Corn Oil

Corn oil is pressed from the inner kernel of maize in the USA. It has a faint aroma and has a slightly lighter texture than Olive Oil. It is rather rich in Vitamin E. It dissolves into the skin readily. It is also used in skin care products such as soaps. It can be used as 100% of base oil. It is useful for all skin types. Corn Oil is used as an emollient in soaps. Here are a few soap making recipes with Corn Oil:

Sweet Milky Soap:

Ingredients:

10 oz Water
11.12 oz Lye
22 oz Frozen Goat Milk
2 oz Mineral Oil
16 oz Coconut Oil
16 oz Palm Oil
46 oz Corn Oil
5 tbsp Sea Salt
5 tbsp Sugar
5 tbsp Lavender Essential Oil

Method:

Heat water and then add lye, sugar and salt. Mix thoroughly. Set aside and cool to 100F. In a separate pan melt oils together and cool to 100F. And then mix into the lye mixture when both mixtures are at the same temperature. At trace add mineral oil goat milk and essential oil. Stir and pour into mold and set aside for 48 hours. Remove from mold and cut into bars then let it cure for 3-5 weeks.

Mango Butter Soap:

Ingredients:

6 oz Coconut Oil
6 oz Palm Oil
17.5 oz Corn Oil
0.5 oz Castor Oil
1 oz Mango Butter
10 oz Water
4.5 oz Lye
1 oz Mango Fragrance Oil
1 oz additional Mango Butter for Super fat
Orange Pigment

Method:

Heat water and then add lye and additional mango butter. Stir until lye dissolves completely in the water then set aside to let it cool to 120F. In a separate pan, heat base oils. Then allow this mixture to cool to 120F. Before mixing both mixtures make sure they are at the same temperature. Stir till trace and then add mango fragrance oil and orange pigment. Pour in a mold and set aside for 48 hours and then remove from mold cut into bars. Let it cure for 4-5 weeks before using.

Chocolate Delight:

Ingredients:

10 oz Corn Oil
4 oz Coconut Oil
2 oz Olive Oil
2.22 oz Lye
6 oz Water
3 tbsp Cocoa Powder
2 drops Peppermint Essential Oil

Method:

Mix lye and water at low heat. Separately heat corn oils and Coconut oil. In another container mix olive oil in cocoa powder. Mix both lye and fats together, with lye at 95F and fats at 115F. Stir till trace. At trace add Peppermint Essential Oil, Cocoa Powder Oil. Stir well and then pour into a mold and set aside for 48 hours and then cure for 3 weeks before use.

It is also used in aromatherapy. Here is an aromatherapy blend containing Corn oil:

Dreamy Aromatherapy Blend:

Ingredients:

30 ml Corn Oil
6 drops Chamomile Essential Oil
4 drops Jasmine Essential Oil
4 drops Rose Essential Oil

Method:

Combine the oils and blend together. Now pour the oil in a bottle. Before use shake the bottle well. Pour onto palm warm up the oil as well as the fingertips before doing any massage on body.