- Joined
- Thursday September 26, 2013
- Location
- Halifax, Republic of Yorkshire
Hi folks, second post here ... but I'm intrigued.
I've homebrewed all manner of things, from beer to wine to car wax.
I see some really good looking blends here, but there does seem to be a focus on grapeseed, olive oil and groundnut.
How about avocado oil?
It's widely used in the beauty industry. I'd like to start with that as a base ...
So, let's guess around 50ml as the amount and make up a fantasy blend with essential oils ...
What next?
I love mint. Peppermint would be in. Ginger, anyone? What about chilli?
I have an awful cartridge razor burn face at the moment (yes, a 23C and some gear to accompany on its way to me for my first DE shave) and managed to get chilli all over my face this evening eating. I liked it!
Is chilli an irritant or a soother? The difficulty is getting capsaicin in an amount that is not nuclear to start with. Maybe soak a chilli in the base oil to start with?
What else would you drop into this mythical perfect pre-shave oil?
Tea tree? Jojoba? Sandlewood?
I'm keen to make up my own and would really find it fascinating to hear from folks who've done this already and are experimenting with recipes.
Thoughts ...
I've homebrewed all manner of things, from beer to wine to car wax.
I see some really good looking blends here, but there does seem to be a focus on grapeseed, olive oil and groundnut.
How about avocado oil?
It's widely used in the beauty industry. I'd like to start with that as a base ...
So, let's guess around 50ml as the amount and make up a fantasy blend with essential oils ...
What next?
I love mint. Peppermint would be in. Ginger, anyone? What about chilli?
I have an awful cartridge razor burn face at the moment (yes, a 23C and some gear to accompany on its way to me for my first DE shave) and managed to get chilli all over my face this evening eating. I liked it!
Is chilli an irritant or a soother? The difficulty is getting capsaicin in an amount that is not nuclear to start with. Maybe soak a chilli in the base oil to start with?
What else would you drop into this mythical perfect pre-shave oil?
Tea tree? Jojoba? Sandlewood?
I'm keen to make up my own and would really find it fascinating to hear from folks who've done this already and are experimenting with recipes.
Thoughts ...