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| Hi there,
I am new to soap and lotion making but an opportunity came to me and i can buy some supplies from an ex-soap and candle making person at quite good price. she has mainly carrier, frangrance and essential oils but all is about 2-3 years old. are there shelf life for these oild and will they still be worth buying? thanks tons in advance. kay |
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- Posted by terri_pacnw (My Page) on Tue, Mar 14, 06 at 22:25
| Well I'd say that might be pushing it. Were all these oils kept in glass amber bottles and stored in a dark cool place? Some might be fine, others might now. I'd definately not buy until I could sniff and look at each and every thing. |
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| thanks terri, thats exactly what i thought when i heard how old the oils were. she said she had them stored under a staircase. and the essential oils are in either litre bottles or 5 litre bottles, but didnt say if they were glass. i think i will pass on them ... |
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- Posted by terri_pacnw (My Page) on Wed, Mar 15, 06 at 15:58
| gosh I need spell checker. LOL now=not. LOL I would say if you were going to use them in things that weren't going on your skin directly, they might be alright. I admin a forum that has candle makers and soapers and Bath and body people. |
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| Essential oils and some fragrance oils have a rather long shelf life. I've been soaping for over three years and have a few bottles of essential oils that still are as good as they were when I bought them. However, some of your carrier oils can go rancid if they age, while others will keep longer but not 2 or 3 years normally...or at least I haven't had carrier oils last that long. I would check prices of new items, verses prices of the items that are for sale and compare..and..if you're close enough to the person selling them, I'd go take a few sniffs of stuff. Kahfess |
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| thanks kahfess, i did check out the stuff and actually bought it all from her. the essential oils all smell fine and she had a lot of amber glass bottles and plastic bottles that i can use, so i thought what the heck and bought them all. also lots of candle supply although i have not even tried making candles. kay |
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| :-) Ooo..new toys!! I love it when I get a batch of new oils in! It always is a delight to mix something great smelling up. Have fun! Kahfess |
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