can use olive oil of sunflower oil for sweet almond oil and it would turn out the same, but it wont, or that butters that are used for different things can be swapped for one another, Thanks, Ki Li! Will switching some of the coconut oil out be a good swap? Can I substitute walnut oil for almond oil when making a mosquito repellent with cloves and alcohol ? Sounds wonderful, and I have almost everything to make it. I only use them in the evening. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am wondering where I can find more information about absorption. I am very new at this. PM: Uriage Xemose cleanser, Avene Triacneal Expert serum, Urage thermal water, TO Niacinamide/Zinc, NIOD MMHC, Avene Comedomed, TO Borage oil. If youre looking for more information, check out the Humblebee & Me DIY Encyclopedia; each carrier oil and butter profile includes a description of the absorbency speed. Marie, you have an absolutely great site repeating what scores of others have said. NDAs product pages are a great place to start for basic research on absorption speeds . In terms of texture, coconut oil is smooth and oily; shea butter is thick, tacky, and sticky. After that, try the recipe in small batches with the swap and see what you think! It is completely possible to create both those products without any coconut anything and without any sulphates. . Or five. I am keen to use castor oil for the amazing properties for the hair but she just told me she is pregnant so I need to avoid castor oil. But the coconut oil makes me break out like CRAZY! Hi Janet! Your posts are beautifully photographed and inspiring, so thank you! And, dont forget to include a preservative, which youll need to do with anything that contains water. I appreciate the clarification here. Im fairly confident Liquid Germall Plus (INCI: Propylene Glycol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate) is fully synthetic. Id like to try making lotion but dont want to use cocoa butter just dont like the chocolate smell on my skin. It can make an effective substitution for cocoa butter, as they both have a somewhat brittle texture. But still wondering what oil is best to use to thin the tacky RSO out but also have the best absortion rate. Thatll be a fairly thin, fast-absorbing lotion regardless of oils used Happy making! Hi Jeannie! 1 tablespoon Activated Charcol Before using any new oil, make sure to do your research first! I was thinking babassu oil? Do you have any suggestions on a soap or lotion(or both) that I could make that would help? Some of the known substitutes of a spinach include the Swiss chard, beet greens, kale, turnip greens, and Chinese spinach. Bad news is that I could not find a store that would sell me a small enough amount of candelilla to experiment with. OH Great! Hey there HumbleBee! Hi Deborah! Also you didnt mention about mineral oil, I love your post, thank you very much. You need the beeswax especially to thicken it up and give you something solid, and the cocoa butter helps thicken it and gives a lovely texture and fragrance. Smelling shea literally makes me ill. Refer to the second chart and the guide at the end for many options and how to think through this . 30 ml jojoba oil Yes, you can dilute essential oils in a lotion. Ive been using Shea butter, coconut oil (also tried olive oil), arrowroot flour, Vitamin E oil and an essential oil for scent. Sunflower, safflower, canola, olive, peanut oils can be substituted for one another, but I recommend substituting a combination of the oils when wanting to replace a large amount of olive oil. Thanks, Claire! I have linsk to a carrier called Salvo but it is not cheap at all, 1 per ml!! My first guess is that you didnt use high-shear blending on the second one? There are carrier oils that are said to help with pretty much every ailment: acne, psoriasis, warts, dry skin, oily skin, sore muscles, soft tissue injuries, sprains, sunburns, eczema, burns, cuts, sprains, rosacea and the list goes on. This is really I am looking for. Please read the Substitutions list in the post. Thanks so much, GraceI love helping people learn all about DIYing A big thank you for reading & DIYing with me, it is so appreciated. Like some of the conditioners on this blog. Or should I just use less grapeseed oil perhaps half the amount? The recipe for the naked salve I took from pinterest and currently trying to find an alternative recipe thats easy enough to do with such a large amount. I havehave you done a search? Usage rate. I look forward to the post about essential oils! Many of the formulations collected there are anhydrous and not all of them use coconut oil Happy making! . Ive shared many over the years . If you dont have it, just make something else you basically would be anyways if you swapped out the star ingredient of a formula for something different. That way you can start to understand how things work and make easy and successful substitutions! So I need something to replace the Canola Oil. Reply. My mixture turned milky white. Will I be able to store it at room temperature (about 27 degree Celsius )for 6 months? You must replace eliminated carrier oils with something similar, or you will very drastically alter the final product (imagine cookies made without flour). Im assuming theres some sort of emulsification profile for various oils somewhere out there in internet land. Soaps or body washes for oily skin, acne breakouts, soaps that prevent the breakouts etc Id love it if you could write an article for DIY Beginner Dummies lol, like dumb it down for newbies like me!! i have recently given up mass produced lotions and creams and now make my own body butter. Thanks, In bath bombs that should work as the state of the oil really doesnt matter much, just be sure to melt it gently first . The combination works really well during our hot summer which is between 30 to 39 degree. I had an unfortunate experience with almond oilwithin two minutes of touching my daughters hair I had to be rushed to the hospital after two shots of my epi-pen. Perhaps hazelnut for the cleanser properties? Working in really hot temperatures isnt something I get to do very much. Its used like an essential oil for a vanilla-y scent as vanilla essential oil is water soluble (and more expensive), so it doesnt work in oil-based products. For hemp, I got unrefined, but you do have to be gentle with it. Yes, you can definitely blend carrier oils . It also melts upon contact with skin (76F) just like coconut oil. In the most basic sense, the word carrier serves to distinguish oils that are not essential oils. cold pressed Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil (Sweet Almond). Thanks! If you and your skin dont like it that is totally ok and normal I recommend checking out this section of my website. Im only a teen, by the way! I really appreciate your insight! Thanks so much for all your helpful, well-written posts. What is a good alternative? Like BBQ sauce or something. Id recommend doing your own experiments like this one to see how your results vary (I suspect they will), and using the information from your experiments to develop a recipe . 10) Radiation. I was wondering if you could leave out cocoa butter out when making lip balm, and just use olive oil, coconut oil, cocoa powder, and honey. PAs can damage the liver or cause cancer, especially when used in high doses or for a long time. Borage ( Borago officinalis ), also known as starflower, bee bush, bee bread, and bugloss, is a medicinal herb with edible leaves and flowers. It has also been promoted to treat rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, diabetic . 1 tablespoon Fullers Earth Each inch of the mold holds 100g/oils of soap; so the entire mold holds a 1500g of oils batch of soap. Example: I love to use coconut oil on my skin, but it doesnt seem to absorb well. 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