Hi Dawn! It will either be too hard, too soft, the essential oils wont be diluted enough and will be irritating, or, or, or the list is pretty much infinite. Should I use a different oil? With more shea, the lotion will be solid w/out me having to use the fridge. Ive been meaning to write this post for ages, Im so glad youre finding it useful Its easy to forget how much chemistry is involved in all these DIY projects, and while Im hardly keen to get out my periodic table again (ugh lol), remembering a few basic principles can really help. I made your basic body lotion twice and then immediately substituted the almond oil for avocado oil. I tried it again but with less Shea butter and a little more wax and it was still very oily. It all depends on what you plan to use it for. Refer to the second chart and the guide at the end for many options and how to think through this . If Im reading your charts properly, youre saying it would be worth a try using babassu oil instead? Thanks for reading, Maureen! Read this on shelf life/spoilage for oils. Now I realize I will probably have to alter the amounts of my other ingredients when I make this swap in certain recipes like my stretch mark salve. How do I know how much wax should I add? Sunflower, safflower, canola, olive, peanut oils can be substituted for one another, but I recommend substituting a combination of the oils when wanting to replace a large amount of olive oil. It's an annual plant with coarse, hairy leaves. GLA potentiates fat loss and increases energy as well as support harmones and reduces inflamation. What a great post for someone who is just learning these things. Hey! . Mango butter is closer to shea butter in that its quite thick and has a higher melting point, so Id save that for other projects Thanks for reading! I am new to all this and still learning. Borage is a wonderful plant to have around the garden. Thank you for sharing. What are your thoughts on this? 44, 53, 78 The content of GLA is 20% and 26% of the oil. Hello, hope you are enjoying Australia.. my parents just returned!!! Shea butter - 5%. Is it okay to mix different carrier oils together? Extra light olive oil is healthy and has monounsaturated fats. I was reading through your post and kind of thought that maybe cocoa butter would be better but I just wanted to double-check. This pale yellow oil is typically used as a substitute for olive oil or canola oil in cold process recipes. Think about baking, and swapping olive oil for butter in a cookie recipethere would be ramifications ;P, I usually use coconut oil and kokum butter in my skin cream and when being in the sun. Since Shea Butter is a nut, can you please let me know if mango butter may be a good alternative? The term carrier oil encompasses hundreds of different oils and butters. What a great idea and so very helpful! Melting point is really only important with oils that are solid at room temperature, as liquid oils generally tend to stay that way when theyre out and about, as their tipping point into the solid realm is generally far below temperatures youd want to apply body butter in (olive oil solidifies around 1C). I would like to know what alternative you recommend to replace palm oil and be able to use a similar oil? If you want to experiment with this sort of thing go ahead, just make sure everything is sealed off from additional moisture, label everything, and keep an eye on it to ensure nothing funky is going on . I am trying to look for a substitute oil to replace it specially for the cleanser and hair properties- As other oils I was planning to use grape seed, jojoba and sweet almond. But ALL the easy, waterless, recipes have it!!!!! I am making salves and am wondering if substituting out some coconut oil for some cocoa butter would either make the salve softer or more solid? Mango butter! Thanks, Claire! Ok, so now we've got the simple answer, so we . The challenge with that swap is that the major components that make kokum butter itself are saturated fats, which are solid. Some of the known substitutes of a spinach include the Swiss chard, beet greens, kale, turnip greens, and Chinese spinach. The Ordinary's B Oil contains Borage Seed Oil, but also others. Borage Therapy Formulas are recommended for the treatment of most skin disorders including dry skin, eczema and psoriasis. Im afraid Ive never been a hot soaper, so I cant speak from experience there. When a formula calls for an oil and makes a big deal out of its special features or scent, that generally means swapping it for something else is a no-go. Im curious about macadamia nut oil. I really appreciate your insight! There is zero guarantee Ill ever make anything suggested to me. Hopefully you can help me with this! My skin is not always happy with jojoba oil so I rarely if ever use it and prefer oils like apricot, rice bran, moringa, sea buckthorn, argan, wheat germ the list goes on! Ive specifically been trying to find out about jojoba & argan oils. Is it a soap oil? Im finding it too greasy. This is Perfect!! Apricot kernel oil 3.5%. Does itfeel heavy or slow absorbing to you? Im just beginning to decide to make homemade products like lotions. Try going down to ~20g of coconut oil instead of a cup. , Just a tip: if you keep your lotion in the refrigerator, its nice and cool when you put it on. Borage, also known as starflower or bee flower, is a plant harvested mostly for its seeds. One of the main reasons to grow borage in your garden is as an edible crop. (aka goopy/ slidy messy on my mat or clothes..). This wonderful Guide is just Best thing you can do for anybody whos learning about Essential Oils and trying to live a natural life. I am still an amateur at DIY but I am slowly learning more about these things. My beeswax are pellets, cosmetic grade but without any honey smell.. actually no smell. Avocado oil - 7% (You could also use 7% apricot kernel. Is your soap available for sale? If you want to use water solubility is a considerationcheck out this recipe for an idea of how to get the essential oils to emulsify with the water so theyll actually disperse. Which oil would be better and why? i love that coconut oil & cocoa butter have such great scents on their own for those who may not be able to use essential oils. Hmmm you could try thickening the coconut oil with a bit of beeswax, since youre probably using the coconut oil for all its fantastic anti this & that benefits , I have no problems with glycerin in toothpasteits a humectant, and it tastes sweet, which is always a bonus for anything that goes into your mouth . Thanks! The ingredients you mention in particular are some of my favourites for body buttersbecause they melt into thin liquids and absorb quickly. Thank you for making this new venture of mine very easy. So, when youre trading ingredients, your first consideration should be if the replacement ingredient is the same consistency as the original at room temperature. Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) essential oil is an acceptable substitute for rose oil. thanks, My first change would be to use less waxthats your hardest ingredient by a wide margin . In the most basic sense, the word carrier serves to distinguish oils that are not essential oils. I am a newbie to diy skincare and want to learn as much as I can and you explained this so perfectly that I could understand, I greatly appreciate it. Recipes that I find online usually call for coconut oil. Or results can vary if I use the microwave instead? Just want to say I LOVE your website, I was wondering if when buying seabuckethorn oil, neem oil, and hemp seed oil if it is better to get the refined or natural. I LOVE the smell of it and want to know more about the speed of absorption. you said shea is not a very good replacement for coconut. I found some recipes for it online and they were just shredded, dried coconut run through a blender, like peanut butter. Thank you for the work you put into this. My son is highly allergic to tree nuts. Another brilliant thing about working in weight is the accuracy of scalingyou can easily test a 30g batch and then multiply it up to a 300g batch and itll work! In some cases, yesI wouldnt use water in recipes with high essential oil concentrations, especially if those EOs are irritating (something like tiger balm would be an example of that). With cocoa butter being a brittle oil, im worried that it may have some of the same properties as the wax and cause the salve to be too hardbut since its a butter, the melting point is closer to the coconut oil! Love to hear your thoughts. Thats my all-time favourite facial oil Here are my others. It is a great oil to substitute for coconut oil in most DIY projects. Coconut oil would be a good choice, and you could look at extending the shelf life even more by adding some extra vitamin E . Even our oldest surfactant, Turkey Red Oil, is made by reacting sulfuric acid and castor oil. . A few quick tips to start off with; if youre developing a recipe that youd like to be able to make over and over again with identical results, you should switch to weight, rather than volume. It also melts upon contact with skin (76F) just like coconut oil. What do you think about this combination. IMO - cheap filler oil. It may help with weight loss maintenance. Also i had sent in a recipe request How long does it usually take to get to that list? Thats like using chocolate syrup instead of chocolate chips in a chocolate chip cookie recipe because the chocolate chips will melt during the baking process but we still need them to be solid later in the life of the cookie . Do you think a balm with tumeric butter, St. Johns wort oil and beeswax would work? Hi Selene! Hi, so I made a lotion with mango butter and grapeseed oil and even though its considered fast absorbing, its still to greasy for my liking. I recommend saving your expensive carrier oils for leave-on applications, and typically for your face; your feet dont need a beautiful sea buckthorn serum! Or should I just use less grapeseed oil perhaps half the amount? However, after thats been said, I realized that the salve takes an incredibly long time to absorb. Since youve described it as tacky you would probably want to look at a fast-absorbing oil like grapeseed, but thats just a guess. . Hi Alyssa! This article takes a closer look at the benefits, uses, and potential side effects of borage. Will I be able to store it at room temperature (about 27 degree Celsius )for 6 months? If not, do I have to mix the Orange EO with a CO, apply that like a serum, and THEN use my face lotion as normal? If youre concerned about the colour of seabuckthorn (which can be very aggressively orange!) For neem, if you can find a refined version youd likely get more use out of it as the unrefined stuff stinks. Awesome, Im so glad I was able to help See you around soon! I was wondering should I put more shea or coconut oil for my lotion? Also, do you have any suggestions for things like cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, sodium coco sulfate, etc? Dont leave out ingredients that compose the majority of a formulation, and if you do, understand the final product will likely be nothing like what you thought youd get. GRR! Thankyou for such a great article. i have recently given up mass produced lotions and creams and now make my own body butter. Thank you so much. I have created lots of content for beginners; youll find it under the Where to Start header in the main menu. Many thanks, Thanks for writing this article. 1c coconut oil, 1c olive oil, 1/4c beeswax, What im trying to do is: Happy making! They do also tend to be basic, but Ive got one that I adjusted down to an acidic pH about a year ago that still seems to be stable, so I think you can lower the pH of an old fashioned cold cream and still have a stable product . Hi, Anne! 30 ml jojoba oil Ive got a lot of reasons, but they generally boil down to my being far too busy making soap & writing about it to sell it as well (Plus a more than full time job, social life, etc.). If I do, it could be a couple months or a couple years. Hi there, Also, if you havent checked out my new post on DIY for Beginners, you totally should, it walks you through more info like this & great starter recipes . Itll save you a lot of money and ingredients as you play. The leaves are alternate, 3-10 cm long and margined. Can you please recommend which carrier oils have very similar properties than these butters as my customers love my bath bombs so I need a very similar if not better result. I did not notice coconut oil in your tablewhere does it fit in? And one more u said we can use olive oil,which type of olive oil i should use ?virgin cooking olive oil is ok ? Unfortunately I really cant help you here I have basically no idea what you did. In addition, borage oil capsules may be . Or five. Borage oil is an extract from a Mediterranean wildflower. I look forward to your other material! Thank you very much,I have not seen anyone talk about RSO oil and do not know if it a loud to talk about. FYI, most people who have nut allergies are not allergic to coconuts as they are not botanically nuts Coconut is not a botanical nut; it is classified as a fruit, even though the Food and Drug Administration recognizes coconut as a tree nut. Very informative article, thank you! Castor oil at 2-5% is a great option for lather. I am learning loads just from reading your blog! Appreciate the suggestions. If you dont have it, just make something else you basically would be anyways if you swapped out the star ingredient of a formula for something different. I feel like my skin is getting old and saggy lately, Hi May! They grew up together, so they are all my babies. Thyme is the herb most closely related in taste to savory, with a slightly minty and pungent flavor. x amount of a soft oil (shea butter) to a x amount of a liquid oil (grapeseed). As a general rule, if one oil is solid at room temperature and another is liquid, then their melting points are definitely not similar The melting point of the liquid oil is going to be well below room temperature, whereas the one for the solid oil is obvious above it. It definitely helped me understand my oils and butters better. Ive written an article on using lard & tallow in soap that should help you out here . From what I can see, Olus Oil isnt really an oil like the oils in this post, its a manufactured/blended product. Namely 7-keto First of all, Im in love with your site, tips and recipes. Any recommendations for a substitute for shea butter? Honey itself is self preserving due to the very high sugar contentthe sugar locks up any water so its too busy to do anything else. It is a popular ingredient in bug repellents, and from what I understand, it smells absolutely awful (which is what makes the bugs stay away). I have incredibly sensitive skin- I actually stopped using shampoo and conditioner and found out that it was the reason my acne was so bad. Welcome back So sorry to hear youve been ill, thats awful. Can I use something in the place of Tea Tree Oil and Jojoba Oil? Aromatherapy Blend with Borage Oil for Eczema in Children. They should be. I believe carrier oils should be used in line with the purpose or what one is trying to achieve. One could just synthesize pure urea, for instance, in a lab or one could harvest massive amounts of animal urine, isolate the urea from it, and then purify it. Bothering me always Is apricot kernel oil/sunflower oil/jojoba good for all skin type or only for mature skin/oily/dry skin?, Id say no, simply because carrier oil preferences can be so personal. However, it is so prevalent in most recipes. 2 drops tea tree oil It is very viscous and does not absorb into the skin readily. Off the top of my head I cant think of oils where Id say XX skin type should NEVER use that. In my attempts I made them with Camellia Seed, Jojoba oil. Be sure to try out argan oil and tallow, theyre both wonderful for mature skin . Its is mainly made up of sopropanol, GLA typically comprises about 24% of the oil. Im thrilled to hear it, Susan Enjoy all all your new DIY concoctions! It seems like everything is derived from coconut. Marie, as always I am amazed how good and to the point, laced with humor ( which is part of your cute makeup) your articles are. propylene glycol, Thank you for posting this Marie, I was reading online about substitutions (before I found your website) and so many people who have been blogging and DIYing for ages who dont know the difference between carrier oil.nThey said that your can use olive oil of sunflower oil for sweet almond oil and it would turn out the same, but it wont, or that butters that are used for different things can be swapped for one another, Thanks, Ki Li! I hope that was helpful , Loved the article thanks for doing such a great job explaining things that could be confusing to a beginner like me in your list of oil I notice you did not mention Neem oil. . Peanut Oil This oil is used as a substitute for olive or canola oil in soap making recipes. If I put castor oil on my face, it seems to do better. )want to make something firming, hydrating and anti aging!! Ive just gone in and added a table and some more information about oils that absorb at different speeds, and how to learn more The only drying oil I know about is rosehipit is a perfectly fine moisturizer, it is just called drying because it absorbs so quickly. Thank you! The recipe Im starting with is: Love your youth, your energy, your joie de vivre. OH Great! In any event, this post provides you with ways to think about all oils so you can understand them and dont need every oil to exist in a chart. For hemp, I got unrefined, but you do have to be gentle with it. ), and then getting thrown away down the drain. Perhaps hazelnut for the cleanser properties? thanks marie. Carol. That said, they are both in the soft category, so you can try it, but the texture, scent (if using raw versions), and melting point of the final product will be quite different, especially if that ingredient makes up a large part of the recipe. I am trying to create for my friend a simple body oil that she can use in her face and hair as well. I read through the comments and read about someone who doesnt like the coconut oil but my skin actually cant handle it. Thanks for the advice on going with weight vs volume! The most important job carrier oils do is generally moisturizing and softening the skin. Happy new year and stay safe Marie. PAs can damage the liver or cause cancer, especially when used in high doses or for a long time. Do you have any advice on what oil would be suitable to replace castor? Making a Braiding gel for cornrows but it keeps coming out to viscose and suggestions? If you dont like cocoa butter Id just recommend using a lotion recipe that doesnt call for itI have lots , Thank you, Marie. Average temperature here is 28 degree celcius. Supplementation of nursing mothers with borage seed oil increases the breastmilk content of gamma-linolenic acid and dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid, but not arachidonic acid. So, when swapping out oils in a formulation where absorbency is important, ensure the replacement oil is pretty similar to the original in terms of absorption speed. could i substitute coconut oil with shea butter in making body cream thank you. Thanks for your post! glycerin I LOVE the way you explain everything so clearly that even us who havent yet started will understand :)! Thanks! What type of oil or butter is suitable for application around the eye area? My question is, is there an oil I can substitute in place of Kokum butter? I am wanting to make a psoriasis cream from a rollerball recipe, 6 tbsp grapeseed oil equivalent to ? in shea butter. Sometimes the answer is a quick yes, and sometimes its a complicated no. It worked a dream, but still was wondering if this is the best carrier oil to use. Weather wise, its the difference between a parka and a bikini, haha. Im a recent subscriber and finding you to be a wonderful resource for DIYers. All that said, because lip gloss is usually primarily thickened with wax and the acceptable range of consistencies of lip gloss is relatively broad, you could probably make this swap without it being too detrimental to the recipebut that has nothing to do with the melting of the coconut oil and everything to do with the broader context of the recipe. Borage seed oil contains an omega-6 fatty acid that may lower inflammation in people with RA. My first guess is that you didnt use high-shear blending on the second one? If you wish to include essential oils youll need an emulsifier, and you should not DIY with finished store bought products like aloe vera gel (or fresh aloe vera gel from the plant). In this entry Ill be talking about plant-derived carrier oils and buttersthe basic building blocks of many skincare formulations. Because i want to make a lotion which is thin, light and fast absorb, not greasy. Also you didnt mention about mineral oil, I love your post, thank you very much. If you have any further thoughts on absorption of shea butter, I would love them. Ive made many of your recipes with much success. Kokum butter is more than 50% stearic acid, which is very hard/solid. Borage plant parts including the leaf, flower, and seed can contain PAs. I tend to get the majority of my information from the internet, and its good to be reminded that there are great resources at your local library as well . You are rad! Thanks, Erica! I will definitely need to try some smaller tester batches before splurging on large quantities. Hello Marie! I have a couple of questions that I hope you could answer. so heavy and slow-absorbing you wont be able to touch paper for 20 minutes without leaving greasy fingerprints everywhere What would be a good substitute? If you want to, seek out information from qualified educators like the Tisserand Institute . Hey Jamie! Wow, I have read hundreds of blogs but I havent NEVER posted or commented on one. You could certainly give the turmeric butter a try, but a heads up from the SDS. Hi Marie, As to your question please dont do that if you want to make lip balm You will end up with a liquid (coconut oil melts at 24C and when combined with another liquid oil the final product is liquid unless your house is about 5C), with gritty bits of cocoa powder sunk to the bottom, and a blob of honey floating on top (honey is water soluble and will not easily emulsify with oils, especially without a thickened to stabilize the emulsion). Thank you. , Hey Stephanie! Hemp, candelilla and carnauba waxes for example.. please answer and thanks . Im about to whip it until it cries for its mother. I tend to think coconut oil is really over-hyped in the DIY world. Good to know, thank you! What category do they come under in terms of absorption, and can I use them as substitutes for say, almond oil, if you think its still a good idea to keep it in the mix? Coconut oil is very greasy and oily and stays on the skin for ages, and beeswax is very slow to absorb and makes everything you combine it with equally so. So I am on a quest to find something natural to moisturize and heal my skin with the goal being to at least make it feel better if not actually heal it. It was a disaster! Honestly, Id recommend following one of my lip balm recipes. I am living in Indonesia, where average temperature is 27-35 C, which making coconut oil base body butter melt right after my body butter is ready. Possibly. He has really dry skin behind his knees that cracks and leaves scabs so it needs to be a barrier cream that absorbs quickly and has a ton of moisturization in it. And GOD bless you for sharing your knowledge with us. Hope that helps! Borage and evening primrose oils are important commercial sources of GLA; however, borage oils have a much higher content of GLA, almost double . You made a really good point when you mentioned that oils feel different on the skin, and that for things like body lotions that you will use daily, you would want something that absorbs quickly. Itll make for a thicker final product, but wont effect it as drastically. Olus oil is an oil of 100% vegetable origin made from a blend of natural triglycerides. Can I mix several carrier oils for my hair? From my reading it seems each oil has a different droplet size in the emulsion and avo oil must have huge droplets because the Polawax did nothing to it. The general guideline is polawax at 25% of your oil phase, regardless of what oils or butters you use. What youve listed out would make for a 10% oil phase, plus your emulsifying wax, so ~13.5% oil phase. Borage or starflower oil: the hormonal skin hero. Thanks for reading I dont end up selling anything I make. is easily absorbed by the skin. First off, LOVE this article. DB11238. I don't consider canola a substitute for - well - anything in soap. I read that it was heavy/slow, too, but then I tried it and nope. Hello. If a recipe calls for vitamin E oil as an antioxidant, can it be substituted with evening primrose oil or anything else? Im a massage therapist and read an article which vaguely said you can blend sweet almond oil and cocoa butter for a chocolate-aroma massage oil. I love your body shimmer oil recipe but was wondering how to tweak the recipe to be used in a spray bottle, Here is a very informative post. You should not rely on any information on this site as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or as a substitute for . However, theres a big difference between oils in how quickly they absorb into the skin. My other suggestion would be to check out the list of advanced search results on psoriasis at NDA. Appearance. How about mango butter? You should not use this information as self-diagnosis or for . Happy making! There really is nothing like castor oil, unfortunately, but its also quite thick and sticky, so I usually wouldnt choose it in higher concentrations for a leave-on oil. I dont know if I am making a good decision removing olive and sweet almond oil, or whether I should keep them in the mix along with all the others. is there any scientific explanation? If you are under treatment for any health . Be sure to check out my other quick guides on essential oil subs and solubility as well , Hi Marie, Hey Ace! Im making some your recipes & still learning till now. If you are making an emulsified cream with emulsifying wax you can probably get away with the substitution, but the final product will not perform the same way. Sick of the chemicals all around me and wanna go natural. If you have any other post requests, feel free to share themId be happy to add them to the list . . The combined essential fatty acids (omega-3 and omega-6) should make up 1% to 2% of your total caloric intake. What could I replace it with? 4 drops lavender oil Hey LaurenGreat question! Coconut oil is an emollient, which means it has a moisturizing effect when applied directly to the skin. Sorry! Appreciate your thoughts on this. Jojoba oil gives very nice thickness to my cream but I want to substitute it by oil which gives similar thickness ( having reduced cost). Ive been trying to make lip balm and the recipe I was using calls for equal parts beeswax, coconut oil, and Shea butter. Also, I would recommend starting with a significantly smaller batch than the one you have listed ingredients for. If youre making a lip gloss, youll want one that absorbs slowly so it will sit on your lips and look shiny. The blend would be very rich and oily, but thats about it. Hi Reya! I am trying to make an hydrating barrier cream for my horse that suffers from hyperkeratosis. This article was fantastic! Yes, babassu oil would be a good alternativethough I do worry that theyre so similar that you may also be allergic to it, so tread lightly there. MSDS sheets are fantastic resources . Sounds wonderful, and I have almost everything to make it. Hey Sarah! Promises of miracles can generally be disregarded, but some oils are genuinely better for skin that is mature, acne-prone, oily, dry, or sensitive. The charts are extremely helpful! Starflower oil, also referred to as borage oil or borage seed oil, is derived from the seeds of the borage plant . Because of the increased use of vegetable oil in the U.S., most American diets are closer to 1:20 to 1:30. What is a substitute for savory leaves? Borage oil has been shown to be effective at helping people maintain significant weight loss. Would you think this oil/butter combination is good? Id recommend looking for some nice golden beeswaxtry your local farmers market and chat up a bee keeper . 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