Guest guest Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 > What do people think about fractionated coconut oil as a base or for > dilution? Love the stuff. Nearly indefinite shelf life. Works in an atomizer it's so light. Never made a perfume with it yet but I plan to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Adam Gottschalk wrote: > > >> What do people think about fractionated coconut oil as a base or for >> dilution? > > Love the stuff. Nearly indefinite shelf life. Works in an atomizer > it's so light. Never made a perfume with it yet but I plan to. > Hi Folks... What Adam said.....Spot on..... -- W. Bourbonais L'Hermite Aromatique A.J.P. (GIA) http://www.facebook.com/Le.Hermite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 > Adam Gottschalk wrote: >> Love the stuff. Nearly indefinite shelf life. Works in an atomizer >> it's so light. Never made a perfume with it yet but I plan to. >> > What Adam said.....Spot on..... > W. Bourbonais Another great plus for FCO is that it does not stain fabrics! Which is why it is one of the main oils in my massage oils base. Sandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Personally I don't like it much...it has a strange funky smell to me and I also don't like the texture much.... Ambrosia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 > Personally I don't like it much...it has a strange funky smell to me > and > I also don't like the texture much... That's odd. I find, after distillation and fractionation, it has no smell at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Adam Gottschalk wrote: > > >> Personally I don't like it much...it has a strange funky smell to me >> and >> I also don't like the texture much... > > That's odd. I find, after distillation and fractionation, it has no > smell at all. > Hi Again Folks... What Adam said, again....<G>.....! Also....it's action as a diluent is pretty decent, though mostly I use alcohol.... BTW....lots of folks carry it, even Liberty, after years of griping at them for not....If you have one of their printed catalogs (which aren't anymore) it's not listed.... I suppose texture is a subjective thing (I like it)...But as Sandi pointed out, and I learned from massage folks, it doesn't wreak havoc on fabrics like some other fixed oils do... And....it's relatively inexpensive....That, tied to it's shelf life...I dunno, I've never had any turn rancid, makes it worthwhile to have around, even for a mostly alky guy like me... Care... -- W. Bourbonais L'Hermite Aromatique A.J.P. (GIA) http://www.facebook.com/Le.Hermite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 > > > >> Personally I don't like it much...it has a strange funky smell to me > >> and > >> I also don't like the texture much... > > > > That's odd. I find, after distillation and fractionation, it has no > > smell at all. > > I've had not one but two bottles of fractionated coconut oil develop a " soapy/rancid " odor after a year or so. Given the reputation of this material as having a long shelf life, I thought the first experience was a fluke and I purchased a second bottle from a different supplier and refrigerated it. The same thing happened. It was not so noticeable straight from the bottle, but rubbed on the skin it was persistent, and ruined many many dilutions I made. (Very important to evaluate this on the skin, as problems might not be evident on blotters or straight from the bottle.) ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Where do you find a quality supplier of FCO? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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