JacquiO Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I'm interested in making soaps and B&B and was looking for help in choosing Essentials Oils for B&B.What EOs are the best to use for skin products? What EOs should I absolutely avoid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I have found this site to be very useful! I hope it helps.http://www.womanbewise.com/encyclo.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquiO Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 I have found this site to be very useful! I hope it helps.http://www.womanbewise.com/encyclo.htmlI cannot pull up that site. Their server may be down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 It's working right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadryga Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 PA's site works for me...There are tons of EOs, and a lot of things to consider (sensitization, irritation, toxicity, photosensitization, and the finer lines like pregnancy contraindications, etc) though there are only a few you should absolutely avoid.Some of the staples are like lavender, rosemary, peppermint, sweet orange, geranium, tea tree, cedarwood, tea tree... then you have the ultra-expensive ones like german/roman chamomiles, ylang ylang, rose...With some research you'll eventually be familiar with what EOs do for the skin There are so many skin types it's difficult to narrow it down to "best for".This is a good list of essential oils you may want to think twice about, though some are only toxic orally.http://www.essentialoils.co.za/toxic-oils.htmThat site also has good descriptions for essential oils, you may want to browse around further there Another interesting site is http://www.aromaweb.com/essentialoils/default.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MochaMama Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I have found this site to be very useful! I hope it helps.http://www.womanbewise.com/encyclo.htmlWhat a great site! Thank you PrairieAnnie~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 What a great site! Thank you PrairieAnnie~~I'm glad you like it! I love the site and reference it almost daily hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 PrairieAnnie, that is a very good reference site, I wasn't aware of it before. Jacqui, in the bibliography section of that site, it lists a book by Julia Lawless. If your library has it, it is worth checking it out to have a look. I found it to be a good guidebook when I was learning about EOs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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