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I want to make a massage oil. It will be olive oil based.

It cannot have comfrey in it. (Because I don't want such a strong cell proliferant in it. My family has skin cancer in its history. I do use comfrey for targeted healing.)

I want it to be anti-inflammatory.

Additional healing properties would be great.

It must not have essential oils in it, they can be too strong in the nose, for sensitive people.

What would you put in it?

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Anti-inflammatory? Add some fish oil. Oh my, the smell.

I often add turmeric to my massage oil. People would like it better if I used ginger, which has the same anti-inflammatory properties, but without the color.

I really love the feel of massage oils containing hyaluronic acid.

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i make an in the "all-in-one" bites/cuts/burns etc. salve with plantain, self heal, calendula, comfrey rendered in olive oil @ 140f until the flowers/leaves are "crispy" - then i strain the crispy stuff out and add beeswax to desired consistency

just skip the beeswax and comfrey - i think it would work, for a lighter oil you could use sesame oil - peace
 
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Joseph, fish oil? Really?

Eeewww!

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are you using it for joint pain? muscles? just thinking about inflammation to target.
I do find for joint pain that I enjoy "tingly" oils much more- menthol or capsaicin, ginger and turmeric. For muscles I'd probably be thinking more arnica.
I also really love using sesame oil for skin stuff.
 
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I second Tereza's suggestions, and add rose petals, calendula, lavender, and chamomile, for their soothing and anti inflammatory properties. Keep in mind that with arnica, it's not recommended to use on broken skin, because it's highly damaging to the liver.

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Muscles. Sore feet, cause I'm shod with Goodyear's no slip shoes.

Personally, I'd love me some more yummy smells. But it does a friend no good, when I show up just doused with EO's.

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Joylynn Hardesty wrote:Muscles. Sore feet, cause I'm shod with Goodyear's no slip shoes.

Personally, I'd love me some more yummy smells. But it does a friend no good, when I show up just doused with EO's.



I wasn't talking about just e.o.s, though. I was talking about infusing those herbs into the oil.

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Oh, yeah, I did understand that. Today is not one of my stupider days.

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When I did my training in massage therapy we used grape seed oil. It is very neutral in odour, light in colour, and lovely to work with. I have occasionally used olive oil, but find it can be pretty full on in terms of odour, and leaves the skin a bit tacky.

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