The document provides recommendations for carrier oils and butters to use in DIY lotion bar recipes. It recommends apricot kernel, avocado, olive, and sweet almond oils for dry and sensitive skin. For all skin types it recommends fractionated coconut, hemp seed, rice bran, safflower, sesame, soy bean, and sunflower oils. For greasy skin it recommends hemp seed and jojoba oils. It also recommends aloe, cocoa, mango, and shea butters and provides a scale from 1 to 10 on hardness.
The document provides recommendations for carrier oils and butters to use in DIY lotion bar recipes. It recommends apricot kernel, avocado, olive, and sweet almond oils for dry and sensitive skin. For all skin types it recommends fractionated coconut, hemp seed, rice bran, safflower, sesame, soy bean, and sunflower oils. For greasy skin it recommends hemp seed and jojoba oils. It also recommends aloe, cocoa, mango, and shea butters and provides a scale from 1 to 10 on hardness.
The document provides recommendations for carrier oils and butters to use in DIY lotion bar recipes. It recommends apricot kernel, avocado, olive, and sweet almond oils for dry and sensitive skin. For all skin types it recommends fractionated coconut, hemp seed, rice bran, safflower, sesame, soy bean, and sunflower oils. For greasy skin it recommends hemp seed and jojoba oils. It also recommends aloe, cocoa, mango, and shea butters and provides a scale from 1 to 10 on hardness.
A quick guide to hardness is included in brackets, 1 being melts easily, 10 being
incredibly hard. Aloe; A soft butter that’s great for dry skin, (4) Cocoa; A very hard butter that traps moisture into the skin, suitable for all skin types, (10) Mango butter; Less greasy than most butter’s so good for greasy skin (8) Shea butter; Sinks deep into the skin to repair damage (7)