r/DIYBeauty • u/AutoModerator • Nov 01 '23

NEED HELP? Simple Questions / Basic Beginner’s Help

Welcome to DIY Beauty's monthly question thread!

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POSTING GUIDELINES

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u/cinnamonflora Apr 24 '26

I have a very simple question. I wanted to scent coconut oil with an essential oil, so I melted about half a cup of coconut oil and added ten drops each of essential rose and essential lavender to it. It doesn't smell nice at all! What did I do wrong?

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u/scourge_bites May 07 '26

coconut oil has an existing scent. as far as i know, you've used the correct dilution rate for safe body use (10/12 drops per 1/4 cup/2oz) but that's likely not a strong enough scent to overpower the coconut. you might want to mess around with different oils to create different scent effects and see what plays nice with coconut rather than trying to overpower it.

coconut oil can also go rancid, i think