A different kind of food thread...

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by listopencil

I'm allergic to coconut. Not a big deal but I can't swallow it as it dries out any skin it touches.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Have you ever looked at the actual ingredients of that lotion?

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Have you ever looked at the actual ingredients of that lotion?

FULL INGREDIENTS
Aqua (Solvent/Diluent), Ethylhexyl Palmitate (Skin Conditioning Agent), Glycerin (Humectant), Cyclomethicone (Emollient), Butylene Glycol (Humectant), Cocos Nucifera Oil (Emollient/Hair Conditioner), Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil (Emollient), Glyceryl Stearate (Emulsifier), Caprylyl Glycol (Skin Conditioning Agent), PEG-100 Stearate (Surfactant), Dimethicone (Skin Conditioning Agent), PEG-40 Stearate (Emulsifier), Parfum (Fragrance), Cetearyl Alcohol (Emulsifier), Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer (Stabiliser/Viscosity Modifier), Xanthan Gum (Viscosity Modifier), Disodium EDTA (Chelating Agent), Sodium Carbomer (Emulsion Stabiliser), Benzyl Benzoate (Solvent), Coumarin (Fragrance Ingredient), Sodium Hydroxide (pH Adjuster), Butylphenyl Methylpropional (Fragrance Ingredient).

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

FULL INGREDIENTS
Aqua (Solvent/Diluent), Ethylhexyl Palmitate (Skin Conditioning Agent), Glycerin (Humectant), Cyclomethicone (Emollient), Butylene Glycol (Humectant), Cocos Nucifera Oil (Emollient/Hair Conditioner), Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil (Emollient), Glyceryl Stearate (Emulsifier), Caprylyl Glycol (Skin Conditioning Agent), PEG-100 Stearate (Surfactant), Dimethicone (Skin Conditioning Agent), PEG-40 Stearate (Emulsifier), Parfum (Fragrance), Cetearyl Alcohol (Emulsifier), Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer (Stabiliser/Viscosity Modifier), Xanthan Gum (Viscosity Modifier), Disodium EDTA (Chelating Agent), Sodium Carbomer (Emulsion Stabiliser), Benzyl Benzoate (Solvent), Coumarin (Fragrance Ingredient), Sodium Hydroxide (pH Adjuster), Butylphenyl Methylpropional (Fragrance Ingredient).

Crap! I missed this moving through the thread backwards this AM.

So listo is safe, no coconut anywhere. Though anything Benzoate is not really a safe ingredient.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Crap! I missed this moving through the thread backwards this AM.

So listo is safe, no coconut anywhere. Though anything Benzoate is not really a safe ingredient.

It has this: Cocos Nucifera Oil (Emollient/Hair Conditioner). Coconut oil.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by listopencil

It has this: Cocos Nucifera Oil (Emollient/Hair Conditioner). Coconut oil.

Couldn't they have put the words coconut oil in the parentheses so we know what the lay word is? Instead they just say it's an emollient hair conditioner.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Couldn't they have put the words coconut oil in the parentheses so we know what the lay word is? Instead they just say it's an emollient hair conditioner.

It looks like the entire label is set up that way; ingredient (purpose). I think that there are rules for how ingredients are listed and this may be why the labels are printed like that, but I don't know. No big deal as long as I'm not consuming the lotion. Coconut does have a natural affect of "drying out" the skin in your mouth. I am just very sensitive to it, and it keeps me from being able to ingest coconut. I have even learned to avoid drinks with coconut oil in them (like some flavors of Powerade) because they just make me feel thirstier.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Have you ever looked at the actual ingredients of that lotion?

They're too small to read. Didn't read the page because I just put it up as a joke and did it quickly.

I do know a LOT about the crap ingredients in lotions though. Mostly water, then petroleum products, parabens and other man made chemicals. So, see your safe. The coconut milk is probably the fifth ingredient and just a tad.

I only use natural products, like aloe vera, sweet almond oil and even pure lanolin ( which is very greasy). Coconut oil is fantastic on the gums though as it's anti-microbial.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Coconut oil is fantastic on the gums though as it's anti-microbial.

Virgin coconut oil makes a great lotion for dry skin. It soaks in easily and isn't greasy.

Works well in the bedroom, too.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Frosty

Virgin coconut oil makes a great lotion for dry skin. It soaks in easily and isn't greasy.

Works well in the bedroom, too.

I've tried coconut oil on my skin and found it to be greasy though.
It doesn't penetrate as deeply as aloe vera. However, my observation is that coconut oil doesn't penetrate and washes off. Not aloe though, it penetrates and stays in and is not greasy at all.
However, Aloe requires the right amount in the formula to work as a moisturizer though. If you use it 100% it works like an astringent. Still great for burns, cuts, scrapes and bruises though.

Frosty 'eh? Cool screen name. Are you a snowman?

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

I've tried coconut oil on my skin and found it to be greasy though.

My wife uses it daily on her skin and doesn't have that problem. We use aloe for burns.

Different strokes, I guess.

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Frosty 'eh? Cool screen name. Are you a snowman?

It's a corruption of my first name. My grandpa has the same first name. When he was logging, his CB handle was "Frosty Bear", so I started using Frosty in his honor. If "Frosty" is taken somewhere when I need a username, I use Frosty Beav.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Frosty

My wife uses it daily on her skin and doesn't have that problem. We use aloe for burns.

Different strokes, I guess.

Does she use it as part of a cream, lotion or does she soften the food grade stuff? I did it with the food grade that I use to cook with. It's definitely anti-microbial.