Guest guest Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 e, I had that dilemna with Jojoba that I placed in my alcohol blend. When I shook it up I saw the little golden balls of moisture floating through the alcohol. They did not blend. At first I was dismayed and then I rethought it. Hmmmmm. Looked like a selling point to me. A brand new customer came in and was very interested in this particular fragrance. I picked up the bottle and turned it upside down so she could see the golden balls moving in the bottle. She loved the idea of the moisture in the alcohol and loved seeing the jojoba break apart into little golden balls. I just told her to shake the bottle everytime before she sprayed. She walked out with the bottle. Perhaps you can sell the store on the Jojoba cutting down on the drying effects of the alcohol. Best, Dorothy Hi Dorothy, Thank you for your interesting thoughts on my item. It has occurred to me to just deliver the oil as is - the store had only seen a small sample and not scrutinized it in such a way that they would have noticed whether or not it was separated and needed shaking, so they have no expectations one way or the other. But I myself had associated the product with the velvety richness of appearance of the all-jojoba (+ eo's) as well as its feel. It sounds as if you added jojoba to a primarily alcohol solution whereas I did the opposite -so rather than getting the appealing golden ball effect you describe, I've got salad dressing. I suppose I could still say, well, this is a natural effect because I'm not using any added emulsifiers (is that what you call them?) and people need merely swirl the bottle a bit. The scent should immediately cancel any thought of salad dressing - I hope! I did have a situation closer to yours the other day, when I had to add more EO's to a water-based spray than I'd planned on in order to compensate for a mistaken ingredient. Whereas I've found a certain amount of EO will disperse into the water, in this case the oils floated to the top with the bubbly appearance you describe -- and and the mix was somewhat cloudy because one of things I'd added in greater than expected quantities was a Ylang Ylang tincture. I was concerned about this outcome, too - but decided to hope that the appearance could be seen as charming. I'm glad to have your support in suggesting it's all a matter of how you put it forward to people, given that you know the product is of good quality. Thanks, Dorothy. Best, e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 I'm not certain this will work myself, but do you have any fractionated coconut oil? I use it as a base for some of my products and I know it is a great emulsifier. It is popular with massage therapists because it doesn't stain the sheets. Sometimes when jojoba makes my blend cloudy, adding the fco helps. And also fco mixes with my alcohol. Of course you may end up having to use more fco than jojoba oil for it to emulsify. --Daphne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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