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I am making some oil and EO roll on blends and am looking for a natural preservative. Would grapefruit seed extract be a good choice or would it taint the smell too much?
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Re: preservative to stop rancid oil?
Wed, April 15, 2009 - 9:40 PMgum benzoin or benzoin oil would probably be your best bet. The most important thing is storage.... dark bottles, cool, dark place.
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Re: preservative to stop rancid oil?
Thu, April 16, 2009 - 9:06 AMthis is a good question! It makes me wonder if beeswax has natural preservative qualities? Because I make my own solid bars of moisturing butters, and sometimes I'll find that the oil I use in the formula will turn rancid before I have a chance to mix another batch, but I've never had an already mixed bar smell bad (with beeswax in it) - even after a year or more of sitting around. -
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Re: preservative to stop rancid oil?
Sat, April 18, 2009 - 3:47 PMI'm not sure on the beeswax, but honey is..... I don't know how much you would have to use, though. But for oils, I'd go for the benzoin. Orris root is a preservative but a LOT of people are allergic to it.
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Re: preservative to stop rancid oil?
Thu, April 16, 2009 - 4:05 PMit seems like i've heard vitamin E oil is supposed to be a preservative...
www.botanicalworks.com/Natura...ves.htm
yep, here ya go!
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Re: preservative to stop rancid oil?
Sat, April 18, 2009 - 10:31 AMKeep it in the fridge.
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Re: preservative to stop rancid oil?
Wed, April 22, 2009 - 1:36 PMNew bioceramics can be placed in the oil,an electron from the bioceramics will help slow oxidation of oil,restructure water, and "spin" wine.
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Re: preservative to stop rancid oil?
Thu, May 7, 2009 - 11:45 AMJojoba is well-known for helping keep other oils from going rancid.
