Re: Lecithin and musty smell

[Guest guest]

Hi Leanna,

I guess no one has answered your question because they don't know the

answer. I don't know the answer, either, but I'll do my best. The first

lotion I ever made was the same recipe you posted about. It did not leave a

musty smell on my skin. I stopped making that recipe because lecithin

doesn't make as good an emulsion as emulsifying wax. That recipe was also a

bit greasy on my skin. My guess as to why your lotion leaves a musty smell

is that: either the lecithin you used was old and spoiling, or an

ingredient you used inteacts with your skin. As you probably know, our skin

reacts to different ingredients in different ways. I know that a certain

perfume on my friend smells heavenly, yet when I use the same perfume, on me

it smells like cat's pee. Others have posted similar experiences. How old

is your lecithin? Did you use any e.o.'s. Did you color it? Ultramarines

can smell like rotten egg when the conditions are alkalinic (I believe).

HTH

Irma

" Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and

conscientious stupidity " -- Luther King, Jr.

>>Hi again. I am still waiting for anyone who has used lecithin in a

body lotion recipe and encountered the " musty " odor left on the skin

after a few hours of using! S and D did try to respond,

but their emails never came through all the way. Perhaps a virus got

in the way. Anyway, if anyone came help, I'd sure appreciate it.

Thanks, Leanna.>>

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for responding, Irma! My skin is really dry from the weather

and my job(housecleaning)so I found the lotion great when I used it on slightly

damp skin. My lecithin is about 6 months old-actually it could be older-that's

when I bought it. Apparently, it is good till this month. I threw it out and

purchased new stuff and it smells the same. I used lavender in my first attempt

and grapefruit and bergamont in my second attempt. About 160 drops. I use

these e.o.s all the time in other products like bathbombs, bathsalts... and I

don't react to them. I used grapeseed oil the first attempt and jojoba oil the

second time. I am wondering about the grapeseed oil. I purchased some new

stuff as well. Yes, I know about the perfume thing! There are certain perfumes

that I could wear 20 years ago, and can't have on my skin at all now. I am

using my DeLarente as bathroom spray! I used no coloring at all. So, I

am stumped! Do you have a recipe that you love that I could try? And does

lecithin allways smell? I remember using it on my nipples in the early days of

breast feeding, and it didn't smell.

Thanks again, Leanna.

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