dublon Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Is it absolutely necessary to use EO'S such as Rosemary or Chamomile in a Shampoo?? Or is it like soap.... anything goes as long as it's skin safe. I've just recently bought the Liquid Crystal Concentrate base by Stephensons, and I'm trying to figure out what to use as a scent for shampoo. I do make my own CP soap now, but have yet to venture as far as the liquid soap. I hope this isn't a stupid question,:tiptoe: but I've been researching this for the last two days, and I'm not finding what I'm looking for, and my head is spinning!!! lolFound loads of recipes for shampoo from scratch, but other than Rosemary or Chamomile they do list "fragrance"...I have yet to buy Catherine Failors book... (it's on my shopping list... )Any help would be sincerely appreciated.TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asheebeans Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I like lavender in mine, and a little drop of tea tree oil too! You will love Catherine Failor's LS book BTW! I got mine off of ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 You can certainly scent your shampoo with FO, especially if there are scents you like which aren't available in an EO. I think most store-bought shampoos are scented with some sort of FO anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MySwirlingSuds Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 You can use any skin-safe fragrance oils in shampoos, but make sure you blend it in a 1:1 ratio with Polysorbate 20 before adding or else the fragrance oil will not emulsify into the shampoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublon Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Thank you all so much for your responses!! I really do appreciate it!!Polysorbate 20... Hmmmmmmmmm that one is going to be a new one for me!!I've just started using preservatives, so this will be something else to learn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I have used various shower gel bases and never have had to use Poly 20 to blend the FO. They blend great and never separate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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