Re: Body Butter for EXTREMELY DRY SKIN!!!

[Guest guest]

have you considered some of the more exotic butters/oils for skin

softening/emoliency? emu oil, tamanu (foraha) oil, manketti oil, hemp

seed oil or butter, avocado oil or butter, mango oil or butter, kukui

nut oil or butter, macadamia nut oil or butter, cupuacu butter, mowrah

butter, and tucuma butter are all good choices for dry skin

formulations... olive oil or

butter is good as well, but you have to be more careful w/that one b/c

of the potential for adulterated oil... hth! :-)

kind rgds,

Ross

So Scentsible

On 3 Jan, 2008, at 13:27, mmrose00 wrote:

> Happy New Year to All!

>

> I am looking for a Body Butter recipe for Extremely Dry Cracking

> skin..

> I have made a number of Butters with Shea, Cocoa Butter, Jojoba Oil,

> and Coconut oil to no avail.

>

> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated by my dry skin . Thanks.

>

> M

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

hmmm Well I would stick with some shea... you could

add some avocado oil which is nutrient rich, and maybe

also add some kind of barrier to hold the moisture in

- I really like lanolin but another type of wax could

be used. ANother oil that sinks in well is macadamia

nut.

And evening primrose is also beneficial. Is this

really a body butter or is this for foot and elbow

type areas?

--- mmrose00 <mmrose00@...> wrote:

> Happy New Year to All!

>

> I am looking for a Body Butter recipe for Extremely

> Dry Cracking skin..

> I have made a number of Butters with Shea, Cocoa

> Butter, Jojoba Oil,

> and Coconut oil to no avail.

>

> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated by my

> dry skin . Thanks.

>

> M

>

>

[Guest guest]

Do you exfoliate your skin before applying the butter? If you don't exfoliate

then the moisture can't get through the layers of dead skin. I love shea for

everything! Maybe add some rose hip seed oil, avocado oil, sweet almond, or

jojoba.

Kay

La Center, WA

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[Guest guest]

i made my body butter with 60% shea butter and 40% oils and i used evening

primrose and sweet almond oils and it works well for me

mmrose00 <mmrose00@...> wrote: Happy New

Year to All!

I am looking for a Body Butter recipe for Extremely Dry Cracking skin..

I have made a number of Butters with Shea, Cocoa Butter, Jojoba Oil,

and Coconut oil to no avail.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated by my dry skin . Thanks.

M

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[Guest guest]

Lady after my heart!

I really love shea butter with rosehip seed oil, avocado oil mixed in.

It cures what ails ya

Lucinda

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Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 11:17 AM

Subject: Re: Body Butter for EXTREMELY DRY SKIN!!!

Do you exfoliate your skin before applying the butter? If you don't

exfoliate then the moisture can't get through the layers of dead skin. I

love shea for everything! Maybe add some rose hip seed oil, avocado oil,

sweet almond, or jojoba.

Kay

La Center, WA

Visit my Etsy Shoppe http://therusticcot <http://therusticcottage.etsy.com>

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for all of the helpful information..

I do exfoliate, and that may be the problem...I do it almost

everyday, hence the dry skin.. I just loveeee to use salt/sugar

scrubs!

I will try some more exotic oils next time around! Thanks again!

>

> Do you exfoliate your skin before applying the butter? If you

don't exfoliate then the moisture can't get through the layers of

dead skin. I love shea for everything! Maybe add some rose hip seed

oil, avocado oil, sweet almond, or jojoba.

>

> Kay

> La Center, WA

>

>

>

>

> Visit my Etsy Shoppe http://therusticcottage.etsy.com

> The Rustic Cottage Blog http://therusticcottage.blogspot.com

>

>

>

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