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Look into Formula Botanicas blogs…one called “making an oleogel”. It is a Canadian based formulation school, but I think their blogs are available to anyone on Facebook.

Try taking a dive into Humblebee and Me website.(Marie Rayma) She has hundreds of FREE formulas, many have Yourube video so you can watch them made. Plus, she has an encyclopedia of ingredients that comes in so handy! All free! She’s done experiments on individual emulsifiers so you can see how...

I don’t, because I swear I can feel it’s grittiness…but everyone tells me it’s not gritty.🙄 I’ve heard of arrowroot, tapioca, and cornstarch being used. I don’t use coconut oil, because to me, it’s greasy. I like mango butter for it’s dry feel, cupuacu butter for its glide, and a small amount of...

I’ve been making body butters for eighteen years. And, there’s no right or wrong formula! My own favorite one, I use 60% butters, 39.5% oils, and .5% vitamin E to slow oxidation. So basically a 60/40 mix. It makes a very soft fluffy butter, but many people like a stiffer butter, and might use...

I’ve used the pourable one from DIY on Etsy many many times, and love it! It has more larger than any formula I’ve ever tried. That’s supposed to say it has more LATHER

I use one from Swifty Crafty Monkey, out of a book that I purchased. It’s not meant for dogs, I just adjust the Ph for them after researching. I use a very conditioning one, as digs have much better gunner skin that humans do…who knew?! It has mango butter and jojoba oil, with argan oil. Oh my...

I have made syndet shampoo bars for my dogs for many years. They’re so handy to use on a wiggling animal. Their Ph is a little higher than ours,about 6-6.5. I even used violet#2 in the ones I used to make for our white dogs, to brighten the yellowing of their fur. I use a large bone shaped mold...