Kelly Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Is this necessary? My bath oils contain various oils and Vitamin E.... is a perservative necessary? Or can I just put a shelf life on the bottle? I am planning on selling this to the public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadryga Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 As long as the chances of it coming in contact with water is close to nil... shouldn't be a problem. For scrubs and all, people tend to stick their damp fingers into the jar to scoop out product, so preservative is recommended. For bath oils though, you don't do that. It's pretty hot and humid in bathrooms on the other hand, so some might still recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 Thanks Jadryga... I have them in dropper bottles so the chance of water getting in there is pretty slim. They are 2 ounce bottles so they would probably get used up within their shelf life time anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublon Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 And along the line of shelf life.....What would the shelf be??? Or does it depend on the oils used?? I've just made up a recipe which includes safflower and jojoba oils, and a few essential oils, that I picked up in a book.I made up 8 oz of it, and it is for my own use.Any help would be appreciated!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 It does depend on the oils used. I have a Microsoft Word document that I found somewhere online that lists carrier oils and their shelf life. I refer to that alot when trying to decide on oils to use in a recipe. This list states: Safflower - Shelf-Life: Less than 3 months; Jojoba - Simmondsia Chinesis. Shelf-Life:Indefinite You can add .05% vitamin E oil to your carrier oils that have a shorter shelf life. It will give them a little longer life. When all else fails, you can keep it in the fridge if it is just for personal use.I am sure others can give a better explanation than I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 well dayum - my safflower is well over 3 months and smells perfect. wonder why it woudl be given such a short shelf-life...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah-soy Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 It does depend on the oils used. I have a Microsoft Word document that I found somewhere online that lists carrier oils and their shelf life. I refer to that alot when trying to decide on oils to use in a recipe. This list states: Safflower - Shelf-Life: Less than 3 months; Jojoba - Simmondsia Chinesis. Shelf-Life:Indefinite You can add .05% vitamin E oil to your carrier oils that have a shorter shelf life. It will give them a little longer life. When all else fails, you can keep it in the fridge if it is just for personal use.I am sure others can give a better explanation than I did. Hey Jami, any chance you would share that list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Here's one of the lists on the web - http://soapnuts.com/shelf.html You can probably google more.The more double or triple bonds in the fatty acids, the shorter the shelf life. Linoleic is one - grapeseed is 68% linoleic acid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah-soy Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Thanks Robin, I googled some and found a few but not very complete. I'll check that link out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublon Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Thanks everyone for your responses!!! That is a super site!!! I had found it last night while doing a search on shelf life!And about the Vitamin E oil... I have some Alpha vitamin E on hand. Would that work, or does it really need the Gamma Vitamin E as a preservative??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadryga Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 FNWL has a great list actually... lists the shelf life for just about everything on their site.. let me see...Here we go!http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/resources/shelflife.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazeforsoap Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 CareBear, your safflower oil might be High-Oleic which will give you a longer shelf life than safflower High-Linoleic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetiepie Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I don't trust the list on FNWL's site.They list high-linoleic safflower oil as having a shelf life of 2 years. I don't see how that's possible unless they are sneaking some sort of antioxidant into the oil. They also give hemp seed oil a 1 year shelf life. Yeah, good luck with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadryga Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Hmm... you're right... I never noticed those before... never bothered to check safflower and hemp since I already know they've got short shelf lives. Meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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