Actual perceived

[Nonnie]

I've been toying with the idea of body oils. Reading up on carrier oils, specialty oils, benefits etc. I came across a product with 13 oils listedand 15 herbs(prolly infused) /EOs. At what point do you get a little too "blendy" with oil choices? I understand each have benefits, but there's a lot of overlap. And at some point you've got to consider price vs perceived value. How do you walk that line?

 

[melinda48]

I would also wonder/investigate whether or not there may be adverse interactions between/among some of the oils; or, if not “adverse” but do some cancel out others? I have always been of the belief that too much of anything is simply too much. I may be way off base - let’s hear what others think!

 

[squidstings]

Set your own goals and desires. Too often I've heard there's too much in my products after I've already declared how much of a success I find them. I worried about interactions, especially with the EOs, but So far I haven't run into an unwanted consequence.

A couple different EO variety packs and strips of paper to mix scents. Would be cheap, But I haven't used Essential Oils for their scents yet. Small test batches should be pretty easy and cheap. Sunflower Oil apparently carries deepest into the skin (i've heard). Most of your oils are cooked with somewhere for cheap formulation.

Can't help you with scaling up for sales. But That also means I'm not considering "production".

Do a lot of research, even off topic. Some of the answers I needed came with lessons about other topics. You're looking at a body oil. Balms, salves, creams lotions and soaps all use the same oils. Lots of experience on here

 

[Nonnie]

Set your own goals and desires. Too often I've heard there's too much in my products after I've already declared how much of a success I find them. I worried about interactions, especially with the EOs, but So far I haven't run into an unwanted consequence.

A couple different EO variety packs and strips of paper to mix scents. Would be cheap, But I haven't used Essential Oils for their scents yet. Small test batches should be pretty easy and cheap. Sunflower Oil apparently carries deepest into the skin (i've heard). Most of your oils are cooked with somewhere for cheap formulation.

Can't help you with scaling up for sales. But That also means I'm not considering "production".

Do a lot of research, even off topic. Some of the answers I needed came with lessons about other topics. You're looking at a body oil. Balms, salves, creams lotions and soaps all use the same oils. Lots of experience on here

I already infuse oils for balms that I use now. I love the process. And I would imagine that moving overto the "beauty"side and v working with that aspect in mind will be just as rewarding and interesting

 

[Ephemerella]

At what point do you get a little too "blendy" with oil choices?

As long as you have a very specific goal in mind, I don't think you can get too blendy.... or conversely, too simple.

There is something to be said for a pure argan oil product, for example. There is also a benefit in a highly specific blend, something that embraces a particularly potent product, or a blend that maximizes antioxidants. Then there is also the feel on the skin, how quickly it absorbs, how shelf stable it is, etc. If you have a very specific target market in mind (assuming you're selling), say, male Harley Davidson riders in their late 50's and up, then you can blend for the desirable characteristics this demographic would appreciate.

This is a list of popular commercial body oils, https://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-body-oils.html

You can see some of the products are single ingredient, some are complex and exotic. Each targets a very specific consumer.

 

[Zing]

Keep in mind that some sellers add small amounts of ingredients for "label appeal" when actually they add little to the product. Ingredients should be listed in decreasing order by weight.

I used to spend a lot of time creating blends of essential oils. Then I discovered eocalc which has pages of recopies. They have never steered me wrong.

For me, I try to use the fewest ingredients as possible. Because dishes.

 

[Nonnie]

Keep in mind that some sellers add small amounts of ingredients for "label appeal" when actually they add little to the product. Ingredients should be listed in decreasing order by weight.

I used to spend a lot of time creating blends of essential oils. Then I discovered eocalc which has pages of recopies. They have never steered me wrong.

For me, I try to use the fewest ingredients as possible. Because dishes.

Ugh, dishes. That's reason enough on its own