Oiled Up

Last weekend there was a small mishap hear at the Bogie house. Iw was getting all the stuff together that I needed to make shower gel (I haven't bought any soap but dish soap and laundry detergent for a couple of years). I was being lazy and decided that I could carry the container of essential oils, a gallon jug of gell base, can of grapeseed oil and bottle of glycerin. I had quite the arm full and juggled everything around a couple of times until I figured I could make it the 20 steps to the kitchen.

Following picture is of my EO (essential oil) container next to the kitchen sink so you can get an idea of the size. 

Wo, the EO container was balanced in one arm, the gallon jug clentched by the handle of the opposite hand, and the other containers wedged between my arm and body on the side that had the gallon jug. Naturally, I bumped into the door frame of the craft room as I was exiting. The can of grapeseed oil, being a tad slick on the outside, got just enough of a jolt to make it squirm out of my grasp and hit the floor in the hallway just in front of the bedroom door. At that point, its flip top flipped, and oil started to ooze out - Yay - NOT.

I proceded to the kitchen with the rest of the stuff, put it down, then headed back with a big wad of paper towels to clean up the mess. This is where I had a bit of luck; I had completed putting the bedroom in order and had mopped the wood floor a couple of times to get up as much of the sheetrock dust and other stuff off the wood floor. Once I started wiping at the oil, I realized it was helping to get all the stuff trapped in the wood grain out, and giving the wood floor a more finished look (most of the protectant of al the wood floors is pretty much worn off). So, I ended up spreading the spilled oil all thru the bedroom.

 

So, my clumsiness paid off. I will remember this as I finish working on each room and finish it off by coating the floor with grapeseed oil.

Comments

[Cop Car]

And now you have beautiful, oiled wood. Not something that I would think of for a floor because I would think that it would glom onto any dust; but, maybe that will just keep the dust out of the air and easier to mop up. It will be interesting to see how it works out. Good luck!

P.S. I was luxuriating in the fragrance of your bath gel, yesterday. I don't use it for every shower, but do like it when I do, thank you!

[bogie]

The beauty of grape seed oil is that it is light, penetrates quickly and is not sticky - thus my using it for soaps and moisturizer. Otherwise I never would have spread it on the rest of the floor. I could walk upon the floor, in bare feet immediately without any slickness or stickiness.

Now if it had been sunflower, olive or vegetable oil, I would have done everything I could to keep it off any more wood. However, time will tell, and it could very well end up as you say. But after a week, it is still very nice looking and

[Cop Car]

Super!

[Cop Car]

Another P.S. - Love the toe prints! *laughing*