I think Emu oil would be too heavy for the oil cleansing method to be honest, and my skin is pretty dry. I would use Emu for moisturizing.
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I think Emu oil would be too heavy for the oil cleansing method to be honest, and my skin is pretty dry. I would use Emu for moisturizing.
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For the cleansing portion, definitely. I was thinking more along the lines of using emu as a replacement for a moisturizing cream, only as needed.
Humblee and Me has some very nice oil cleansing recipes on her site. I have played with several of them and liked them all. Soap just might not be a good thing for her skin.
Here there are some Emu farms that raise the Emu's for their layer of fat. As much as I am not against using animal fats I refuse to purchase an oil where the animal is not completely used. In the US very very little Emu meat is consumed.
Here there are some Emu farms that raise the Emu's for their layer of fat. As much as I am not against using animal fats I refuse to purchase an oil where the animal is not completely used. In the US very very little Emu meat is consumed.
And you wouldn't want to get close enough to check!I don't think any of the flightless birds have it, so that would suggest that the Cassowary doesn't either.
I haven't seen emu meat for sale here but it is. 'Today, there are less than 12 emu farmers left' (in Aust). Bird flu put a big dampener in the emu meat market apparently. 'When Qantas briefly served the meat in meals on some flights, such was the public backlash about eating one half of the nation's coat of arms, the airline quickly removed it again.' The oil is everywhere, though. We prob import it from the US!
People on this forum are going to tire of me saying this but I've been plagued with dry, cracking, rashy skin my whole adult life and tried every prescription cream and store lotion there is. I haven't used store bought soap in forever and my lotion bars are little miracles in a tin. (Not sure how lotion bars would do on faces, though). My skin has never been so resilient and healthy. Good luck to you and let us know what ends up helping your daughter.
What's your recipe Zing? When you say lotion bars, are they actual bars of soap?
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Well hello there Ms. Moose!
Lotion bars are lotion... In solid form. You take em and glide them over your skin and then massage the stuff in. Or some people rub their hands on it and then apply.
My skin is extremely dry. I can't use any MP on it. However, the shampoo bar recipe on the forum (Jenny/Lindy) is amazing and gentle on the skin. I use a moisturizer and my skin is in the best shape ever. I also use a salt bar 2 times a week. I don't like castile and it makes my face feel dry.
I am sad to learn that Emus are raised primarily for their oil (which I was silly or naive enough to image could be "milked:" from that non-existent gland - wishful thinking????). It sounds like a bird form of harvesting whales for their oil.
Zing, if you would be willing to share your lotion bar recipe that would be fabulous, AND i completely understand if you prefer not!
In the US a couple of brands have come out with "in the shower lotions" - I tried the Curel one, which I slathered on wet skin, and then donned my robe, and then another layer of oil or lotion before I dressed. I want to try to make a Curel - like formula of my own, any suggestions would be fabulous.
A couple of other things I use:
Zing, if you would be willing to share your lotion bar recipe that would be fabulous, AND i completely understand if you prefer not!
In the US a couple of brands have come out with "in the shower lotions" - I tried the Curel one, which I slathered on wet skin, and then donned my robe, and then another layer of oil or lotion before I dressed. I want to try to make a Curel - like formula of my own, any suggestions would be fabulous.
A couple of other things I use:
- Fractionated coconut oil - on my hair and body, but not face
- Shea Nut OIL - the NOW brand makes a nice one; since it is usually semi solid at room temp, I keep a baby bottle warmer in my bathroom to keep it liquid - and now that I know about Emu, it will be my go-to
- anhydros lanolin on my hands and feet (followed by socks and gloves) at night. I experiment with oils which I put on before the lanolin
There's something different here, new glasses? new haircut?
For people unfamiliar with lotion bars, I say it's like lip balm or chap-stick except for your skin.
The easiest is
1/3 beeswax,
1/3 coconut oil,
1/3 shea butter,
1% essential oil.
My favorite recipe though is
41% beeswax
40% apricot oil
5% lavender essential oil
4% grapeseed oil
4% wheatgerm oil
2% lemon essential oil
2% neroli essential oil
2% vitamin E oil
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Off to the basement to concoct!
Off to the basement to concoct!
Another non-soap suggestion: Marie at Humblebee gives the details of why not to use soap on the face.
I know that OCM is "recommended" for all skin types, so I have tried it twice, over the years, for my dry dry skin. Well, both times I developed dozens of little pimples I didn't otherwise have! I know they say "Hey, you just need to tweak the oil recipe until your skin stops reacting" but
It may work great for your daughter, but don't feel bad if it's an utter failure, either.
I know that OCM is "recommended" for all skin types, so I have tried it twice, over the years, for my dry dry skin. Well, both times I developed dozens of little pimples I didn't otherwise have! I know they say "Hey, you just need to tweak the oil recipe until your skin stops reacting" but
a) those pimples took a solid month to resolve and
b) no one ever says what tweaking might be useful.
When you add to that ruining all your washclothes by infusing them with dirty oil, which, over the months, gets rancid, it was a hot mess for me.b) no one ever says what tweaking might be useful.
It may work great for your daughter, but don't feel bad if it's an utter failure, either.
Cherrydene soapy
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I will definitely give this ago sounds that it will really help with her dry skin xSometimes I think pants in general might be optional lol Just the other day I saw a news article about a lady driving around the parking lot on a motorized cart drinking wine from a pringles can, getting arrested. I'm not sure what her issue was, but after a lengthy shopping trip to WM, I feel her lol So Cherrydene saying its a shame she doesn't have one is just about the nicest thing I've seen about WM
Since I have painfully dry skin in winter, I think a good place to start is Genny's shampoo bar. So far its my favorite body bar. I sub rice bran oil for the soybean oil.
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I have a friend that is a Vet tech. She also works outside a great deal. She loves my aloe/cream cp soap.
I don't have a Walmart here (England) it seems a shame as everyone talks about how they buy lots of their stuff there but thank you
Cherrydene, is the UK, ASDA is owned by the Walmart Corporation, so if you have one, it may have the products people talk about that WalMart carries.
https://corporate.walmart.com/our-story/our-business/international/uk
Regarding sensitive skin when outdoors and wind (horseback, motorcycles, skiing), in my youth, I spent a lot of time in the windy outdoors. What I used to do and may not work for everyone, was to spread a thin layer of Vaseline over my skin. Later I switched to lanolin. I prefer lanolin as a natural product to Vaseline, but Vaseline is less expensive (here, anyway).
As for red blotches on the face, not only the cold will do that to me, but so do many hair products, so I never use conditioner on my hair as it was the biggest offender.
I know many people do not like to use sun screen (I always hated it on my face), but if she can find a sunscreen product that doesn't irritate her sensitive skin, it would be wise to use one.
Soap on the face is something I almost never use, and have not for most of my life. So have no suggestions for facial soaps. Not everyone likes soap on their face.
Brava Earlene! What you did was create a moisture barrier that inhibited TEWL (Trans Epidermal Water Loss)
Anhydrous Lanolin would do the same thing and "Non-Petroleum Jelly" as well.
Excellent suggestion for time spent outdoors in wind and cold.
Anhydrous Lanolin would do the same thing and "Non-Petroleum Jelly" as well.
Excellent suggestion for time spent outdoors in wind and cold.
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Sharing recipies might be off topic, but with skin sensitivity pretty much any homemade soap (just fat/oil, lye and water) will resolve most skin issues. Most "soaps" sold at the stores are not soaps, but detergent bars with impossible to pronounce ingredients. Find a simple basic recipe and give it a try, you will be amazed at the results.
Alternatively, find a local soapmaker and request their best sensitive skin soap
Alternatively, find a local soapmaker and request their best sensitive skin soap
Lotion bars are great and easy to make and supercustomizable (and I just put some on my cuticles one moment ago), but they're not lotions: a better name would be "solidified oils". That means they're greasy, they melt on contact with skin, etc. I use mine daily (will have to try Zing's super fancy recipe! Mine usually have 3-4 oils, max) and I love mixing up different EO combinations for them (coriander & cinnamon! cilantro & orange! triple chocolate mint!), when you're thinking of absorption and what you should wear and do after applying, think oil, not lotion.
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