HI Leslie - Thanks for your kind comment! I agree it sounds like one might benefit from a higher temp, but I am citing the original source with this method, so I am assuming it has been tested and verified.
Hi Justine - That’s a great question. Unless you know the exact temperature of your microwave I’m not sure this is recommenable. However, I would need to do a bit of checking to be sure. The time factor is as important as the temperature so I think I would stick to a regular oven.
Yeah, that is the part where I also get a huge question mark. I am just thinking that you can sterilize baby bottles in the microwave and I also just found an article about at home sterilization with a microwave for urinary catheters ... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2908961 This might be worth further research...
HI Justine - Oh wow thanks for sharing this link! That is quite interesting indeed! Perhaps you've hit upon something new with this thought. Of course, there is no way of knowing if a microwave method would work unless you have access to test equipment, but the idea is certainly intriguing! Thanks again for sharing the link.
Anonymous said…
I am wondering if clay negates the benefits of all the good stuff we put in masks? Does it absorb all the good nutrients thus keeping your skin from absorbing them? Ju Nell
Hi Ju Nell — Thanks for your comment. The clay draws impurities from the skin when is is used as a mask. I’m not quite sure which things you think it might negate? Which nutrients are you adding to the mask and how are you using them? It can make a difference. Feel free to expand a bit on your question and I’ll try and answer better ;)
Anonymous said…
Lise....say for instance I make a yogurt, turmeric, clay mask....will the clay pull the benefits away from my skin ? It really is just a random thought I had one day while doing a mask. It definitely will not keep me from doing them. 😂. Ju Nell
Hi Ju Nell — Ok I think I understand — I don’t think there is much reason for concern and you should def keep making and using your masks — that combo you described sounds like a winner to me
Anonymous said…
Thanks Lisa.....you always have such good info. I do love the yogurt, turmeric, clay mask. I usually add a dash of honey to most of my masks too. Honey just adds something to most of my cleansers and masks that I love. Ju Nell
Anonymous said…
This is a great thread! My comment: Im in Brazil right now and have stumbled across some incredible natural red clay from a cliff! Its very fine textured... Im so tempted to filter it and bake it and use it in my cold- process soap. Would the lye also help kill any bugs?
Hey there Anon - if you are using this in cold process soap, you should be fine. :)
Anonymous said…
Hi Lisa. I was just wondering whether I could sterilize anything like herbal powders,. Oats etc by baking before I made face packs. If yes, what temperature and how long?
Hey there Anon -- interesting question! I suppose it would work for some ingredients (thinking about heat sensitivity here). I can't advise as to temp and time as this would take a bit of testing with equipment I do not have.
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I am just wondering if we could use a microwave for small amounts...
This might be worth further research...
Ju Nell
Ju Nell
My comment:
Im in Brazil right now and have stumbled across some incredible natural red clay from a cliff! Its very fine textured...
Im so tempted to filter it and bake it and use it in my cold- process soap. Would the lye also help kill any bugs?
Is this a total NO-NO???
Thanks for the help!