Bath & Body products & Essential Oils, can we use them

So I get asked time to time about what bath or body products are safe to use while on the hcg diet. I have researched and answered many emails about this.

I am working on an ebook that will be a list I've compiled of hcg safe bath & body products (not every single product out there, but it will have a lot). I hope to have this finished by July. It will also teach you how to understand ingredients and help you identify which of your bath& body products are considered oil free or not. Not only that, but help you decide which products you can use should your regular products contain oils. I will also be answering any questions you may have once you receive your copy of my ebook.

Essential oils are like fragrances, they do not have the same qualities as a carrier oil aka fatty acid such as olive oil. They are fine for the skin. The method to which they are extracted is different from the way say olive oil is extracted. It is not the same. Just remember, an essential oil should never be applied to the skin neat, but diluted in an oil, but since oil is not to be used during phase 2, it's best to find an oil free product that may be scented with essential oils.

Here's something you may find helpful.

Essential oils do not, as a group, have any specific chemical or pharmaceutical properties in common. Instead, they are defined by the fact that they convey characteristic fragrances. They can be metabolized by the body, but not in the same manner as fatty acids, such as olive oil.

So, essential oils are not the same as a fatty acid even though it is an oil, it is not a fatty acid like olive oil.

Here is another bit of info, in working with essential oils myself for nearly a decade in my bath & body products, no more then .5% should be used as part of the whole formula. So if I have an 8oz bottle of lotion, only .5% of the total should be used. Out of 100% worth of ingredients, that's a very small amount. Essential oils are very concentrated, so any given formula does not require anymore, nor should anymore be used due to the fact that sensitivity or skin irritations can occur. So rest assure, if you have an oil free lotion that contains essential oils, you can still use it.

This and much more will be in my ebook that will be available for purchase over the summer.