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skinflint
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Localisation : Queensland, Australia
|  Subject: Advice on essential oil please  Mon 31 Mar 2008, 10:13 pm | |
| I have discovered 2 rarely used bottles of baby oil in my bathroom vanity which I used to use as massage oil for back-rubs or as make-up remover. I rarely wear make-up which is why they haven't been getting used.
What I'm wondering is...
would it be alright to add a few drops of lavendar essential oil to one bottle to scent it and use as back-rub oil?
I could still use it unscented but thought it would be relaxing to add a lavendar scent.
Thanks for any help 
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Donna
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| | Subject: Re: Advice on essential oil please Tue 01 Apr 2008, 5:51 am | |
| | Lavendar scent is suppose to be the scent to calm and aide in relaxing,,so I have read..sounds good to me,,,if you need to pratcice back rubs...Im right here!! I volunteer to be your guinea pig! |
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skinflint
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Localisation : Queensland, Australia
| | Subject: Re: Advice on essential oil please Tue 01 Apr 2008, 6:57 am | |
| Ugh....strettttcccccccchhhhhh.....ugh....strettttttcccccchhhhhhh.....
Sorry Donna 
My arms ain't that long 
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Vicki
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| | Subject: Re: Advice on essential oil please Tue 01 Apr 2008, 6:59 am | |
| your girls crack me up!
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Sissy
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| | Subject: Re: Advice on essential oil please Tue 01 Apr 2008, 9:57 am | |
| You have to be careful when using essential oils on the skin. They can irritate if not used sparingly. Here's a link to help you:
http://www.holisticshop.co.uk/library/b_ess.html |
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skinflint
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Localisation : Queensland, Australia
| | Subject: Re: Advice on essential oil please Tue 01 Apr 2008, 6:21 pm | |
| Thanks for that info. Sissy, very helpful.
I've read a few other articles also, almond oil seems to be a good carrier/base oil to use.
Baby oil is not an ideal choice as a carrier oil but as I don't want it going to waste I can still use it, I only plan on adding a few drops to very lightly scent it and it will be used sparingly also.
When it's finished I think I'll use some of the recommended carrier oils easily available from the supermarket, much cheaper than buying purpose-made massage oils
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skinflint
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Localisation : Queensland, Australia
| | Subject: Re: Advice on essential oil please Thu 03 Apr 2008, 8:34 pm | |
| Aha!!! Now I've discovered other ways to use up my excess of baby oil:
http://www.diylife.com/2008/02/25/top-15-alternative-uses-for-baby-oil/
I'm gonna try it out on some stainless steel items to see if that actually works...lol.
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Vicki
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| | Subject: Re: Advice on essential oil please Fri 04 Apr 2008, 6:08 am | |
| Some great ideas for th oil skin. I don't have any here as my skin doesn't tolerate it. I couldn't use it on the kids either when they were little
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