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I have tried several creams on liquid lotions and they came out OK, but their shelf life was pretty short unless you added quite a bit of preservative. I switched to a Shea butter,cocoa butter,almond oil,beeswax formula for lotion bars that works really well, lasts a really long time and is easy...

Shea and mango butter are prone to graininess whether you temper them or not. You could try 92 degree coconut and/or use cosmetic grade candelilla or carnauba wax. Regarding tempering to eliminate the graininess - it works, but only to a point. If your lip balm is exposed to temperature shifts...

Hello, On Last Valentine's day, I got the following gift from my girl. Pre-shave: Founders Reserve Mandarin & Patchouli Oil Lather: Geo F. Trumper Violet Shaving Soap Brush: Edwin Jagger Pure Badger Razor: Shumate #444 5/8" Post-shave: I Coloniali Softening Aftershave Solution Scent...

Hello... Also what kind of scale did you use? and which weight measurement? How did you mix the lotion? high shear or low speed mixing? If the only issue is the consistency, you could try dereasing the water amount and/or try adding a thickener like stearic acid or cetyl alcohol. Cheers...

Hello everybody, This community is a huge one and interesting too. My name is Andrea a newbie here. I was searching for soaps grooming and found this forum. I roamed around the board and found a lot of interesting topics to discuss. Hence, I joined here and want to discuss and share my...