Rose, for roseacea I would take castor oil out of the mix and stick with the easily absorbed oils. Jojoba would be important ingredient bc it is similar to sebum. Castor beans are actually poisonous and i think for anyone whose skin is inflamed it would be a bad idea. I used to work in a garden center and we had to keep the castor beans on a high shelf to make sure kids didn't get at them and always tried to warn customers with children when they bought them. Only a few beans can make a child very ill or possibly kill them.I have a slight suspicion that I might be allergic to the castor oil. Is it really necessary for the ocm, or could you just use EVOO mixed with another oil? (I'm allergic to a lot of stuff and my skin got red and blotchy when I used it). I'm going to look online to read about allergies to castor oil and see what I think. It was cold pressed from the health food store.
That said, castor oil has been used for generations internally for--what? Nutrition, constipation or what. Syrup of ipecac was used to induce vomiting so what was castor oil used for? What I'm saying is: Babette: don't freak out! I don't think castor oil is dangerous. If I did, I wouldn't be using it. Maybe a little research is warranted, but I'm not going to let you guys freak out!
Rose, I truly believe that ocm could help your roseacea. It cleared up my eczema within a few weeks after months of using cortaid! Now if I could just find the time to be putting it on my scalp more.
I actually got a tip from the hairdresser yesterday when I asked her about allergy to hair dye. She said I need to normalize my scalp pH by doing vinegar rinses after washing sessions. Since that is the 2nd or 3rd time I have heard that, I think I will be trying it now.
I do wonder what happened to Christine. It seems like at least a week since we heard from her? Must be on vacation. Lets not panic!
jennmary, I went out and bought some supplies for making soap last night. My husband and I are planning on making a batch this sunday if I can find the lye.
NO, Babs, I haven't found all the ingredients. After Harry was put to bed last night I drove around to hardware stores but they were all closed by that time (8pm--good grief). So, I'm going to call around today because I just can't drag a 4 year old all over God's creation looking for lye, washing soda and fells naptha! I have looked for the ingredients so far at every store I had to go to for regular reasons but had no luck. Home depot, lowes, walmart, target. Oh, I forgot at the grocery store, yesterday but it was supper time.
At least I can get borax everywhere. I think it is really helping the laundry bc I have very hard water.
babs, I think I am getting an NAII, bravo and opus with my trades--can't believe the luck! I'm very, very happy with the swift I got from Blarg, I can't imagine being any happier with an interface (unless it addressed mouth breathing) but time will tell!
I went to walmart last night to get boil and bit guards. Going to be trying the homemade tongue positioner idea again. Snoredog gave me some new ideas to try.
Jen
