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Hi, im new in the forum and also making lotions.
im looking for a good lotion to prevent stretch marks, what do you think about this one:

1 oz rosehip seed oil
1 oz shea butter
1/2 oz wheatgerm oil
5 drops helichrysum essential oil
1 vitamine E capsule

Pour 1 oz of shea butter into a double broiler, heat until butter it melt
Add 1 oz of rosehip seed oil and 1/2 oz of wheatgerm oil into the shea butter
Wait for the mixture to cool completely
add vitamine E
add 5 drops helichrysum essencial oil and mix it together well.

do you think this is a good recipe?
any suggestion its welcome. thanks.

sorry about my english, im learning, a lot to lear :/

Whargerm oil has a short shelf life and goes rancid quickly. I would sub that with another oil. So far, I have not found any product (homemade or commercial) that would get rid of stretch marks. It might lessen them, but once you have stretch marks, they will never completely go away.

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the could i replace wheatgerm oil for jojoba oil?
yes the stretch marks cant be erased, but this cream could help to prevent getting more at least, i hope
what about the process, do you thinks its ok???
thank you very very much for your help

The only way to avoid stretchmarks is to not have the skin stretch too quickly via weight gain, etc.
I have two kids and LOTS of tiger stripes!

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I would only strive for something that keeps mom's growing stomach fri itching.

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I would advise not to use shea butter because it contains retinol, a form of vitamin A. This is the main active ingredient in shea; unfortunately, retinol should be avoided by pregnant women because of risk to the developing child.
I think the suggestion of jojoba is very good, and I think I would use almond oil as my main carrier oil; argan would be great, but it's very expensive.
Certainly I wouldn't neglect the aqeous phase, and I'd want to include aloe vera concentrate, (5%) centella asiatiaca, (2%) and calendula (2%).
Panthenol would be an absolute must (5%) and how about some mango butter.

She's not using a aqeous phase barquentine. Her end product is more like a balm or a lotion bar with no water.

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Irena
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hi everyone!
am no using aqeous phace so i dont need preservative right?
the recipe its not for pregnant women its for my teen girl.
yes, argan oil is the best but its soooo expensive, im goin with rosehip oil and helichrysum essencial oil
thanks everyone for help me

Yes.
No aqeous phase, so you dont need preservative in this instance. I would use 2 vit. E caps instead of one.

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Irena
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thanks everyone for the help.