Like corn oil, soybean oil is best suited for pan-sauts and baking. According to an article in Whole Health Chicago, borage oil is quite often used in place of evening primrose oil, however, borage oil has more than twice the GLA and therefore the healing benefits. Want to help support Humblebee & Me? The recipe calls for coconut oil and shea butter. Ive found theres not a ton of benefit to using just a tiny bit of a dozen different oils for my skin (all it seems to do is make for more complicated and expensive recipes). If I put castor oil on my face, it seems to do better. Borage oil is prized for its high gamma linolenic acid (GLA) content. It is golden yellow with a very subtle nutty aroma. I am still an amateur at DIY but I am slowly learning more about these things. cold pressed Cucurbita pepo L.(Pumpkin Seed) To create gluten-free versions of foods that usually contain gluten is typically a pretty involved process requiring a complete re-formulation from the ground up, taking into account the lack of gluten from the get-go. Not sure if they would blend well. Some are drying oils, some leave your skin feeling extra soft and not at all greasy. I couldnt find Carrot seed oil in your list,Where does it sit when it comes to absorption? Just swap them out 1:1, they are basically indistinguishable from one another in DIY recipes (other than price, of course). Safflower, corn and soybean oil are all liquid fats which are polyunsaturated and contain Omega-6 fats. You could also look at non-soap cleansers like soap nuts & yucca (both contain natural saponins) and clays. My other suggestion would be to check out the list of advanced search results on psoriasis at NDA. I have learned so much! (aka goopy/ slidy messy on my mat or clothes..). 3/4c coconut oil, 1c olive oil, 1/4c cocoa butter, 1/8c candelilla wax. I dont want to use this oil due to the possible GMO contaminants which I work very hard to keep away from the bees. It's a domestic herbal remedy that has been used since ancient times. Some are obvious, but some are not. Check out my section of lip balm recipesIve taken many of them to Costa Rica, where it was regularly 36C, and they worked great , This is great thank you! Do you think its suitable for around the eye too? Hello Ati! Note: its the oil, not the butter. If i will be melting the coconut oil, is it okay to substitute with olive oil? Your posts are beautifully photographed and inspiring, so thank you! Or should I just use less grapeseed oil perhaps half the amount? 5. cold pressed Camelina sativa (Camelina), Coconut oil is soft at room temperature, absorbs on the quicker side of average, and melts at 24 (which is pretty low for oils that are solid at room temperature as it means its only barely solid at 21). That said, both product types are based around old technology and there are limitations associated with both. Because i want to make a lotion which is thin, light and fast absorb, not greasy. A recipe for PP that I want to follow calls for the use of Canola Oil. Thoughts? Id really like to avoid using olive oil pomace and replace it with extra virgin olive oil in all the recipes I try. are also problematic for you. Is there a substitution for Olus Oil? If a recipe calls for vitamin E oil as an antioxidant, can it be substituted with evening primrose oil or anything else? I was reading that any oils that have less than 20% of polyunsaturated acids give them very slow absorption rates. Before using any new oil, make sure to do your research first! 10. Even our oldest surfactant, Turkey Red Oil, is made by reacting sulfuric acid and castor oil. Now the weather is cooling down and it has harden and the minerals is rough on the lips on first application, and softer on second or third application, and the balm feels dry on application. Hope that helps! cold pressed Brassica napus (Rape Seed), These patties sit on top of the bee frames and if it gets sunny with a warm spell it can get pretty warm in the hives. I want to make your Hair Balm, but out of Jojoba Oil. I have done about 5! Many of the formulations collected there are anhydrous and not all of them use coconut oil Happy making! You can use andiroba oil instead of emu oil for a plant-based substitutetheyre similar-ish, but definitely not the same thing. I recently needed a substitute for a oil and your site popped up, then I was stuck here for hours. Hello, hope you are enjoying Australia.. my parents just returned!!! Check out my different wax quick guides to learn how different waxes perform in comparison to beeswax . Thanks for reading, Christina! That is to say, old-fashioned soap and beeswax/borax emulsions. You can definitely use slower to absorb, thicker oils and butters (avocado, shea), but I would also recommend toying with your beeswax percentage . Hi, I am searching for substitute for jojoba oil in terms of thickness. Awesome, Im so glad I was able to help See you around soon! Hi Julie! In a hair care recipe, is there a good substitute for flax seed oil? Really, after this, its all gravy. Im so enjoying this blog of yours! Hi Marie, As almond oil is an average to absorb liquid oil, anything in that category in the table above would be a good choice . To busy to poke around your site today but youre bookmarked and Ill definitely be back. Upon doing more research I have found this combination looks more reasonable, but I have not tried it yet and wanted your opinion before purchasing. If you want to use water solubility is a considerationcheck out this recipe for an idea of how to get the essential oils to emulsify with the water so theyll actually disperse. Hey Sarah! One could just synthesize pure urea, for instance, in a lab or one could harvest massive amounts of animal urine, isolate the urea from it, and then purify it. Babassu! This is exactly the information I needed right now. It reportedly helps reduce inflammation in skin conditions such as eczema. what would you say are the differences between shea butter & mango butter besides shea butters smell? Borage oil has been shown to be effective at helping people maintain significant weight loss. Carrier oils serve a variety of purposes. Ive never worked with it, I have no intentions of doing so (though it will be legal here in Canada fairly soon), and I really cant tell you anything about working with itsorry. My skin is not always happy with jojoba oil so I rarely if ever use it and prefer oils like apricot, rice bran, moringa, sea buckthorn, argan, wheat germ the list goes on! Thanks for writing this article. If its too greasy thats likely because youre using more oil than water based ingredients, but thats just a guess. In your opinion, would you say that the times stated will allow a consistency that most store bought balms would have? 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. Borage seed oil contains an omega-6 fatty acid that may lower inflammation in people with RA. I love this guide Thanks so much for reading & DIYing with me . Thanks for the clear and informative post! Can I add Shea Butter on my sugar, coconut oil, almond oil to make a more creamy scrub? I make a line of products and they use Kokum butter, however, Id like to expand my line and make other products, possibly a face wash, cleansing oil and Id also like to add a line of products for men, including a beard oil, so Im wondering what youd consider to be a good oil substitute that would give similar benefits as Kokum, but in an oil. Thanks, Carol! Hi there Can I substitute cocoa butter for sweet almond oil? In addition to the benefits of an oil, sometimes a formula will call for an oil because of its individual scent, the three most obvious ones being cocoa butter (smells like chocolate), coconut oil (smells like coconuts), and beeswax (smells like honey). I have psoriasis and havent been able to find anything that really helps(and that doesnt kill my immune system). Nounless you plan on keeping the coconut oil melted for the entire lifetime of the lip gloss. Hello from frigid Hamilton. , Hey Stephanie! Check out this article for a basic guide I would caution you to be careful with unrefined hemp oil, though, as it can scorch at fairly low temperatures, and thatll ruin the entire batch. Thanks so much for reading & DIYing with me . Thank you. The most important job carrier oils do is generally moisturizing and softening the skin. Argan is wonderful, as is evening primrose oil and borage oil . Is there a substitute that can be used in stead? I have a series of dividers that support the lid; they are 2.75 high, giving the mold an effective depth of 2.75 (the lid is 0.75 thick). Id probably recommend dropping the wax as its quite heavy for all-over facial application (this coming from somebody with quite dry skin as well). For hemp, I got unrefined, but you do have to be gentle with it. Most recipes call for coconut oil, but Id rather use an oil that absorbs faster. Also you didnt mention about mineral oil, I love your post, thank you very much. Thats a really big difference. Do you have some sort of guideline for ratio polawax to different oils? Ive learned soooo much. I plan to use 80% vodka for a preservative. 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 . The blend would be very rich and oily, but thats about it. Thank you for all the information. Sorry! I think youll find that looking to remove all forms of sulphates and coconut from your skin care products is much the same, unfortunately. I am thinking to made a body Butter with 240ml shea butter, 100ml coconut oil and 40ml almond oil. Can you please recommend which carrier oils have very similar properties than these butters as my customers love my bath bombs so I need a very similar if not better result. Yes, babassu oil would be a good alternativethough I do worry that theyre so similar that you may also be allergic to it, so tread lightly there. Is it a) liquid, b) soft, or c) brittle? 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. Sweet almond oil is a liquid oil with an average absorption speed, so any other liquid oil with an average absorption speed will work. I tried looking througn your encyclopedia of oils to see if you had worked with it or if it can be substituted with another carrier, but I have had not luck. If youre making a lip gloss, youll want one that absorbs slowly so it will sit on your lips and look shiny. Coconut oil would be a good choice, and you could look at extending the shelf life even more by adding some extra vitamin E . Hi! Sick of the chemicals all around me and wanna go natural. Is honey ok to mix with my dry ingredients and store without adding a preservative? Ive made many of your recipes with much success. Honestly, Id recommend following one of my lip balm recipes. As to your question please dont do that if you want to make lip balm You will end up with a liquid (coconut oil melts at 24C and when combined with another liquid oil the final product is liquid unless your house is about 5C), with gritty bits of cocoa powder sunk to the bottom, and a blob of honey floating on top (honey is water soluble and will not easily emulsify with oils, especially without a thickened to stabilize the emulsion). But Im thinking theres likely to be more to it than that I want to keep ingreds simple & natural & Im not an aromatherapist so cant add other tasty bits. You make the chemistry behind DIY much fun and tolerable to people like me. Borage seed oil contains very high levels of two types of polyunsaturated omega-6 essential fatty acids, 20-26% gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and linolenic acid (LA, which your body converts to GLA). Butters - Most butters are interchangeable. SoI dont know how it will alter the salve! So, after some medical issues that have made me look near dead according to my friends and wifeI decided that I needed to give my face some treatment to bring back some tone and color. Hi, Anne! It functions as a skin-smoothening active ingredient, making skin soft and smooth. Each one will contribute differently to a final product (think oil vs. butter when baking). I have been trying to perfect my shea butter body balm. Im afraid Ive never worked with shea nut oilIve never even seen it for sale in Canada. Im afraid Ive never been a hot soaper, so I cant speak from experience there. Hey! Im a recent subscriber and finding you to be a wonderful resource for DIYers. No lotion, just runny milky failure. Holy cow, youre making COLOSSAL amounts of body butter for something you might not even like o_O. Thank you for the work you put into this. I do not like heaviness in oils. Hey Hani! What a great post , I love your style , you make everything so easy to understand. All in all, I would recommend working with these oils individually and getting to know them personallytheres really no substitute for that, especially when were talking about your skin and your body. It could still totally wreck the recipe, though, so consider yourself warned . Thanks for reading, Jo! That way you can start to understand how things work and make easy and successful substitutions! Ive tried it from both NDA and Windy Point and its super lightweight. Hey Norma! Thank you for this information it is very helpful. Been going through a major maskne flare-up, and adding borage oil to my routine (will detail in comments) seems to make my blemishes much less angry. I continued adding arrowroot but that ended up making it feel flour-y plus still greasy. thank you!! Anywho my question is. So informative and easy to read and understand. I believe carrier oils should be used in line with the purpose or what one is trying to achieve. Borage has a beneficial effect on the heart, adrenal glands, kidneys and the entire digestive system. If youre concerned about the colour of seabuckthorn (which can be very aggressively orange!) Phew. I make amazing bath bombs with shea butter, coconut oil and cocoa butter but Ill need to change my recipe as I need to speed up the process somehow and melting the butters is quite time consuming. Thank you for this very hepful article. I love the info about the oils, thank you! I thank you and I will read the rest of your blog. But the coconut oil makes me break out like CRAZY! Hi Alexa! It all depends on what you plan to use it for. I would love to get into making medicated Natura soaps, for example soap for eczema prone skin or psoriasis. I wouldnt call it a dry touch finish (more of a satin finish), but its no oat oil! Ive been on a mission to make a moisturizing lip balm. Or should I stick to my original blend ? Drug claims have to be supported with drug studies and lots of paperwork, so I suggest avoiding them . Honey itself is self preserving due to the very high sugar contentthe sugar locks up any water so its too busy to do anything else. Ive really been enjoying educating myself on oils and soaps on your blog, thanks for providing so much helpful and easy to understand information! I notice that you use the water bath to melt, instead of the microwave. Think about baking, and swapping olive oil for butter in a cookie recipethere would be ramifications ;P, I usually use coconut oil and kokum butter in my skin cream and when being in the sun. . Thank you so much for this! In terms of texture, coconut oil is smooth and oily; shea butter is thick, tacky, and sticky. Or results can vary if I use the microwave instead? I managed to make a scaled down batch of naked salve and found out that the amount of cocoa butter that I substituted in does make it softer. Click here to learn how! I have a recipe for face cream, which calls for almond oil. propylene glycol, He has really dry skin behind his knees that cracks and leaves scabs so it needs to be a barrier cream that absorbs quickly and has a ton of moisturization in it. - Vegan Proteins: Contain essential amino acids with keratin-like benefits. Some are so heavy and slow-absorbing you wont be able to touch paper for 20 minutes without leaving greasy fingerprints everywhere. So now I need a suggestion for a substitute so that I do not inadvertantly send him to the ER. Thanks for an excellent website, videos etc. I recommend checking out this section of my website, the list of advanced search results on psoriasis at NDA, I never recommend using palm or palm kernel oil, I wrote up some observations on different shea butters, essential oils dont contain any vitamins, Swifty Crafty Monkey has a great post on all the ins and outs, youll need a proper broad spectrum preservative, most people who have nut allergies are not allergic to coconuts as they are not botanically nuts, https://simpleskincarescience.com/ph-acid-mantle/, Luxury brand formulation secrets for expensive-feeling lotions. First, let me say congrats on your Blog engine updates. thanks marie. look for the oil pressed from the seed instead of the fruit, which is less orange. However, I still find myself a little confused on how to properly incorporate some EOs into my daily beauty routine. Im making some your recipes & still learning till now. So, Ive made my body butter using 1:2 beeswax:coconut oil. Its hard for me to say how shea will work in warmer temperatures, but I imagine it will be softer for you than it is here, making it closer to the way I experience coconut oil (with 6 of fresh snow outside!). Hi marie, I love your blog this is helpful in students of pharmacy. Thanks, Claire! You can, for sure, but the notion of pouring $15 of argan oil down the drain when $0.50 of sunflower oil or fractionated coconut oil would do the same job makes me very sad. Borage is a Spanish plant that has green leaves and star-shaped flowers. Thanks! They are tried and tested, with lots of fans . Example: I love to use coconut oil on my skin, but it doesnt seem to absorb well. Im so glad to have hooked you . The recipe Im starting with is: Coconut oil and shea butter are really very different, as I discuss in this entry. I am highly allergic to tree nuts and have been asking about substituting coconut oil and not a one person gave me a good answer.your break down of liquid, soft, and brittle oils was PERFECT! Hello, This can often lead to severe hair fall. Hi! Thanks, Marie! . You are amazing, a walking encyclopedia on cosmetics. Smelling shea literally makes me ill. Try going down to ~20g of coconut oil instead of a cup. Wow, I have read hundreds of blogs but I havent NEVER posted or commented on one. Thats my all-time favourite facial oil Here are my others. I am planning on making a bunch of things that i have read and I go back to your site you finalize ingredients and proportions:) Its the best article I have read about these things..But I have some questions: GLA is an essential fatty acid that's important for maintaining a joint's cell structure and function. My question is, is there an oil I can substitute in place of Kokum butter? It's thought that this fatty acid can help reduce inflammation tied to many diseases. Great blog you have! i considered buying mango butter for making lotion bars, because i heard mango butter doesnt have much of an odor, but it was pricier so i decided for the shea butter instead. 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. Hi Carol! No promises on performance, thoughI havent tested that. Thanks, Salome! Awesome! I tried it again but with less Shea butter and a little more wax and it was still very oily. Camelina Oil High in Omega-3 fatty acids, more commonly found in fish, this is a very nourishing and emollient oil for soap making. I love this!! A few quick tips to start off with; if youre developing a recipe that youd like to be able to make over and over again with identical results, you should switch to weight, rather than volume. I began researching all kinds of vitamin-c infused serums, trying to find one that was a decent price but all the while meeting its expectations. I am in the process of making my own face serum and body oil. If you have and requests for new entries I would love to hear them . Are your ingredients the same state at room temperature? Can i use water as a carrier instead of oil. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again for this well done article! My issue is, do i need a carrier that absorbs quickly or a bit of botha s it needs to absorb over 24 hours (but i dont want to be greasy all day. Love to hear your thoughts. If I do, it could be a couple months or a couple years. Hi Megan! Currently Im just using coconut oil with some essential oils(tea tree, lavender) and it helps a little but its also super greasy feeling. Thatll be a fairly thin, fast-absorbing lotion regardless of oils used Happy making! Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) essential oil is an acceptable substitute for rose oil. I found this article because I am looking for an alternative to argan oil. New Directions, Carrier Oils For Aromatherapy, Venusian Glow and a few others list it as a slow oil. How It Works Its as follows: Face creams: beeswax, shea butter, grapeseed oil, apricot kernal oil, coconut oil *some essential oils* Thank you so much, I am keeping all this information in a notebook and in Evernote ( Online). I really wouldnt recommend using your expensive oils in place of cheap oils here. Hey Caramelle! I have been reading all about COs and what CO is good for which skin type. 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. Thanks! One of the most common substitutions people inquire about is using shea butter instead of cocoa butter. Im guessing that safflower or grape seed will work as both are common and should have a simular feel or texture with canola/rapeseed if I remember correctly. What was the oil to water ratio in your lotion? if you could make something and share the recipe would save me from some potential disaster, otherwise if you could help me regarding the carrot seed oil would be great, also, i noticed that in your Encyclopedia under allantoin you say Blend it thoroughly it in the cool-down phase but in some recipes you have added it to water phase, which one is correct? Can I easily add honey to this without any difficulty? cucumber Borage is a plant with blue flowers that was introduced to Britain by the Romans and grows wild in some areas. [1] Borage plant parts have been used as a mild diuretic, expectorant, to induce sweating, and in proprietary mixtures . Off the top of my head I cant think of oils where Id say XX skin type should NEVER use that. Ive been meaning to write this post for ages, Im so glad youre finding it useful Its easy to forget how much chemistry is involved in all these DIY projects, and while Im hardly keen to get out my periodic table again (ugh lol), remembering a few basic principles can really help. I am VERY allergic to coconut and its derivatives which makes it impossible to buy most skincare products in the stores, and also very tricky to make my own. Baobab oil. I would really love to try that as soon as I get my hands on some. I was thinking of replacing 50% shea butter with shea nut oil & boosting the cocoa butter with an equal part or maybe adding wax. As long as the recipe doesnt call for coconut oil for its scent, it should be a good swap . What a fantastic article and recommendation. Ive just gone in and added a table and some more information about oils that absorb at different speeds, and how to learn more The only drying oil I know about is rosehipit is a perfectly fine moisturizer, it is just called drying because it absorbs so quickly. Hey Jess! First off, I absolutely LOVE you and your videos. Ive tried developing wax-less lip butter recipes and they have always been a disappointment. Im afraid vodka is not a preservative in any way when added to this many different ingredientsyoull need a proper broad spectrum preservative. Does it feel light/fast absorbing? Coconut oil is, but from what I can tell coconut butter contains coconut solids though it doesnt really seem to be a product with a hard definition. Thanks so much for reading & DIYing with me , Recipe requests are welcomed suggestions and inspiration, but thats it. 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. I am working on making some substitutions in a hand repair balm and landed on your page! Im curious about macadamia nut oil. well suited for use on dry, mature and sun damaged skin. 1 Tablespoon Jojoba Oil I see coconut oil used in many recipes that help in having a creamy texture since its a soft oil, but its frustrating for me since coconut oil is always liquid in our country. Could you give me your opinion, please? Hello! There are many benefits to borage oil including its ability to lower inflammation, soothe pain, lower stress levels, reduce blood sugar, protect heart health, improve female health, decrease skin disorders, aid in weight loss, prevent chronic disease, calm hyperactivity, and lower respiratory distress. I am currently working on a list of beginner type lessonsif you have any ideas, feel free to pass them on . Thank you. Hope this makes sense. Shea Butter 3% I am a newbie to diy skincare and want to learn as much as I can and you explained this so perfectly that I could understand, I greatly appreciate it. I wrote up some observations on different shea butters, but I havent found any that actually absorb quickly. Im 6 months new into using essential oils and now making my own body butters, lip butters, cellulite creams etc.. What youve listed out would make for a 10% oil phase, plus your emulsifying wax, so ~13.5% oil phase. It was ok but not what I was really looking for. What category do they come under in terms of absorption, and can I use them as substitutes for say, almond oil, if you think its still a good idea to keep it in the mix? One substitution I am asked about a lot is swapping coconut oil for shea butter, and vice versa. 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