Do we like wheatgerm oil?

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Having read through some older threads it sounds like the jury is out on wheatgerm oil? I was going to give it a bash at 5% in my recipe, but am worried about the high amount of linoleic acid in it and reports of it causing DOS.
I know it is expensive but if I ditch the Shea Butter I can use this and it won't be much different price wise. I like that it is higher in palmitic than Shea - and I don't need any more stearic with my soy wax already in the mix.
Does anyone use it in CP and if so, what do you like about it?
 
As this is an expensive oil (ish) and better used in a leave-on product than a wash-off product, I use it my lotions and body creams, but not in my soaps.
 
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