Re: Vanilla Essential Oil & Arnica

[Guest guest]

" I have a question about an arnica abs. which I haven´t known how to

use. Could I use this method you describe: tincture in alcohol and

then have the result evaporate under the heat with the oil? Could

this resulting oil be used for massage? or should i use a different

type of arnica extract?

Thanks again,

Lara "

Hi Lara,

Actually, we learned the technique because we needed to work with

arnica absolute! We do all our arnica this way. You could certainly

use the resulting oil for massage, though I would take care to

consider the " dosage " of arnica you are applying and perhaps dilute

it further. We use jojoba both for it's smal molecule size and for

it's stability. Jojoba makes a wonderful massage " oil " (technically,

it's a wax that is liquid at room temp).

Cheers!

[Guest guest]

> Hi Lara,

>

> Actually, we learned the technique because we needed to work with

> arnica absolute! We do all our arnica this way. You could certainly

> use the resulting oil for massage, though I would take care to

> consider the " dosage " of arnica you are applying and perhaps dilute

> it further. We use jojoba both for it's smal molecule size and for

> it's stability. Jojoba makes a wonderful massage " oil " (technically,

> it's a wax that is liquid at room temp).

>

> Cheers!

>

>

,

thank you for your reply.

I see that Dr. Hauschka body oils use peanut oil as a base. Do you think this is

a good

alternative to jojoba?

curious to know your thoughts on this.

Lara

[Guest guest]

> ,

>

> thank you for your reply.

> I see that Dr. Hauschka body oils use peanut oil as

> a base. Do you think this is a good

> alternative to jojoba?

>

> curious to know your thoughts on this.

>

> Lara

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Hi Lara

I know you directed this to , but thought I'd

add my two cents worth. I'm not sure what Dr Haushka's

thinking is about the peanut oil, but it doesn't seem

like a good alternative to jojoba due to its

relatively short shelf life. I use it ( and love it)

for stir fry but always keep it refrigerated,

otherwise it will go rancid pretty quick. And do 'ya

really want to go around smelling like Mr Peanut?

Patty

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[Guest guest]

laracolorado1 wrote:

>

> I see that Dr. Hauschka body oils use peanut oil as a base. Do you think this

is a good

> alternative to jojoba?

>

> curious to know your thoughts on this.

>

> Lara

>

>

>

>

>

A lot of people have allergies to peanuts so I'd be a bit careful aobut

it...

My own favourite is macadmia oil. It is also a nut, but not as many

people react to it...and over here you can get a cosmetic grade version

which is clear and scentless and very like jojoba to use.

Otherwise Almond is beautiful too.

Ambrosia

[Guest guest]

> ,

>

> thank you for your reply.

> I see that Dr. Hauschka body oils use peanut oil as a base. Do you

think this is a good

> alternative to jojoba?

>

> curious to know your thoughts on this.

>

> Lara

Hi Lara,

Nope, I don't. Patty is correct in her assessment. Peanut allergies

are extremely dangerous and any exposure to peanuts can be fatal to

sufferer. Hence, you are better of staying away from it. Why reduce

your market unnecessarily? There are many other excellent oils

available that are also more stable. I stay away from anything with a

short shelf life including olive oil. Unless you want to request your

customers store your products in the fridge - LOL!

A good example of this is Badger Balm. Great idea - nice packaging -

terrible implementation. Their balms go rancid in just a couple of

months YUK! The funniest thing about it though, is that consumers

don't seem to care - they do a booming business, and more than once

I've smelled an open tin of rancid Badger Balm from across a room to

turn and see someone slathering the stinky stuff all over

themselves! ??? Go figure.

Cheers,

[Guest guest]

> Hi Lara,

>

> Nope, I don't. Patty is correct in her assessment. Peanut allergies

> are extremely dangerous and any exposure to peanuts can be fatal to

> sufferer. Hence, you are better of staying away from it. Why reduce

> your market unnecessarily? There are many other excellent oils

> available that are also more stable. I stay away from anything with a

> short shelf life including olive oil. Unless you want to request your

> customers store your products in the fridge - LOL!

>

> A good example of this is Badger Balm. Great idea - nice packaging -

> terrible implementation. Their balms go rancid in just a couple of

> months YUK! The funniest thing about it though, is that consumers

> don't seem to care - they do a booming business, and more than once

> I've smelled an open tin of rancid Badger Balm from across a room to

> turn and see someone slathering the stinky stuff all over

> themselves! ??? Go figure.

>

> Cheers,

>

>

>

Hello!

Thank you and Patty for your assessment on which fixed oils to use as a

base.

Which ones would you say are more stable?... if you had to give a list of 5...

Cheers,

Lara