Guest guest Posted March 29, 2001 Report Share Posted March 29, 2001 I have a question about vanilla. I was making a lotion with cocoa butter and virgin coconut oil, and it smelled almost like chocolate candy... " What this needs is some vanilla, " my nose said. I don't have any vanilla fragrance oil, but I've got natural vanilla extract - since the lotion has a water stage, I just put a little in there (half a teaspoon, in a batch that makes almost a quart of lotion.) My question: is there any reason I shouldn't put vanilla extract in a lotion? I've heard that vanilla can be a skin irritant; is this the case with the extract as well as the oil? Does it only bother some people, and I could help avoid sensitivity issues by putting it on the label? It smells fantastic. I've been making this since last August, and it's one of my consistent favorites; I haven't sold any, but have had some requests for it. I could get some synthetic vanilla fragrance oil and replace the extract with that, but would that be a benefit or not? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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