I was thinking that a wax would make more sense. like vaseline or something

@@saritshull3909 Vaseline is literally petroleum and no one really needs that on their skin. It also doesn’t moisturize but merely seals the skin.

@@saritshull3909 , Jojoba oil is a liquid wax, and that's likely why some might think it would work to replace spermaceti.

Esters have a great shelf life only if they’re stored in glass and frozen. They degrade and become rancid very quickly in plastic and with temperature excursions (expensive experience speaking).

@@LaDivinaLover Sealing the skin is all moisturizers actually do. And Vaseline is the cheapest, safest, and longest used in cosmetics. I have used it all my life, and have always been taken for many years younger than my age.

Also help reduce post-inflamation pigments

Zinc is good for skin problems like sunburns, diperrash and others, so why not for smallpox scarring??!

@@emppulina diaper rash*

​@@gabbyb9418 Why it is it that only English speakers find a need to correct non native speakers of their language? Would it be nice, if you would write in French, Spanish or German, and native speaker would correct you in this rude way? I mean my name is clearly not in English. Don''t you find this a bit of double standard? There are polite ways to correct others too, but that was not it. In my native language people expect others make mistake, because many write with their phones, like I did.

@@emppulina as someone that has Dyslexia, I understand completely, grammar nazis are so rude, like honestly you can correct someone respectfully by simply saying "did you mean ____?" That comes off as trying to be helpful where has just saying the word comes off as rude and belittling

I know right! I get that question a lot also, especially here in Texas! I'm never cold in winter wearing skirts - I wear petticoats underneath, including an awesome quilted one for January! And hose! I have way too many pairs of knit thigh high stockings lol! What makes me cranky is when my skirt hems get wet : | Lol!

Karolina did one, versus someone in full modern winter gear. It was great.

I was hoping someone would tell her...lol :)

Yes thank you! Girl I love your channel but your pronunciation of Jojoba was killing me softly.

i was pronouncing it jojoba like jojo in my head this entire time instead of hoho or yoyo

@@raym4064 I've been saying Jo-Jo-Ba *out loud* my entire 37 years of life and no one has ever corrected me. The shame I feel!

Omg thank you for saying it

I definitely think the speed of the whipping and cooling would effect the emulsification process. Having made Toum, it’s amazing what high speed emulsification and aeration can do to a liquid oil.

The average room temperature in the 1800s would definitely be lower as the “Little Ice Age” didn’t end until the 1860s

Ahahaha, the content is great too! - signed the weirdo who is here for more than just historical content. 🤣

It was nice to film something that wasn't just talking head lol ... I also totally went out and bought a new lens so that way I could really jazz things up with this video... so thank you for seeing and acknowledging 🤣🥰

I'm so sorry, do you mean chef's kiss? 😂

@@laurengloriana1507 sure did! 😂 Thanks

@@k_golly_g I noticed, but didn't mention it because I thought it was the best autocorrect ever. 😘

yeah, I've had luck with coconut oil, but I know it doesn't work for a lot of skin types

This is my experience also

Grapeseed oil is phenomenal for eczema too

Fun fact, jojoba oil is most similar to the oil our skin produces naturally so it makes a great hydrator for dry skin :) #themoreyouknow

speaking of Grapeseed - will it remove waterproof spf & mascara as a cleansing oil my fave commercial product contains grapeseed but how does it work straightforward up

it would have been so much easier lol

It's literally just the US, Liberia, Myanmar and the UK (but only sometimes. bodyweight and driving distances are imperial but regular weights of things or driving speed are metric )🤦‍♀️

@@AbbyCox surely a dram is a volume measure not a weight measure

@@saritshull3909 Driving speeds in the UK are still imperial miles per hour.

@@bes4497 sorry I was unclear. I meant that your speedometers are metric (but I think some also have the imperial on the dial) It’s all very strange to me

It would probably still not provide you with enough SPF (even with 20%) because it's very difficult to disperse Zinc and Titanium in a way that would create an even film of protection. Unfortunately, it's not really possible to make a DIY sunscreen and be sure of its effectiveness.

@@vannychee Yes. Agreed. I was mostly just wanting to make sure that people didn't think a small amount of zinc oxide in a large amount of the mixture was going to protect them from the sun. But you're absolutely right.

In case my original message is confusing, you'd need to put so much zinc into this cream before it started to offer even a small amount of sun protection that it would literally be putting a white paste onto your skin that stayed white. I don't think anyone would actually want to do that. I also think it's important to remember that the sun starts to damage your skin long before you can see or feel any damage, so testing it by putting a cream onto your face and then going out into the sun isn't really a great way to know if (or how much) it's protecting you. I totally see why Abby's mind went there, and it seems like a good idea in theory, but wouldn't actually be a reliable way to know whether or not you're actually getting any sun protection.

+ + if want thorough breakdown, Lab Muffin Beauty does a great job of saying all the details of why made at home sunscreen doesn't work. Her stiff is great

@@Alex-ki1yr Thanks for the suggestion! Do you happen to remember which video it was? I just had a look at her channel and she has a number of videos about sunscreen. There's tons of videos on her channel I want to watch now (seriously thank you, her stuff looks awesome) but if you remember which one talked about this specifically I can watch it before I forget what I was looking for and get sidetracked by all her other cool videos lol

So your a vampire 😁

@@ah5721 I wouldn't say I sparkle, but you could definitely get a nice tan from the rays reflecting off of me😅

I am also a disco ball in summer

I like to call it the only downside to being white. I blind myself with my naked arms in the spring. Too pale. Too reflective.

I feel that. I don’t know if I’m “allergic” to most chemical sunscreens, but I do have rosacea and chemical sunscreens will often trigger that in no time at all.

What if you kept it in the frigid?

@@BunNiiMelody it would keep for at most 3 weeks, it’s still preservative free and refrigeration only does so much

I would treat the cream like any perishable food product, like yoghurt, or cream. Keeping it in the fridge would definitely slow down the growth of bacteria, but it will still go bad eventually. I would keep it no longer than a week, just to be safe. Since this cream is applied so close to the eyes and mucus membranes, I would err on the side of caution.

@@demuredandy Agreed. I would personally only trust it for 3 days max. While keeping it in the fridge for the whole 3 days. Partly because the mix will go bad and potentially be harmful way before any signs of spoilage (visual or smell wise) happen and partly because it's being applied so close to the eyes, nose, and mouth. I would expect it to last about as long as unfiltered, unpasteurized milk.. which is a lot less time than the milk you buy from the grocery store. A few hours to a few days at most, if kept in the fridge. If kept out of the fridge, I'd toss it within about half an hour of making it and treat it as an apply it once per mixture kind of deal.

I make these things myself and have done for years. Kept in the fridge (and seriously depending on the ingredients used), most of these types of creams should only be used for a max of 2-3 weeks. If it has ingredients that are antibacterial or antifungal already (rose water has some antibacterial properties), you can get away with the upper limit of 3 weeks, but no longer than that. That is why most recipes will call for tiny measurements so it will only last that long, or only within the guidelines of 3-6 months with natural preservatives. You also need to label the jars/containers with the date you made it, and keep an eye on it. If it starts to separate, goes a funny colour, smells odd, etc bin it. Take no chances when it comes to your skin and the products you make for use on it. This applies to the ingredients as well - do not skimp on the quality. Yes some ingredients are expensive, but a little goes a long way. You'll get a lot of products out of that little 5ml bottle of rose/jasmine/other very expensive essence.

A good use for it would be to keep minor burns and rashes hydrated, since the zinc oxide reduces the risk of infection.

@@ragnkja Agreed, but I'm lazy, & buy that from CVS. ;)

@@rejoyce318 You mean you don’t like to have to match the temperature of the oily part and the watery part and then carefully add the former to the latter each time you need more moisturiser or zinc cream?

@@ragnkja LOL Correct!

@@ragnkja Yeah, but you can also just buy diaper rash cream LOL

Puppers have a very *expensive* diet #thatdogmom 🤣

I was *thisclose* to spelling it regerts on my thumbnail 🤣

@@AbbyCox 🤣 Ps. Please continue this series!

I love this I want to make my own skincare How did you get started? Wich resources would you recommend?

@@PabloEmanuel96 I started experimenting with different things I'd seen on blog posts honestly. In the beginning my aim was to find something, anything, that might actually help my daughter's severe eczema. (Prescription products weren't helping) That eventually led me down a rabbit hole of making my own soaps, shampoo, lotions, chap sticks, deodorant, body butter, etc. This was many years ago (maybe roughly 10 years ago now?) and most of the places I used starting out don't exist anymore. To be fair though, most of the stuff I tried from these blogs didn't actually work and turned out to be a waste of time and money. That's the biggest downside with trying to figure some of this stuff out. A lot of mommy blog type circles have a lot of misinformation online about what actually works and why. I think though, in general, brambleberry (soap making supply company) has really good info about making soap safely as well as a ton of info about what each ingredient does and why (skin benefit, potential spoilage, harmful if used in x quantity, etc type stuff). Any of their info about soap making ingredients can also be applied to general skin care because a lot of the base ingredients are the same. Mountain Rose Herbs (they sell supplements, diy skin care kits for bath bombs and similar, etc) also has a reasonably helpful info section on the base ingredients they sell. I think I've honestly learned more about what to put in skin creams for eczema and dry skin from soap making people though (youtube especially) because soap making people tend to focus more on the safety side of things. Since lye is extremely dangerous if not used properly they kind of have to focus on safety. That carries over into the ingredients they use or don't use too though. Soap Queen is a youtube channel I would recommend. Run by the same people that run the brambleberry website. TL;DR: I've found the most helpful information by looking into specific ingredients.

@@PabloEmanuel96 I'll save you a ton of time too by telling you now that it's not possible to find/make a "natural" deodorant that works as well as typical store bought stuff. I know you're asking about skin care, but just in case that's helpful I thought I'd mention it. Aluminum is the thing that makes store bought stuff work so well. It's also what's potentially harmful and is always left out of diy and "natural" deodorants. Without it it's just not the same. You can masks smells, but not prevent them entirely, if you're only using "natural" ingredients. (I put natural in quotes because that's a whole other conversation lol)

@@PabloEmanuel96 My go-to site is SwiftCraftyMonkey. Susan is obsessed with making bath and body products, to the point where she's gone back to school to learn chemistry. She stresses safety and minimally processed ingredients. The one drawback is that the bulk of her site is behind a pay wall ... only $1.00 a month, no minimum, and very, very much worth it f you are interested in this.

@@crazywoollady9325 the natural “deodorant” people will NEVER admit this! It’s not deodorant if it doesn’t stop you from smelling people! It’s a coconut oil and baking soda stick ffs. I used to sell natural body products for a grocery store and the deodorant gets returned and complained about constantly. People don’t want to admit that it’s either use aluminum or you’re gonna smell. And before anyone says “Toms is actually good” or “Native REALLY works” you smell like ass. It doesn’t work.

Yup, I've got my little dropper bottle with nail oil mix right here on my desk!

A cream or salve with zinc oxide is perfect on rashes that you’re worried might get infected, since it is antibacterial.

@@ragnkja its got a burn - sudocrem, chapped lips = sudocrem, spots = sudocrem, not sure i like the look of that = sudocrem, grazes = sudocrem, we really do use it for everything, its this really heavy zinc oxide cream which is amazing for most things

@@xxxholic22 Or on atopic dermatitis, to prevent impetigo.

@@xxxholic22 my mum used to do that after I saw it being mentioned in a british paper.... and then they stopped selling it here in Germany for some reason 😀 .... wait your user name reminds me of someone on ao3...

Normally, I would just have thrown it in my kitchen aid, but I wanted to see what happened when I followed the exact instructions...so I busted out the whisk after the face to just see how the aeration could help (eh. I think the extra wax did more to assist, tbh). If you're comfortable with animal product - I would look into seeing if a combination of beef tallow with the jojoba oil would create a better fatty acid mix than just jojoba oil and a bit more wax.

Once she said it, I couldn't un-see it! 🤢 Totally gag-inducing 😂

I advise against it. Beauty lab muffin explains why DIYing your own sunscreen is not a good idea. And remember to wear a large brim hat even with regular sunscreen.

I am a skincare nut as well, but I also love experimenting with stuff lol so I figure a bunch of almond oil and rosewater will be just fine. I used to use my 18th century hair pomatum as a skin moisturizer when I was pomading and powdering my hair regularly and was traveling...that stuff was amazing for my face lol. Also, yeah TULA is *incredible* gosh. I'm so glad I got to work with them, and now all i want to do is buy more and more product. lol

Maybe go back and watch the last video you posted. You looked older than 42 two years ago! I’m glad you’re ok in the storm but come on.

@@RevertedRashidah That was kinda rude. I think she looks just fine. I'm a terrible judge of age, but her skin looks good to me.

@@RevertedRashidah The only guess that I have as to your opinion is that you're one of those people who think everyone over the age of puberty is old. Whatever the case and whatever your age, there was NO WAY that you didn't realize that saying that would be cruel and for zero good reason.

@@RevertedRashidah Where were you raised? Because it wasn’t where there was class and kindness. FYI last time someone bullied me it was in middle school. He was eaten by a great white shark. Karma is fun. (That’s a true story.)

I thought coconut oil. That's solid at room temperature but liquid on skin.

The substitute suggested was jojoba ester, which is hydrogenated jojoba oil. (Though, I don't know which of the kinds of esters is preferred. I'd guess the 20 would be fine.) So, it can have the texture similar to Shea butter.

@@lucie4185: Coconut oil is really comedogenic; so, you should avoid direct contact with your skin. It's great for hair though, but avoid putting it on your scalp unless you like acne there.

@@confusedwhale The biggest downside there is that you're then putting hydrogenated oil on your skin. I personally wouldn't want to do that. Hydrogenation often includes nickel and/or other harmful substances that I wouldn't want on my skin. Obviously it's a personal choice though.

@@lucie4185 Coconut oil would still feel greasy on your skin until it's done absorbing though, so wouldn't solve the issue of feeling greasy. The reason shea butter works well is because it absorbs quickly, meaning it doesn't sit on the skin continuing to feel greasy for as long. Any oil that's put on human skin will feel greasy for however long it takes to be fully absorbed. This takes different lengths of time for different oils, but adding shea butter speeds up the process a little bit for every oil you'd put on your skin. Coconut oil might help with making for a firmer mixture at room temperature though, if that was the goal. Lots of people have also had issues with allergic reactions and/or clogged pores because of coconut oil. That's a whole other conversation about different oils and their chemical makeup, but knowing it might be an issue for some people is the important part I think.

oof. Storms in the mountains are normal and they rarely make it over the Sierras, so the storm I was watching was just sitting on the mountains and doing its thing. Which is a good thing for us. That means there's water in the summer. I hope that you are doing alright in Texas ❤

Still no power or water in Texas?! Sending you good thought from Canada. Feel your pain. Spring is coming! Hang in there.

@@JLRiason most of us just got power back yesterday. my house got power back on Saturday, finally. My whole neighborhood was completely without power for four days - no rolling blackout, just complete blackout. And before that, their idea of rolling blackout was four hours off, 30 seconds on. It was a nightmare.

It probably won't work well. Here is someone with a PHD in chemistry explaining why: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l7p-lsV9rcDZo5c.html

What do you use it for? Is it just a moisturiser? Cold cream confuses me 😅

Thanks, I was wondering why this sort of thing hadn't been mentioned anywhere else. Zinc oxide is also in many first-aid ointments. Probably very helpful if you're recovering from smallpox. I have a medical deficiency in zinc that I only discovered a couple years ago. I add zinc oxide to many of my lotions, in addition to taking a small supplement, and it's amazing the improvement I've had in my skin. "Thankfully" I'm terribly pale, so no one notices the white cast. :/

@@PurelyCoincidental so glad you found help🙂👍 To here are so many mineral deficiencies that adversely affect our bodies. So much information it's hard to tell what is important that one isn't.

CHEESY POPCORN and coffee! Whee! High five!

Most people, (especially us pale faced babes like myself) do tend to look flushed after rubbing their face as you're irritating and stimulating blood flow, but it goes away after a minute or 2. I wouldn't say the redness here is abnormal, just the expected after rubbing cream into ya face 😊