Homemade Massage Gels?

[MrsGSpot]

Just curious if anyone ever made their own.....and how do they combat the messiness of it all?

My SO and I both have sensitive skin and I'm kind of leery of trying store-bought massage gels. Are there any "herbal" kinds or homemade ones we can experiment with?

[sensualGoddess]

Not massage gels, but oils...you olive, store it in a cool place....bonus points for it being edible...

[funinthesun]

There are a few threads on this somewhere. Edible oils are ideal, such as almond or coconut. Coconut is very smooth, liquid at room temperature, and is the cheapest. A few years worth can be bought at the grocery store for $5 in the cooking section.
Many massage oils/gels/lubricants contain numerous chemical additives for sensation or scent that could irritate sensitive skin.

[MrsGSpot]

Oh, hahaha, sorry for the old brain fart, it was a looong night....I meant oils.

So where do you actually do it? I imagine the bed sheets would be a bit messy after that. Or maybe I should get some leather furniture? At least we'd get a two-for-one: massage and the furniture gets conditioned on a regular basis?

[Brandye]

Get a bottle of any vegetable oil (not olive, it is fragrant) and add a bit of almond extract or similar. The aromatics (patchoulie, ginger, almond, orange, whatever) to be added can always be found in most health food stores.

Lie on a beach towel.

[sensualGoddess]

Really, not olive??? I knew olive oil tend to become putrid much faster than other oils, but I also knew that olive oil was used in skin care on its own...

When you say vegetable oil, can you please specify??

[Barker Beautie]

I can't help you out much, but I'll just add to one point: Olive oil is great for the skin and hair, but you'll smell like a salad for days afterward. I learned that one the hard way after trying to condition my hair!