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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Today's project: homemade shaving oil
I switched to shaving with baby oil a couple years ago, but I decided to change to a non-petroleum oil blend. I mixed up my first batch today and went with:
1 shot castor oil (emollient)
1 shot olive oil (thickening, seems to be good for skin)
4 shots canola oil (cheap base oil, anything would do to sub for this)
sprinkle tea tree oil (for antibacterial properties)
sprinkle grapefruit essential oil (for scent)
Smells nice, feels nice, and while I haven't shaved with it yet, I have great faith it will perform better than baby oil as it's more easily absorbed into the skin. I never cut myself shaving with oil, and my blades last much longer than they did with soap/gel.
Re: Today's project: homemade shaving oil
It only takes about a teaspoon a leg.
I've never noticed it being slippery.
Gave it a spin this morning, and I love it.
It's thicker than the baby oil was, so it sticks to my skin better and makes it easy to use a bit less. My skin is soft and moisturized, and shaving was quick and nick-free.
Try it!
Oh, I really want to try this! I hate regular shaving cream.