Would grade B Vanilla be suitable for infusing scent into a homemade body butter? I want to add a few beans while refining the Shea Butter and other oils... Should I go for grade A instead?
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i think these are much better. i'll be honest - when i bought these i truly thought i got shipped grade a. this supplier was absolutely the best!!!
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I think the answer would be 'yes'. I soaked my beans in vodka for about 3 months to create a scented vanilla extract extract of sorts. The scent was strong, but it didn't smell exactly like vanilla extract from a grocery store. Of course, I wasn't going to eat it anyway. While I have not done it yet, I am hoping to create my own body spray.
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Yes it is food grade. So it shouldn't be a problem. Your amond butter may have been just a little dry. Sometimes I have to stir the oils back into it before using almond butter. The oil has no flavor at all from what I can tell.
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I actually think the smell is rather strong if you aren't used to completely unrefined shea butter. It's a natural smell, but kind of like a chocolaty coffee (to me, anyway). I'm not a huge fan of this kind of smell in body products (I prefer soapy or fruity smells or nothing at all), but it isn't offensive, and it doesn't seem to linger on the skin. If you use it in your hair, though, that could be a different story.
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It is grade B which is actually the better richer flavor. I would buy this again in a heartbeat !!
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Hi Marrissa, glad I can help, AIA smells really nice and sweet no buttery smell. I even stretched my butter cream by adding some melted coconut oil. It just made it creamy and better and yes you can use it as a leave in but use it sparingly.
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'B' grade has a much stronger flavor and is better for cooking. I use B organic for my sugar in all recipes. 'A' and fancy are great for pancakes and waffles and lighter in color. There are websites that explain this as well.
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"Splits" are often preferred by the larger vanilla extract makers because they usually have a higher vanillin content than whole beans. These are not "used" beans - they split on the vine or during curing. Great for making vanilla extract (8 ounces of beans will make one quart of vanilla extract) or vanilla sugar. They are not suitable for scraping out the caviar (nor are extract grade B whole beans)
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Absolutely! This is my favorite scent to add to body butters. I get so many compliments on it. I'm on my 2nd bottle of the Sweet Orange and this time I got smart and ordered a big one.
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I like to use a bit extra in baking, but generally you can use it the same as regular vanilla. I have found the taste and aroma of this vanilla blend to be very rich and appealing. It is not weaker than regular vanilla, so there is no need to adjust the measurement.
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I use a hand blender, first I heat the shea butter with coconut oil until both melt. Then I cool it for a while. Then I add any other oil I might desire (I use Argan Oil) and use the blender to whip it into a light and fluffy texture. I scoop it into a jar and enjoy my own healthy, natural, and quick absorbing whipped body butter. I have friends who added essential oils like lavender, but I do not.
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Honestly, I have no idea.I would suggest asking the vanilla bean professionals at Nielsen-Massey at the following link: www.NielsenMassey.comI hope this helps!
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Do you still add powdered milk to thicken it up? Thanks for your reply. I love mine. I use homemade vanilla and read about a tiny dash of salt (can't recall the purpose ) and about a cup of the bulk Splenda (not the little envelopes) done in 6 hours.
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My intention was to blend it with other oils and I wasnt able to. They do not blend. I didn't try to mix it with water. In my opinion. This is just vanilla extract not an essential oil as it says on the bottle. I believe this is a misrepresentation of the product
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I be honest. I really don't know. I mix this oil with my hair and body butters that I make for fragrance. Essential oils are usually mixed with a carrier oil like jojoba, almond, coconut and then used on the body. I hope this helped.
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I have no know knowledge of the pureness beyond what is on the label. However, I will say it doesn't taste like regular vanilla. I use it as the "secret ingredient" in some of my baking because it gives such a great flavor but use other vanilla for everything else
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Hi Bette, Thank you for your great question. Our ASBI Certified Premium Grade A Unrefined Shea Butter is 100% all natural, has passed high measures for safety, performance and shelf life and has the highest healing fraction and moisturizing fraction of any Shea Butter product or any natural skincare product available. Many people are unaware of this. As ASBI has communicated, it receives a "Gold Medal" in both healing and moisturizing and is for use on any skin type and on any skin on the body. Our current batch has actually been given the designation of 'Best Shea Butter In The World' by ASBI due to it's high test score during laboratory testing. All our batches score very high on the ASBI test and we make available our ASBI Grading Analysis for our batches upon request. That being said, our Shea Butter has it's greatest healing and moisturizing ability when simply used alone. By adding anything to pure Premium Grade A Shea Butter it may diminish some of the bioactive/healing properties, so we advise against doing that. For those customers of ours who are do-it-your-selfers and like to mix their Shea Butter with other things like Essential Oils, there is an ASBI approved safe and effective way to melt your Premium Grade A Shea Butter to preserve its bioactive/healing properties as best as possible (NOTE: do not heat in microwave.) We are happy to provide this to our customers upon request so that they may follow the instructions. Best results are typically seen within 4-6 week of regular use. Please stay in touch so that we may best serve you and enable you to have the best experience with our Premium Shea Butter. We'd love to be able to assist you with your unique situation as best we can. We want to make sure you are 100% happy with our product. Hopefully, this is helpful to you. Warmest regards, David Founder and President African Skin Solutions ASBI Certified Shea Technician
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Additional comment, I poured this vanilla into the empty glass bottle I had because the bottle this came in was very flimsy and was too easy to accidently squeeze resuting in a spill. Since I discarded the original bottle I cannot add any information about the pureness or label information.