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Kassy_A's KickAss C+E ferulic serum
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Hi Saklig!
You are going to make it yourself....excellent!
Yes, a shot glass is the same as a liquor measuring shot glass - for vodka!
The bottles that I use have a medicine dropper in the cap.
Like this:
Cobalt Blue Boston Round Glass Bottle 1 oz w/ Dropper - 1oz DROPPER
Be sure to get one that is dark glass so that the light doesn't degrade the solution. Let us know how you do with it!!!
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I now add the contents of a lecithin capsule (available at health food stores) to the vitamin E before adding it in to disperse the oil better.
You are going to make it yourself....excellent!
Yes, a shot glass is the same as a liquor measuring shot glass - for vodka!
The bottles that I use have a medicine dropper in the cap.
Like this:
Cobalt Blue Boston Round Glass Bottle 1 oz w/ Dropper - 1oz DROPPER
Be sure to get one that is dark glass so that the light doesn't degrade the solution. Let us know how you do with it!!!
I now add the contents of a lecithin capsule (available at health food stores) to the vitamin E before adding it in to disperse the oil better.
Hi just wondering if i was to order the ferulic as an antioxident for me skin and leave out the absorbic acid and replace this say with a mulitvitmain capsules or powder, whatever you guys think is best really? Keeping though to the recepie given above would this be possible to do?
What is lecithin capsules meant to do? Would you recomend always adding these when using a vit e capsules? Normally i just use my vit e capsules on there own!
Thanks
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What is lecithin capsules meant to do? Would you recomend always adding these when using a vit e capsules? Normally i just use my vit e capsules on there own!
Thanks
Quote: Originally Posted by IluvNY 
Hi just wondering if i was to order the ferulic as an antioxident for me skin and leave out the absorbic acid and replace this say with a mulitvitmain capsules or powder, whatever you guys think is best really? Keeping though to the recepie given above would this be possible to do?
NY - I think that it is more important to keep the ascorbic acid in the serum. Why would you want to drop it? The ferulic acid is a wonderful ingredient that can be added to boost the serum.
I would not add an oral multivitamin to the topical serum - (i) it has ingredients that are probably not absorbed into the skin; (ii) it has fillers that probably will not dissolve; remember, it is for this very reason that we do not just use oral vitamin C to make the serum but instead use the pure stuff - no fillers, starch, etc.
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What is lecithin capsules meant to do? Would you recomend always adding these when using a vit e capsules? Normally i just use my vit e capsules on there own!
I also just add the vitamin E on its own - which is fine. Fawnie's point is that adding the lecithin to the E before adding it to the serum seems to help the dispersion of the E. The serum is an aqueous one and so the vitamin E oil will not dissolve - it must be dispersed - and so we shake like crazy to make sure that it does. I have not used the lecithin but presume that it just makes this dispersion easier and results in a more consistent product.
Hi just wondering if i was to order the ferulic as an antioxident for me skin and leave out the absorbic acid and replace this say with a mulitvitmain capsules or powder, whatever you guys think is best really? Keeping though to the recepie given above would this be possible to do?
NY - I think that it is more important to keep the ascorbic acid in the serum. Why would you want to drop it? The ferulic acid is a wonderful ingredient that can be added to boost the serum.
I would not add an oral multivitamin to the topical serum - (i) it has ingredients that are probably not absorbed into the skin; (ii) it has fillers that probably will not dissolve; remember, it is for this very reason that we do not just use oral vitamin C to make the serum but instead use the pure stuff - no fillers, starch, etc.
Quote: Originally Posted by
What is lecithin capsules meant to do? Would you recomend always adding these when using a vit e capsules? Normally i just use my vit e capsules on there own!
I also just add the vitamin E on its own - which is fine. Fawnie's point is that adding the lecithin to the E before adding it to the serum seems to help the dispersion of the E. The serum is an aqueous one and so the vitamin E oil will not dissolve - it must be dispersed - and so we shake like crazy to make sure that it does. I have not used the lecithin but presume that it just makes this dispersion easier and results in a more consistent product.
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Mirecka the reason why im not using vit c is cause i have been getting a lot of exfoliation witht the GC lev 6 and am not wanting to put any more acidic products onto my face cause i think it damages my skin by the over exfoliation!
At the mo any i had to take a few days break from GC as my tzone area and under eyes become very very dry so have just been using cocnut oil and shea butter!
This is why i thought it would be better to check before i start ordering the ferulic!?
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At the mo any i had to take a few days break from GC as my tzone area and under eyes become very very dry so have just been using cocnut oil and shea butter!
This is why i thought it would be better to check before i start ordering the ferulic!?
Thanks Mirecka for the advice may be il leave the ferulic for the moment, at the mo im gonna just adding Green, Black and Red tea, Seeweed to me carrier and essential oils so may be all of these will be antioxident enough for me face!
Im thinking though can i just add these in on there own to make a good enough serum for me self or will i need to add something else so that it asorbs quicker into the skin!
Any thoughts for me would be great, thanks
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Im thinking though can i just add these in on there own to make a good enough serum for me self or will i need to add something else so that it asorbs quicker into the skin!
Any thoughts for me would be great, thanks
From the oils that i have looked at these are the few that i have thought would be good for anti aging and dry skin
Apricot Oil
Strawberry Seed Oil
Pomegranate Oil
Firethorn Oil
Carotene Oil
Fawnie it would be great though if you dont mind to have some input here, thanks
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Apricot Oil
Strawberry Seed Oil
Pomegranate Oil
Firethorn Oil
Carotene Oil
Fawnie it would be great though if you dont mind to have some input here, thanks
Fawnie so im wondering would you not mix carrier oils with essential oils together, cause I always thought that essential oils such as lavendor and ylang ylang are ok to mix in together, should i not do this then?
Also is it true that Zinc is good for cleaning out the pores cause im wondering if i add some zinc, honey and multivitamin capsules to this little potion im trying to make, would it work out ok?
Should i use capsules though or get stuff in powder form?
Also sorry to ask so many questions but when mixing together carrier oils with other things do these mix in well enough together on there own by just giving these things enough of a good shake or would i need to add something extra to the serum if im gonna start messing about with multi vitmains and carrier?
thankyou for the help fawnie
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Also is it true that Zinc is good for cleaning out the pores cause im wondering if i add some zinc, honey and multivitamin capsules to this little potion im trying to make, would it work out ok?
Should i use capsules though or get stuff in powder form?
Also sorry to ask so many questions but when mixing together carrier oils with other things do these mix in well enough together on there own by just giving these things enough of a good shake or would i need to add something extra to the serum if im gonna start messing about with multi vitmains and carrier?
thankyou for the help fawnie
thanks fawnie had no reply from garden of wisdom, which is annoying cause last time i got some really good info from the site, but il let you know how it goes!
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