Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 Well, aside from a base oil and scent, you could put in some dried florals or herbs, for looks as well as smell/beneficial properties; also maybe some GSE, ROE, or Vit. E. I dunno though! -Cora > I never made bath oil and would like some suggestions as to base > oil/E.O. combo's that work well together. Also, is there anything > else that goes into bath oil? Thanks. > > Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 Cate, I am assuming that if I use a base oil and an essential oil together, there will be no separation because they are both oils???? Another newbie question. Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Oh no essential oils work well with any of the base oils. I've used all different EO's with the bath oils. Cate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Barbara, I've not heard of heating the oils up before. Nor have I read about it either in any of my " tolietries " books or recipes found. Maybe someone else may know about that. I would also wonder if EO's like Bach flower remedies properties might change if heated??? Cate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 I have a question that may be totally off the wall--but here goes: with all the different oils that we put into bath/body oils--do we need to heat them up to destory bacteria? If we heat them up do we alter any of their properties? What brought this question to mind was in reading the catalog for " Nature's Gifts " they talk about fractured coconut oil and the lack of bacteria in it due to the fact of the additional level of processing used to take the smell out of it. Cates3Gems@... wrote: > I've used several bath oils together. Usually Sweet Almond Oil is one of > them. Jojoba is very soothing for the skin. Vitamin E with all my bath > oils. The essential oil of Lavendar is very relaxing also. I've also used > several other essential oils geared to who I may be making it for. It is fun > to experiment with various blends. Of course start out with a lower amt. of > EO as you can adjust it then if you need to. > > Cate > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 I would think that oil that you can swallow would be okay for your skin. I don't know why it would need to be heated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 I can't think of a reason to need to heat a base oil. The Vit E acts also helps to prevent rancidity. I have never seen one go " bad " nor had anyone tell me about that. Cate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Cate, I do know that you do not want to heat the essential oils--alot of them are distilled at lower atomospheric pressure so that they may lower the distillation temperature. Higher temperatures cause oxidation of the essential oils. What I am not sure about is the fixed oils. If anyone does know, I would appreciate any insight? Thanks! Barbara Cates3Gems@... wrote: > Barbara, > I've not heard of heating the oils up before. Nor have I read about it > either in any of my " tolietries " books or recipes found. Maybe someone else > may know about that. I would also wonder if EO's like Bach flower remedies > properties might change if heated??? > > Cate > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 > Barbara, > I've not heard of heating the oils up before. Nor have I read about it > either in any of my " tolietries " books or recipes found. Maybe someone else > may know about that. I would also wonder if EO's like Bach flower remedies > properties might change if heated??? > > Cate > My son has some bath oil I made over 2 years ago. It was a blended base with eos added and leafy bits in it and is still as good as new. HTH Di > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 >>> do we need to heat them up to destory bacteria? If we heat them up do we alter any of their properties? The only time I've heated oils up is when I'm taking herbs and infusing them in the oils....EO's will lose their strength if heated, but if you're making a really natural oil - heat the oil, add the leaves/root or whatever and let them 'marry' and the results are awesome. Cori Sentient Nature, Ltd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2001 Report Share Posted August 21, 2001 Thanks for the imput! Diane wrote: > > > Barbara, > > I've not heard of heating the oils up before. Nor have I read > about it > > either in any of my " tolietries " books or recipes found. Maybe > someone else > > may know about that. I would also wonder if EO's like Bach flower > remedies > > properties might change if heated??? > > > > Cate > > > My son has some bath oil I made over 2 years ago. It was a blended > base with eos added and leafy bits in it and is still as good as new. > HTH > Di > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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